How Does SpaceX Transport the Falcon 9?
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2018
- Have you ever wondered how large rockets like the Falcon 9 and Saturn V are transported to their launch sites? This video covers every step and method used to transport these rockets, all the way from the usual road methods to the alternative air and sea methods.
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#SpaceX #Falcon9 #SaturnV - Наука та технологія
imagine just casualy seeing a rocket ship drive down the highway
Can't wait to see a Tesla truck hauling a spacex rocket
Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle
Precisely.
Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle thats going to be badass
Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle probably won't happen. Tesla Semi won't be heavy duty enough to haul the Falcon 9. It'll only be rated for the normal 80,000 lbs.
Keep waiting idiot .
What makes you think they would be hauling the weight of the first stage loaded with fuel. That wouldn't even be allowed on the highways. Its mass is about 50,000 lbs. empty, and while the bulky transport trailer adds to that, I suspect it easily stays within those load limits on our highways by design. So yes, the Tesla Semi can handle it.
Ironic. It could bring others to their destination, but not itself.
This comment was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
*[insert Star Wars meme]*
Have u told you the tragedy of Darth Falcon the Ninth? He was the most powerful rocket in his era, so powerful in fact it could land back down and launch again.
Is it possible to learn this power?
Jonassoe Not from NASA.
The Saturn V first stage was built at the Michoud Assembly Facility on the eastern side of New Orleans, not in Huntsville. The same facility produced the external fuel tanks for the Space Shuttle.
I watch everything about spaceX and just discovered your channel. I love it.
F9 boosters used to look so shiny back in the days. now the block 5s are charred and weathered all over...
i really like it tho.
wash em and give em a new paint job and their shiny again
Just keep your eye out for the rare new falcons
Some had their 10th flight. You can't barely see the logo anymore. Lol
@@ayina111 no booster had their 10th flight yet.. what are you smoking
@@Benjordy2 actually it did
The risk of a car accident would make me so paranoid transporting the rocket by road
chances are very very slim, their is no fuel in it so no issues there and since they stay south not much worry of snow, or mountain passes ( at least not like the ones i am use to up north here) I don't rule out Ice since i've seen southern Texas roads get black ice a few times but something tells me the hauling company has special safe guards in place like if the temps drop to low the stop that and i doubt the transport at night
@@bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492 Yeah I bet they do have a lot of safeguards, I'm more concerned about some car smashing into the rocket and causing dozens of millions in damages
@@bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492 Fully trained truckers would know how to drive on icy roads safely, it's a skill needed up in the colder states. But normal people driving SUVs or pickups would probably be as erratic as Bambi was on his first day on ice.
@@Me-wk7dz Most people would drive cautiously around that. Not just for safety, but for sake of their insurance premiums lol.
@@slimxshady6111 à
Why not build them closer to where you will launch?
Allen Fogarty it’s probably more expensive.
For NASA the contractors are literally spread out across the country. NASA doesn’t make its own rockets and stuff, companies make it. They launch in Florida because it’s closest to the equator or something.
Congressional members & local politicians fight to have facilities built (and thus employee constituents) in their states/districts by incentivizing companies to build there. I.E.: California probably offered a much lower tax rate to SpaceX to build there than Florida did. Not to mention California is a major hub for technology development
Half-Life: 3 nah they launch in florida because they have the sea to its east. So nobody gets hurt in case of a failure.
The rockets alwasys fly into the east, except the ones who rotate earth from north to south
They're working on accomplishing that, look up SpaceX Boca Chica.
who is here after they just launched into space?
You are ball.
Dogukan: you are a stick
Cardi b you are string
look mom......A kendama toy! (ball,stick,string)
Me
imagine explaining to your insurance you crashed into a rocket
LOL
@Black Rod thats funny lol
a collision with a rocket is not your insurance - we are very sorry
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Very interesting - about something I'd never thought about before! Thank you- have a good day 😀
Great video. Love the behind the scenes stuff that goes into these launches
Your voice is perfect for these kind of space documentary
This was the question that I really had an interest in. Thank you for the video!
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I'm watching while Dug and Bob are making history!
Me too
Me too
David The Mechanic same here
dug
@@aaronvannatta9329 lol
Great video! I've been watching space launches since John Glenn and to see this video was awesome!!
I was looking for this video the other day when working on a school project in school on SpaceX! Was so confused as to why I couldn’t find it. Thank you for reuploading, is amazing quality work, keep it up!
Omg I saw that driving by in Tucson!!!!!!!
Tucson is on I-10, on the way between LA and Texas. It's the least mountainous and most direct route, by far. I have only ever seen them heading east.
Oh-em-geeze.
Very informative video! Great job.
Thank you for the video
0:59 wow this thing can fly?
I saw an Airbus Beluga flying at low altitude a few weeks ago. That was a very weird sight.
Maybe it has a lot of air inside
Lucas Igna nope
It flew in the 60s 70s and 80s with turboprop engines !! Amazing .
that looks like a big-mc-lover plane...
SpaceX: The practical NASA
They spend a small percent of what NASA spends to achieve even greater results. Turned out to be good that Obama curbed NASA. It presented a defining opportunity to Elon Musk and team.
Exactly!!!! Thank you, I’m not the only knowing person out here!
Xd NM no
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@@markwoodstock1112 it’s not that simple. That’s like saying a toaster is better than an oven because a toaster is cheaper. They have completely separate purposes. Sls’ stack alone is about 30 mil. Many facilities such, as that huge vab, and production of an entirely new launch vehicle is what gives it that big 1 billion price tag. And price of launch isn’t even reusability’s main purpose. It’s frequency of launch, mainly, and sls is built to launch once a year. That’s all it’s needed for, to get the 2024 launch date. I’m not saying I dont like what spaceX is doing, I actually love it, but I don’t like people comparing two things that don’t compare. Spacex may be better in ways, like actually getting stuff done and meeting deadlines, I’ll give you that. But sls is not a bad launch vehicle, it’s a step in the right direction.
i have never seen such a thing before, great video
this was the video where i found and subbed you but i have to see it again :D
Amazing video! please keep making more, I really enjoy it!
Great vedio and your narration. Congratulations from India.
brilliant answers many questions. thank you
Exciting moments in history!!!!❤️
Another quality video, keep it up!
Love how this video mixes aerospace and logistics.
I wonder if they will soon make launching so cheap that it would cheaper to fly it to Florida than to truck it?
Still, they would only need a handful of Falcon 9s if they can get costs that low and reuse them dozens of times.
Very helpful video! Thank you
Very well done and informative.
Imagine seeing this thing on your family road trip.
Just watching Space stuff makes me super energetic, I am so fucking excited for the BFR. I'm only 13 years old (which I hear is around the age someone would be right now if they were an astronaut on BFR) but I have been super into space for a long time, and it would be super awesome to go to Mars. Even if it's in 100 years, after there's some fallout and I am forced to go to Mars with a bunch of others to escape horrific death, I would piss myself at the idea of being allowed to go to space.
Fastskull that depends on when BFR will fly and when it will become human rated
Ur in luck
This video is much more interesting than i had anticipated.
Very interesting video and entertaining.. Good stuff OP
They should turn it on while on the highway so it gets to the launchpad faster lol
I asked this on the previous iteration: it's asserted that ocean transport is "not practical for SpaceX", but the reasons why aren't explained. Water transport was practical for Saturn, and it's been the method of choice for large and bulk cargo for millenia.
Timothy McDaniel would assume the cost, maybe on a larger scale of launches it would be economical but for moving maybe a dozen or 2 in a year doesn't require them to have the contracts with people who can safely ship something of that size and weight, seems like it's more on a mission basis as of right now
You can bet SpaceX is optimized for low cost. If sea transport were cheaper or more efficient, they'd do it.
It wasn't practical for Saturn at all. It was the only way - the Saturn V simply won't fit down any highway. And they could sail the Falcon all the way around to the coast of Florida if they wanted. But why do that when it will (barely) fit down the highway at probably one tenth that cost.
Timothy McDaniel its just quicker on ground
Very well put together 👍
I'm glad a stayed for the last part
I look at that thing and think, "that would be a b*tch to change a tire if you got a flat."
Who else is watching after they launched today
I am
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That is awesome! Thanks!
Thank you for an informative video on transportation of rockets. To be truthful, I expected a bit more detail so I hope you might be able to provide that in the future.
I'm big fan of Space X project & Elon Musk ♥
They are creating Space into our reach level. Go ahead, Love from Bangladesh …………
Or is there a secret space force.. maybe the world's biggest cover-up..
Why not rail?
The rocket is too long to go around the curves easily, it would derail the trucks
Jake Yaboi to long, wouldnt be able to turn
S.P. 4449 you guessed it
The Solid Rocket Boosters used on the Space Shuttle were disassembled into segments that were shipped by rail from the factory in Utah to Florida and back after the launches.
Here’s an idea, move closer to the food.
Awesome thanks 🙌
Very interesting. Thanck you. more details are welcome.
Transport rocket parts using rockets : )
(this is a joke)
Marco5py Greenteam thats fucking stupid
nudetwister r/woosh
@@prod.oxygen7881 r/woosh
Why waste more fuel to carry something like that when large land vehicles can do the job better.
@@prod.oxygen7881 r/woosh
Crew Dragon has over 2 million people watching live! I was one of them!
Holy shit, that truck is fooking HUGE!
Great video!
Why not just build them in Florida?!
It is unrealistic to construct everything in Florida due to personnel constraints. Therefore, parts are assembled in many different areas before coming together at the launch site.
@@appalachianenthusiast9499 whatever they have the staff to do in California could be done in Florida instead.
That's Optimus prime !
perfect video!
After more that 2 years, Falcon 9 launched :)
2:53 Hehe “Erector”
Did his mic glitch or did he say “Erector”
It's actually called that XD
@@PrathamInCloud It's also called the strongback.
very painstaking process! And now I knew its all about!
Simple, informative, knowledgeable
Expecting full manufacturing of very parts with assembly
anyone here after falcon 9's launch?
“Cape Kennedy”
John F Kennedy (Us presiden 35th)
Amazing video! Love your content
Muchas gracias,i'm learnig.
Why not manufacture in Florida or launch from California?
1. SpaceX has a factory in California. 2. California is very densely populated and the land is under a fault line.
$$$$$$$$$$
@@barkeest2561 Florida has hurricanes and weather than delays launches. Vandenberg AFB has been launching rockets for decades, earthquakes aren't a problem.
Wait for 5-10 years... hyperloop on the wayyy! Then just shove it inside a metal vacuum tube and then make it travel from Hawthorne to Cape Canaveral in under few minutes. Now I understood musk’s business plan 🧐🤔
Good video .Thank
Thank you
Hello from Turkey!
I hope turkey gets its democracy back soon. I have been there and i liked it.
hello from chicken
What’s the reason they don’t just build everything right next to the launch pad ?!!??!?
There are apparently more acceptable workers in California than in Florida
Musk needs to be closer to Tesla HQ in California?
Blue Origin is going to make their new sheppard rocket in Florida.
how about moving the launch pad closer to the factory? There are alot of spaces in NV OR.
There is a launch site on the west coast but it's only for polar orbits, the reason launches in equatorial orbits are only allowed on the east coast is because with older rockets they didn't want first and second stages to land on someones house or start a fire, they wanted them to just fall into the ocean. That may change someday with SpaceX, but it's doubtful.
@Zo You want to be as close to the equator as you can for launching into orbit.
Beyel brothers ! Locally owned COCOA business. Started right here and operated by their family. Awesome video hat tip.
super cool
Imagine trying to explain to your insurance company that you crashed into and destroyed a $50million rocket xD
imagine copying a comment 2 comments above yours
@@key379 fax
@@key379 Imagine being a fucking little prick
@@magellanic3614 burh suombdoy calls u tout for copying comments and u beecomie so insecure abt it
the most practical would be building it on site not 2500 miles away
Very good video
I just love the amount of jobs all of this renewed space race creates.
Why not simply build the rocket sections at a location closer to the Cape?
Who was here after the space launch
Me
awesome video content..
very interesting!
If I was that truck driver I'd be puckered the whole trip.
Gerg C ... I hear ya'... But think of all the dates you'd have.:)
Surprising how no one has crashed into one of them. That would suck.
That's a long trailer
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Hello 👋
@@krishjha8469 r
good video!!
Very smooth and good voice
Im waiting on those flat earth comments. 😂😂
Great video tho
you do realize that earth is just a point in space.. its not even flat ahahaha
please shut up
Lucy we are glad we can provide entertainment for so many people; and trigger the rest
sphere-earthers are hilarious
Good stuff
Very good
a great run down
New SUB!
very cool
So Cool 👍
Thanks
Cool!
Awesome
Another great video! Can you tell me what music at the start is? It's just so soothing.
OHH, JUST FOUND IT : ua-cam.com/video/NRzjWNiBRR4/v-deo.html
I once hauled something like this. Safe to say it was in a game and no one got hurt.
can u give a video for getting the idea how the horizontal segment is converted to vertical at the launch site
They will use sea transport for the BFR. They are building it on a dock in LA so that they can.
supper videos I like space vidio
The S-IC stage was manufactured at Michoud, in New Orleans, not Huntsville, and transported via seagoing barges that used the extensive river and canal systems constructed around the Michoud and Mississippi MTF facilities. After testing at the MTF , barges once more carried the S-IC and S-II stages (and earlier S-I and S-IB vehicles) to Cape Kennedy
Great video, thanks! But why not manufactures all the parts right on sight? I would move the entire factory to Cape, or close by. Isn't that possible?