SpaceX FINALLY starts the most important Starship project ever!
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2023
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SpaceX joins the FAA in a lawsuit, first Starship lunar lander parts spotted at Starbase, Axiom-2 takes four people to the ISS, and Virgin Orbit faces its last moments!
And a lot more topics to unpack in this episode! So, stay tuned, and let’s dive right in!
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What do you think? Will the case be dismissed, or maybe the environmentalist groups are right, and the FAA should conduct a full Environmental Impact Statement?
say china gave them money to file the law suit . stop spacex
I like that you encourage actual discussion and consideration of opposing viewpoints here, Felix. People act like I'm a troll for being skeptical about some aspects. Closed discussions are for people who want to stay in a bubble of their construction. I never thought I would've subscribed to this channel before actually watching a whole episode. You're hopeful and excited, but you want to be real as well. Kudos, Felix.
All previous environmental concerns were based upon theory. The environmental opponents could not prove the risks they raised were realistic. One consequence of the unexpected excavation of the OLM is that professional environmental scientists can actually observe the consequences of what would appear to be a near-worst-case failure. The FAA, EPA, and F&G are, as they are legally required to do, investigating this concrete (literally) evidence. Given theoretical risks versus scientific observations there is little judicial logic in choosing theory.
Imagine: What SpaceX has done with $ 3 billion in Boca Chica compared to what US Taxpayers are having to pay an engine manufacturer to JUST REOPEN THE FACTORY to make the old RS-25 engine: $1.5 billion. Appalling what "NASA Space Legacy Inc" is doing to Americas space launch industry. Literally looting it!
I don't think it will hold up new launches as long as the next launch does not create another rocknado. The current administration is not a fan of Elon, that makes all this hard to tell.
SpaceX built Starbase and launched multiple test articles for 3 billion while the SLS costs 4 billion per launch. Absolutely amazing.
Thays because SLS is made by lazy sons and daughters of politicians with excessively high salaries for doing nothing ...and only few actually core workers
Amazing how for 1 billion more you can launch a working rocket!!!
@@arnau4245 Just one though, and you did not count the development cost up to the launch. That is much, MUCH more than 4 Billion for SLS. By the time SpaceX is at 4 Billion, they'll have quite a few rockets flown. How many until success is a question of waiting.
@@arnau4245 TBF, thats only for one rocket and not the other rockets and development costs. Also Starship will be reusable while SLS is not.
@@arnau4245 Amazing how for 1 billion more you can launch a working rocket!!!
According to NASA the development cost was $11.8 billion for SLS. That doesn't seem to include the $4 billion LAUNCH cost. So imagine how much SpaceX will have done with Starship by the time they have spent $15.8 billion on it.
Really great production everybody! Fantastic!
Thank you!!! :)
10:40 "And it gets even better", popup cracked me up. lol
Given how fast Spacex moves, Id be sirprised if the old buildings are still standing in a month. 😲
I'd be "sirprised" if Elon did something that indicated that he had any technical grasp of what's going on at all. That pathetic "Ron Desantis" launch the other day is emblematic of some of his other "launches". Amatuerish.
Agreed! Next after that are the iconic tents. Starbase is going into "serious mode"!
@@MrShobar Owning Twitter means he's responsible for everyone who uses it? lol wut?
@@dudermcdudeface3674 He was showcasing his favored candidate Meatball Ron (and himself) on his own "space". lol. wut? It's pathetic and further evidence of Elon's penchant for amateurishness.
Nah 2 weeks, most stuff is done in 2 weeks hehe
How does this channel only have 273K subs? Felix, you are literally the man! Thanks for your hard work.
I don't know! But I am thankful for every single one of them!!! All you viewers make all this possible! THANK YOU!
@@Whataboutit seriously you and your team put out top notch content, love your enthusiasm
I don't want to intrude on this good news but would like to observe once we are past certain politicians being locked up for their criminal behaviour there will be a whole heap of people looking for real news on an alternative platform. I believe WAI numbers will triple. Go Felix, go WAI.
@@Whataboutit if SpaceX delivers on their plans even by 10% this in the coming 2 decades this channel will definitely have like 5 million subs by then hahahahaha.
If they get to the level of launching multiple 100.000 ton payloads per month to mars. There will be so much to talk about, crazy to think about.
273k subs is still a LOT
Virgin Galactic flys and watching the astronaut/passengers with their faces pressed against the windows and seeing earth is incredible! In the future astronauts will look down from orbit and see the same view, no matter how far in the future that view never will change.
They're paying an awfull lot for a flight that's not much different from a high altitude flight in an F15. They aren't even experiencing weightlessness. It's merely falling😂. Don't call these people astronauts please, they don't even make it past the Karmann-line and that is not even space actually. LEO is over 200km
@@bertdemeulemeester I have news for you. People in the ISS aren't feeling true weightlessness either. It's essentially the same, technically. You have to get much farther from Earth to experience any true "weightlessness". What's your point?
@@troys9222 the point is that people are on the international space station are actually in orbit versus the people on Virgin galactic's toy are barely going Mach 3. There's actual vehicles that have flown at the altitude they're reaching... Flown... As in not ballistic... As in haven't left the atmosphere yet.😂
@@troys9222 that's true. But at least they are orbital. They have to stop selling it as weightlessness is what I am implying. My point is all I was saying. Don't pull things out of context. There is no place in our galaxy where you'd be totally weightless if you would be stationary compared to the centre. You would immediately start falling to the centre. It's just the combination of all those relative orbital velocities that makes us experience weightlessness. I mean, if you really want to be that precise. I just don't want a couple of rich folks be called astronauts for that short hop. An astronaut is a person who puts his life on the line up in LEO or higher for the betterment of man
I mean plate tectonics but sure
Wow Felix, you and the team have improved markedly in the last year or so. Please keep up the great work.
I think the environmentalists are (partly) correct since the launch-damage was much worse than expected; (sand was still raining down KMS away minutes after the launch).
BUT Space-X have already taken big steps to improve this for their next launch attempt.
Space-X's apparent willingness to get involved with the process, and the FAA, is such a bold and inspired move; all cards above the table and visible to everybody.
I reckon that the environmentalists are not weighing the ultimate RISK/REWARD ratios of Space-X's endeavor correctly, and need to re-evaluate their collective stance.
I just realized why Musk said that increasing the rapors on the upper stage to 9 is "inevitable."
Because it would make the total # of raptors....42.
the answer to life and the universe
ah shit
whoa how did I miss that
The Answer to The Universe itself
2:21 Whoever secured that load needs to go back to trucking school.
Whenever I watch your videos, which is a lot lately, I get really pumped about all of this!
Can't wait for the first lunar starship test flight!
2030.
Oh boy! Don;t even get me started!
@@ThatOpalGuy Other than the thruster part, Ship 15 was a demonstrator for both Starship and the HLS.
@@gravelydon7072 ship 15....a year and a half ago. if muck had just complied with the EPA conditions maybe their first launch failure would have been a year in the past.
$3B seems like a ridiculously low spending for the total progress done with the Starship program! Awesome video as always Felix 🔥
I think we're all too used to the bloated amount of money NASA and Co. spend on projects.
It sounds like a normal amount! What "I Am A Duck," said is true. Those numbers are way off. Here you can see how much more can be done with the capital if you do it to achieve a result and not to adhere to the contract.
They spend that much at NASA on foreword planning for their next trip. (to the bathroom)
@@Whataboutit I worked for a contractor that made parts for Rocketdyne. Rocketdyne's engineers specified tubing with 0.122" +-0.001" wall thickness. Not 1/8". Not 3mm. No consideration of reasonable tolerances. We had to retool everything just for about 5 meters of tubing total. They hire nothing but theoretical phDs without any consideration of how the real world works. If deadlines are missed or budgets run over, they just get more time and money without question. Now imagine that same design philosophy extended over the entire program.
I can't wait to see the inside of the first HLS prototype, it will be a true game changer in living space for astronauts. This is what I imagined the future would look like.
Seeing the first lunar landing of the HLS will be insane, I hope some mission is sent to the south pole first that will be able to film the Artemis III landing from the ground, that would look crazy, seeing a skyscraper sized rocket coming down as the legs extend and eventually the hatch is opened and the elevator brings the astronauts to the surface, just imagine.
Any space development is good but I feel kinda bad for blue origin, their lander will look insanely tiny and way less epic in comparison
My childhood science fiction stories coming to life. Awesome!
Crazy, right?
That's a serious safety concern. I've never heard of an elevator having a catastrophic failure at one year of age.
Rust? It’s right by the sea…
@@peterfireflylund I would bet bad mantenience and quallity control, let's not forget that they launched a 10% faulty rocket
damaged by the various explosions, I imagine... maybe Zack Golden of CSI:Starbase will sleuth it out
@@Wordsmiths I always look forward to seeing CSI Starbase content. They tend to get more technical than most everybody else. I like the technical stuff, it helps me understand what is actually happening.
Nice in depth info. Thanks WAI.
Thank you for your reports.
I do like your channel better than any of the other channels out there that report on SpaceX.
Seeing the scale of those grid fins is incredible. Just by watching the launch footage people have no idea that they are the size of large family cars.
Greetings from the old homeland. You're doing an amazing job, really. Send my regards and compliments to your entire team as well. It's great to see someone pursuing their dreams, and you're definitely on the right path. I'm looking forward to the next video.
42 😁
Sent directly to the team! Thank you very much! :)
Ok, now I'm really impressed.... 3 billion $ is 3/4 of ONE sls!
Yep...
one of your best episodes...well done bro...keep them coming...:)
Felix you and your team are smashing out videos right now and we're eating them up - so much content! 🤩
13:00 Maybe Elon is so kind and places some web cams inside the facility.
It is totally astonishing that SpaceX allows the public to be so close to their projects and allows to participate and fever with the progress.
I honestly think that is one of the greatest benefits of SpaceX asides of R&D and production that also adds value to the company.
That would likely get them into trouble. Rockets and spaceflight hardware are 'export-controlled items' this includes intellectual property. And If they put up a webcam that shows how something is designed or built - by law they have to ensure that the video can only be seen in the US. and only by US citizens or Nationals. This would violate not just on but two sets of laws: Export Control Law and Trafficking in Arms regulations.
I always give your videos a 👍 before I watch it, because I haven’t found a single one of your video’s that was exceptionally well done. I also appreciate you giving all of the shoutouts to the people who get those amazing images and renders that allow you to make your educated guess based on the information at hand. Your a class act and I love your channel.
i haven't found any of his videos that were exceptional either, it's his face isn't it?
@@fucksusanwojcicki WTF are you even saying? EDIT: OK, a joke on the clunky wording of his post? If so, sorry.
I think you meant to say "I haven’t found a single one of your video’s that "wasn't" (not was) exceptionally well done" 😆
Thank you, Jeff! The entire team is working hard on all this! Besides me there are 7 others who work on WAI content almost every day! These people are like friends to Stefanie & me. We're so thankful to be in all this together with all our viewers!
Jeff, you might want to do an edit & revise the “video’s” to “videos” & the “was” to a “wasn’t”…
Thanks Felix great update as always
59 mins since the drop and 2000 like, great job Felix and crew, love the content and happy to see how much your channel has grown 🫡
Action packed! Thanks Felix.
awesome content! wish you would put the topic dividers in the play slider bar though.
Thank you very much! The problem here is UA-cam sabotaging its own nice feature. If I add chapters, the average view duration goes down because people can jump to the parts they’re interested in (GREAT) but UA-cam will show the video to fewer people as the view duration is lower. I don’t get it. They’re sabotaging their own feature. 🤪
ooooo yea true sorry didnt think about that at the time lol.@@Whataboutit
Aye I just wanna say how grateful I am that this is happening honestly it’s something that helps keep me going day to day and I really love to see how much people like you cover it:) Cheers!
If this keeps you going "day to day", seek help.
Thank you very much, Nicholas! It's what I draw my motivation from as well besides my family, of course. Onwards to Mars!
I can't go on to UA-cam without looking for my SpaceX fix also. I wonder if SpaceX could use a retired 52 year old to make us interplanetary. I can fix any machine.!
You're looking more red than usual. Looks like the Florida sun is beaming. Love the content, keep it up.
Havnt seen your videos in some time now much better production quality and feel good work!
Has anyone considered landing the lunar starship upside down? Since it already uses separate thrusters for the landing and the astronauts wouldn't have to climb all the way down the side
Huh! I just imagined it. It might actually make sense!
Yeah.. Or what about on it's side so the whole ship is at ground level? 🤣🤣🤣🤦♂
Listen, This makes a lot of sense, A lot closer to the ground, The upper end can be solar pannel'd to death and The Astronauts can play , WHO CATCHES THE STARSHIP.
Also we get to see a Starship tumble around on it's pointy end.
SIGN A PETITION TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
@@sadiqahmed4143 With landing legs of course
With a rocket they could disassemble these buildings within seconds.
True. But what about the Lawsuits?
@@Whataboutit Oh these papers burn very well.
They already used one as an excavator.
Hi Felix. I follow you since long time, congrats for your interesting research about spaceX. In this video you showed the food you got and heating on the microwaves. I used to use the microwaves for everything until my bioenergetic told me about the damages and the impact on the food when using microwaves. See this that me be interesting for you and switch to conventional oven. Microwave heating can potentially affect the structure of water in food. Here are a couple of impacts:
1. Uneven heating of water molecules: Microwaves work by causing water molecules in food to vibrate, generating heat. However, this heating process may not distribute energy uniformly, leading to localized hot spots or uneven heating of the water molecules within the food.
2. Changes in water structure: Microwaves can cause changes in the structure of water molecules. Some studies suggest that microwaving can disrupt the hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together, altering their overall structure. However, the extent and significance of these changes are still a topic of scientific debate.
It's important to note that these impacts primarily relate to the behavior of water when exposed to microwaves,
Really envious of those beautiful models in the background!
Great informative video Cheers Felix
Thank you, Jamie!
@@Whataboutit your welcome
SpaceX should give a select few access to a media area in the Starfactory, such as WAI, RGV, and Labpadre.
Agreed!
And NSF.
position "engineering" cameras all over the factory and sell access to the feeds?
Nice work Felix. Your channel is great.
What has been the hardest encounter so far?
Great job Felix!! Thank you !!
So in the span of what 4 years Space has developed and built Starbase, several starship prototypes, several dozen Raptor engines, several iterations of raptor engines oh and a new lunar lander design. Meanwhile Blue Origin has yet to develop a single New Glen prototype. WOW!!!
4 years? The Starship program started in 2012 and they have yet to even reach low Earth orbit, unmanned. It's not a pissing contest. But if you must find comparisons then compare Starship to NASA. NASA put a man on the Moon in less than a decade.
They agreed to let SpaceX build starbase. It was not like SpaceX kept what they wanted to build there a secret.
Except SpaceX claimed before they built it - that it was not going to be for launches
@@xmasinpacific Test facility. And then they got approval to launch.
@@xmasinpacific As if SpaceX started doing Starship testing there one day and didn't tell anyone. Yeah, they totally didn't apply for licenses to do tests or perform flights.
You’ve COME A LONG WAY Felix…..😁👍🏽
Disassemble the buildings? One more Starship launch should do it.
Excellent video
I have always wondered how high above sea level Starbase is ??
What would happen if a powerful hurricane were to make landfall in that area with all the problems that go along with it.
I covered that once I believe in 2021! Starbase is basically at Sealevel. But statistically, the chance for a devastating Hurricane is reasonably low.
@@Whataboutit
Thank you very much I will look it up, keep up the wonderful content.
Pretty sure it was hit by one not long ago.
Probably the same as at the cape.
Great quality update as usual!! 😀
Thanks, Taurus!
Incredible stuff!
Another excellent update Felix.
Thank you, Simon!
I'll be even more excited when landing gear components start to appear for Lunar Starship.
Yes! I can't wait to see the concept in reality! And then the tests! And then the flights! And then...
With the number of piles they put under OLM, it might be easier to just dig a 10 m hole and fill it with concrete ;)
Lol, yup, but then you would need piers to hold up the concrete plug! ;)
The reason for the piles is that SpaceX needs to reach the stable soil below the sand. So, they have to go deep.
@@Whataboutit Yes, but how strong is limestone?
No, the piers in this case are holding up the load via friction on the outer surface of the cylinders. If you only poured a big block of concrete, it would settle in the sand, especially when you vibrate the heck out of it. If you put multiple piers down, they have a huge surface area anchoring them into the sandy soil. You don't even have to get down to any bedrock layer.
I enjoy your updates on spaceX and i just have to say your Beard trimming is on point and shiny 👌😅
Thank you! Shiny beard! Haha! Got it!
Im serious keep up the good work, you're doing great 👍
Awesome stuff!
The Luna lander...should the the side mounted landing thrusters be able pivoted ?
I don’t think so
It adds too much complexity
Differential throttle should be used for control
It's shouldn't be needed. They point in all directions. By regulating the thrust they should be able to precisely control the descent.
It is easier to use differential thrust for steering. On the original LM there was only one engine so it had to be steerable to permit steering to the landing spot. The only real engineering decision is whether the landing/takeoff thrusters will be fed from the main metholox propellant or will use the hypergolic Super-Draco design.
$17 million for that aircraft is extra cheap! What a good bargain 😱😱😱
Yes! Sounds expensive at first but it's actually dirt cheap for what they're getting!
@@Whataboutit I bet if we have enough money to buy it we’ll grab it first HHAHAHHAHA 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@22:00 The mission badge _Nusquam Celare_ in *English* means _Nowhere to Hide._ It's probably another surveillance satellite.
Yeah, the NRO doesn't officially tell you what they're launching... but they're not exactly subtle in their design of mission patches. NROL-39 is the classic... the image of the octopus reaching out across the globe, with the motto "nothing is beyond our reach".
I will no doubt be caught behind one of those tank trucks at some point :)
I feel like the highway right next to the rocket site has a much, much larger environmental impact than a very localized rocket factory. If they were using hypergolics, or even liquid fuel like kerosen, I might think differently. But I feel this "environmental" group has little in the way of environmental concerns motivating it.
I did not speak about it on the episode, because WAI is not political, but yes, there might be a very political agenda behind it. Sad story, but I don't think that they'll stop all this. It's too important for the US.
I'm convinced this crap-admin was tasked with enabling a military boot heel from [giant slave-state Asian nation] to land in the Mars dust first, as a way to give them win in cold war 2.0
When was the last time a car tore up the road and launched huge bits of it into the air?
@@iamaduckquack From an environmental perspective, that is much less harmful than the various emanations of the crs, the persistant risk of "road kill" and the biome segmentation presented by the road itself. It's not like hunks of concrete are expected to be the normal operation of the rocket. And they are still very limited in range compared to the road and its toxic vehicles. (hunks of concrete are relatively inert, after all, the dust clouds is actually more dangerous environmentally). The road is wayyyyy more impactful on the ecosystem Suing the FAA while not asking for the highway closure shows the lack of sincerity of the so-called "environmental" group that started the lawsuit.
@@theguyfromsaturn Valid but they can and should do their utmost to protect the local environment as much as possible. Both are possible, it doesn't have to be either or. No one made them try launching the worlds biggest rocket in the middle of a mature reserve it whatever.
10:45 Raptor derived thrusters? Or did you mean Draco derived thrusters?
There's these two options, yes. I do think that they will be Methane based, if possible, to simplify the design. Time will tell.
It would be awesome as they move production indoors they also start giving tours or provide live webcams
Good Job Felix, I hope you are right about the lunar starship construction.
There's a lot more serious issues for environmentalists to be focused on. I know because I'm one of 'em. The lawsuit isn't a serious environmental suit, it's a tool being used by people who are against SpaceX in their back yards. Given how much the space industry has done for environmental studies, climate monitoring, deforestation monitoring, weather and geoscience, and how much affordable access to space will change things for the better, they should be working with SpaceX to help them do a good job observing environmental concerns, not work to slow them down and drive them away. I'm sick of seeing the environment used as a legal tool for political purposes.
Wow, an environmentalist with a brain 😉, I am all for preserving what we can of the environment also, so i totally agree with you, there are better ways to do things than just say "nuh uuh we are going to stop you even if it eventually destroys the thing we are protecting because we are protecting it".... some are just dumb as they come sadly.
As a personal opinion: Agreed! Follow the money. I do not mention these things in the episode because WAI does not aim to be political. I present the facts, and everyone can form a more educated opinion.
One of the things that cracks me up about this case, they act as if this stretch of land is all there is.. it in fact continues north and south for thousands of miles... And the visitors to the beech trash the place far more than SpaceX does. However, it's all about optics. The 4/20 launch was reckless, and SpaceX did themselves no favors flying without the wet plate they had already started to build before this launch.
I absolutely agree!
The New Progressive Alliance supports many environmental causes, but we also made a formal comment in support of Space X's Boca Chica site. True environmentalists base their beliefs on science rather than feelings.
The label "environmentalist" is a label that bullies attach to themselves. Nearly everyone wants a healthy environment. Many of us are contributing towards that, but we don't run around flying the banner of "environmentalism". Most everyone is an "environmentalist".
How can I get a copy of those model rockets in the back ground.
Go to Morethan3D.com or check out @CharlesLesher on Twitter!
Excellent stuff bro
I like how you say booster. Keep up the good work.
It may be 3 billion now but spacex is saying it will have been 5 billion by the end of 2023.
the taxpayers say "youre welcome"
Yes. They're ramping up further!
@@ThatOpalGuy Why do you say that? This three billion is from SpaceX itself. It was mostly committed before NASA chose the SpaceX bid for Artemis 3. The total of $4.5 billion from NASA is to pay for two crewed landings on the Moon which SpaceX *would not have carried out* if not for the payment. In choosing SpaceX NASA *saved* three billion that it would have needed to pay to the next lowest HLS bidder. Furthermore this $3G investment should be compared with the $23G investment by taxpayers in the SLS before its first launch.
@@jamescobban857 spacex wouldnt exist if not for tax money.
@@ThatOpalGuy Based on your other comments you just dislike Elon. I'm not a musk fan myself but I have the emotional maturity to be able to dislike the person while liking what his company is doing for the space industry.
good work!
I believe that Boca Chica is being created as a prototype Mars Starbase. I hope they locate the ground supply fuel tanks further away from the orbital launch mount.
HLS should have 3 larger landing engines, placed between the main vac engines, firing through the engine skirt. The nose should be cut off flat, the cargo deck/airlock should be flipped upside down and moved up. The crew deck should be flipped upside down and moved just below the cargo deck/airlock. Large aero optimized landing legs should be attached to the sides of the HLS and mounted upside down. An ejectable nose cone should be attached to the top. Launched on top of a superheavy booster and landed nose first on the surface of the moon after refueling in leo. The cargo deck/airlock would now be at nearly ground level, the crew deck just above, the nearly empty tanks just above that, then finally the engine section at the top with the landing engines pointing down through the skirt way up away from the surface. Simplified landing engine plumbing, simplified engine support structure, simplified access to the surface. Now if it was just possible to get enough fuel on board to make the return to leo for refueling and in orbit cargo transfer we would have something.
Loved reading that
@@trickeruniverse1979 thanks. Been preaching this for a long time.
really sounds like a good idea blue origin did something nearly like that to get the crew closer to the ground
That is a very clever idea! I'll see if I can get some feedback from Elon! With a little luck...
@@Whataboutit sounds good.
HLS IS GETTING REAL!!!!
HYPE!
I believe SpaceX should do what they can to mitigate any ecological damage. With that said - some damage is properly impossible to avoid
Great video. -Quick question. if that elevator cable had snapped during the Test flight tanking, Would have the sparks set up an explosion? - I am not sure how those gasses work together to ignite. Thank you for your answer in advance. :)
Nope. The methane cycle is closed on the entirety of Rocket and Tank Farm. SpaceX is trying to release as little of it as possible.
I’m getting thoroughly pissed off with these so called environ’mental’ists group’s hounding Starship progress. I certainly understand proper stewardship & working together to develop working solutions but it sounds like they are only interested in completely hamstringing the program.
They want us all to go back to living in caves, while also using technology that was made due to advancements like this, that have also harmed the environment in some way, to scream their complaints to everyone they can, they are just self contradicting fools
They hopefully won't stop it! There are so many other things those people could be against that would make so much more sense for the environmental cause.
Bet they are backed by Bezos
Ah yes, let's make this planet even faster uninhabitable for human because of a hope that we'll colonize Mars. The latter being an utter pipe dream because we can't even manage a closed eco-sphere on Earth where unlike Mars we don't have to worry about gravity, sunlight, cosmic radiation to get into the dome.
*face palm*
I guess you are one of those types that complain about OHSA being a stick in the mud by not allowing a company to use unsafe practices that endanger the workers.
FAA should stick to aircraft and model rockets.
say china gave that group money to file the law suit hate spacex
15:47 In regards to time for orbit to rendezvous the factor to how long it takes it not so much years of experience but the particulars of orbital mechanics. It has been long understood how to make a quick rendezvous. On September 12, 1966, Gemini 11, for example, accomplished a direct-ascent rendezvous and docking with the Agena vehicle that was achieved approximately 94 minutes after lift-off. If there is a need and the vulgarities of orbital mechanics allow, a very speedy time to rendezvous is possible.
Also, the reason the Russians are so much quicker is that they've maneouvred the station to minimise the amount of time the passengers are stuck in a Soyuz sardine tin. There's no reason Dragon couldn't achieve a similar time, but Dragon being a more comfortable ride, there's no need to waste ISS propellant reserves on it.
I would say about 2 weeks SET (standard Elon time) which works out to 3-6 months in real time😁
Just curious can they drill a hole vertically big enough for some of the high pressure tanks to slide into so they are under ground and protected from the launch
I hear on Rostov, every single itch one could possibly have occurs during flight, especially those one can never reach...,
Once SpaceX builds the Starfactory, it will be INSANE. Like they will MASS PRODUCE starships.
Also, I like the sponsor, I got to test their foods (they send me like 100), and they are AWESOME
The process of spacex developing starships is so open and transparent, don't they worry that their competitors will learn a lot from it and quickly catch up with spacex?
No, I don't think Space-X are too worried about this. Their entire philosophy is that it (space) is for "everybody's benefit".
Also, they reiterate so quickly and using so much money and having the best engineers in the world...and...and...and..., NOBODY can catch up to their level. I think this is why they're not too concerned about the competition.
SpaceX aim to send many THOUSANDS OF TONS ( per launch) to orbit and the moon and Mars.
Other space companies offer ride-sharing, LEO "tourist rides" or cube-sat deployments, satellite deployments etc. (Payloads that are MUCH lighter.)
COST of MASS to ORBIT is what counts and nobody else even comes close. :)
No, because they're not *that* open... they're not showing anything that's important. Giving the fans a glimpse of some structural parts, no big deal... if their rivals are learning anything of substance from these videos, they're certainly not serious rivals. But there are good reasons why we don't see much of places like the Raptor factory...
SpaceX is illustrating to the world that space flight can be effectively done without exorbitant cost, or slowed down by bureaucracy. They have shown that there is a better way for humanity to move forward.
As far as the lawsuit from the environmentalists, I understand their concerns. But perhaps misguided, as there are so many bigger issues throughout the world that they could focus on.
Starship is going to be a game changer for humanity, and there’s nothing else out there even close. Small sacrifices must be made when pushing the boundaries of possibility, and this has the potential to lead to some serious advantages for all of humanity.
There was no "soil compaction". There was "liquifaction". The massive shaking caused the water and sand under the pad to turn into liquid sandy quicksand soup that provided no support for the pad.
The FAA already conducted an environmental review, it's just the first test did a lot of damage, if SpaceX can show that they are doing a better job, then it's fine.
you would think, but don't underestimate these radicals, all they have to do is delay things, which I think is their goal. they hate musk and want to cause as much trouble as they possibly can for him
Please, do a vídeo about the project managers. How many, How they work... The back stage of starbase
Working on it! We need to expand the team further first. Then all this will happen!
Thanks Felix!
@whataboutit where did you get the starship and tower in your background...?
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The first UK orbital Launch was Black Arrow in 1971, though it occured in Woomera, Australia because that area is open and empty in case of mishaps. It lanched the 146lb satelite which is still up there, planned de-orbit in 2070. The UK apparently, is the only country that having gained the ability to launch orbital spacecraft, has voluntarily given up that capability.
great job as usual
Thanks, George!
I saw some drone footage. It seems there building the lunar lander starship. I gaze upon the beautiful white paint on nose cone with other part with nasa logo
I like your WAI shirt!
you've misread. the $3BN is not total, it's "*Since the FAA issued the ROD approving development*"
Which is *check notes in 2014
Back then no one in the public & official source even knew what Starship was. Only the (components of) the supposedly-new engine. Also back then they're still focused heavily on Falcon 9 iterations, reusable booster, Crew Dragon
love it everytime
Thank you, Rolf!
Seems a little too convenient that Virgin Orbit's stock fell because of one problem when other companies experiencing multiple and ongoing problems stay in business.
There's no link and I've been trying to find the person who's tracking the pile installation. Help?
The potential order (for no further actions, of whatever category, until the lawsuit is over) would be to "preserve the status quo." So the question is whether the "status quo" means peace and quiet, or whether the "status quo" means that SpaceX is allowed to do those actions. Since SpaceX does everything pursuant to government permission, I mean it's not like they just launched Starship out of the blue catching all the neighbors by surprise, I would expect that the "status quo" means they can do that (at least launches no bigger than they've done so far), and there would be no court order stopping them while the lawsuit is ongoing.
Hi Felix, the other bit of news that happened this week (before the release of your video, I think) was Virgin Galactic's final test flight. Suborbital, I know, but at least a bit of good news for the Virgin group.
This is the power of a massive budget and a singular focus on a project at the corporate level. Elon can just shove money into the pockets of whoever he needs to get the project done quickly, and it gets done. He’s not afraid of shying away from the cost and he understands that to achieve lofty goals, you need to be ready to foot a hefty bill.
This is a big part of why SpaceX can accelerate so fast. Lots of cash being funneled directly into their projects and not getting sidelined for other uses by a distracted/greedy corporate group.
"Disaster Area" had the best idea
Hey Felix,
Could you please share the links of your space models in background (Starship, Falcon Heavy, etc).
Thanks
Go to Morethan3D.com (Starships) and search for @CharlesLesher (Falcon Heavy) on Twitter!
@@Whataboutit Thank you 🤘