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I've had to fix a lot of things in this episode...luckily this is one of the easier parts to make changes to smh. I had to stop myself from laughing during the livestream yesterday because people wouldn't understand what was so funny.

I've had to fix a lot of things in this episode...luckily this is one of the easier parts to make changes to smh. I had to stop myself from laughing during the livestream yesterday because people wouldn't understand what was so funny.

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This is ridiculous. People talk a lot of crap about Colapinto, but his reaction time probably saved Liam’s life here.

This is ridiculous. People talk a lot of crap about Colapinto, but his reaction time probably saved Liam’s life here.

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Wow. This has always been one of my biggest fears in every industry I've worked in. I hope everyone is alright 🎥: Avid Space

Wow. This has always been one of my biggest fears in every industry I've worked in. I hope everyone is alright 🎥: Avid Space

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Honestly this is a HUGE surprise....Booster 12 has been lowered back onto the launch mount! You can tell a lot more finesse is required to get it into the correct position when the stabilizer pins on the OLM aren't present. 🎥:Avid Space ✂️:Geoff A

Honestly this is a HUGE surprise....Booster 12 has been lowered back onto the launch mount! You can tell a lot more finesse is required to get it into the correct position when the stabilizer pins on the OLM aren't present. 🎥:Avid Space ✂️:Geoff A

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Wow!! How does this even happen? Glad they switched to that view right before

Wow!! How does this even happen? Glad they switched to that view right before

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I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure we are seeing the ring of 10 engines gimbal outward about halfway through this video

I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure we are seeing the ring of 10 engines gimbal outward about halfway through this video

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Dummy satellites burning up behind the ship!

Dummy satellites burning up behind the ship!

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Timelapse of the first banking maneuver!!!

Timelapse of the first banking maneuver!!!

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Shoutout to the Stage Zero GSE team for enabling Starship to load propellant this quickly. 33 minutes for such a massive vehicle is WILD! Thankfully the wind is cooperating today and blowing in the opposite direction from what it has been lately.

Shoutout to the Stage Zero GSE team for enabling Starship to load propellant this quickly. 33 minutes for such a massive vehicle is WILD! Thankfully the wind is cooperating today and blowing in the opposite direction from what it has been lately.

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Wow, this might be the first full speed retraction test of the hold down clamps, booster QD's and the ship QD arm in the top right corner. The initial speed of that QD arm is impressive. May have to do some comparisons with Pad 1 system later. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

Wow, this might be the first full speed retraction test of the hold down clamps, booster QD's and the ship QD arm in the top right corner. The initial speed of that QD arm is impressive. May have to do some comparisons with Pad 1 system later. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

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It appears the lightning/comms tower on top of the Integration Tower has been damaged

It appears the lightning/comms tower on top of the Integration Tower has been damaged

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Timelapse of the ship's Return To Launch Site banking maneuver.

Timelapse of the ship's Return To Launch Site banking maneuver.

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Meanwhile...Back at Starbase I believe this is the first time we have seen a full speed test of the Shortened Chopsticks. A lot less bounce at the end compared to the original chops! 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

Meanwhile...Back at Starbase I believe this is the first time we have seen a full speed test of the Shortened Chopsticks. A lot less bounce at the end compared to the original chops! 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

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And with that, SpaceX has officially broken ground on the Flame Trench for Pad A! If they follow a similar pace as Pab B construction, the launch mount sections should begin arriving in 5 to 6 months (although I suspect it will be much sooner) and another 5 months before its finally installed. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

And with that, SpaceX has officially broken ground on the Flame Trench for Pad A! If they follow a similar pace as Pab B construction, the launch mount sections should begin arriving in 5 to 6 months (although I suspect it will be much sooner) and another 5 months before its finally installed. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

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After nine long months of testing, the B18.1 Booster test article is finally being removed from the Super Crusher. Over the course of that campaign, it completed 16 cryogenic pressure tests — making it the most extensive structural qualification program we’ve seen to date, by a significant margin (followed closely by B18.3 and S39.1) To me, that level of rigor reflects more than just the technological leap between V2 and V3. It also signals a broader shift in testing philosophy in the Starship program. The changes made to Super Heavy introduce significant risk throughout every stage of pre-flight testing. Its almost equivalent to the extreme uncertainty during the Booster 7 testing campaign. With that in mind, it’s reassuring to see that those risks are being addressed with this level of discipline. 🎥: Avid Space

After nine long months of testing, the B18.1 Booster test article is finally being removed from the Super Crusher. Over the course of that campaign, it completed 16 cryogenic pressure tests — making it the most extensive structural qualification program we’ve seen to date, by a significant margin (followed closely by B18.3 and S39.1) To me, that level of rigor reflects more than just the technological leap between V2 and V3. It also signals a broader shift in testing philosophy in the Starship program. The changes made to Super Heavy introduce significant risk throughout every stage of pre-flight testing. Its almost equivalent to the extreme uncertainty during the Booster 7 testing campaign. With that in mind, it’s reassuring to see that those risks are being addressed with this level of discipline. 🎥: Avid Space

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WOW!!!!! What an incredible view of hotstaging as seen from the camera on the false ceiling of Ship 35.

WOW!!!!! What an incredible view of hotstaging as seen from the camera on the false ceiling of Ship 35.

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Can you see it???? ALL available evidence points towards a mobile launch mount for Starship Orbital Launch Pad B. 1st Image: Pedestals likely to be used for Pad B Launch Mount Assembly 2nd Image: Massey's Static Fire Test Stand Pedestals 📸: RGV Aerial Photography

Can you see it???? ALL available evidence points towards a mobile launch mount for Starship Orbital Launch Pad B. 1st Image: Pedestals likely to be used for Pad B Launch Mount Assembly 2nd Image: Massey's Static Fire Test Stand Pedestals 📸: RGV Aerial Photography

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The first static fire test of a flight proven Superheavy booster! We should see the ship as well soon once engine installation is completed.

The first static fire test of a flight proven Superheavy booster! We should see the ship as well soon once engine installation is completed.

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The first ever abort after ignition! Sad to see the launch scrubbed but....I've actually been waiting to see this type of abort for a while. Hopefully they get everything figured out and can try again tomorrow!

The first ever abort after ignition! Sad to see the launch scrubbed but....I've actually been waiting to see this type of abort for a while. Hopefully they get everything figured out and can try again tomorrow!

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Not sure what to make of this, but there appears to have been a fire in the area where SpaceX has been testing propellant gasification systems. These are suspected to be part of the orbital propellant transfer R&D program Tough to say from this angle, but this seems like it might be coming from one of the exhaust vents, instead of one of the three test stands. If thats the case, its probably not an issue. Just the first time we are seeing this particular test. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

Not sure what to make of this, but there appears to have been a fire in the area where SpaceX has been testing propellant gasification systems. These are suspected to be part of the orbital propellant transfer R&D program Tough to say from this angle, but this seems like it might be coming from one of the exhaust vents, instead of one of the three test stands. If thats the case, its probably not an issue. Just the first time we are seeing this particular test. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

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🤯My goodness! I've always wanted to see Superheavy jump off the pad like that! Although I don't think this was as fast as they originally planned. But, now that the pad isn't holding the vehicle back anymore we can see the true monster thats been hiding this entire time.

🤯My goodness! I've always wanted to see Superheavy jump off the pad like that! Although I don't think this was as fast as they originally planned. But, now that the pad isn't holding the vehicle back anymore we can see the true monster thats been hiding this entire time.

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Yikes. Looks like the 33 engine boost back did not go as planned. Lost a ton of engines

Yikes. Looks like the 33 engine boost back did not go as planned. Lost a ton of engines

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😟 This is easily the worst possible news I could have woken up to this morning No words Incredibly sad for my friends on the Superheavy Build team 😔 🎥:Avid Space

😟 This is easily the worst possible news I could have woken up to this morning No words Incredibly sad for my friends on the Superheavy Build team 😔 🎥:Avid Space

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Great to see a booster back on the pad! B20 is ready for its static fire campaign. I hope we see a dedicated landing burn relight test this time! 🎥 Avid Space ✂️ Geoff A

Great to see a booster back on the pad! B20 is ready for its static fire campaign. I hope we see a dedicated landing burn relight test this time! 🎥 Avid Space ✂️ Geoff A

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👀 My goodness that was incredible!! Booster 19 performed a ~14 second static fire test. That looked much better and the deluge system seems to have lasted for the full duration. Great progress!

👀 My goodness that was incredible!! Booster 19 performed a ~14 second static fire test. That looked much better and the deluge system seems to have lasted for the full duration. Great progress!

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Flight 11 and 12 synced at ignition by Geoff A

Flight 11 and 12 synced at ignition by Geoff A

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Ship 40 has performed its first Static Fire test in preparation for the lucky Flight 13. This appears to have been a single engine test, but came after a hold of nearly 20 minutes. Assuming they were intentionally allowing the propellant to warm up. This may have been the first realistic simulation of an in-space relight burn that SpaceX has ever conducted during ground testing. 🎥: Avid Space

Ship 40 has performed its first Static Fire test in preparation for the lucky Flight 13. This appears to have been a single engine test, but came after a hold of nearly 20 minutes. Assuming they were intentionally allowing the propellant to warm up. This may have been the first realistic simulation of an in-space relight burn that SpaceX has ever conducted during ground testing. 🎥: Avid Space

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Holy Moly...It's been a while since we've seen a RUD this violent. Curious to know whether this was being pushed to new limits or if this was just a random malfunction. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

Holy Moly...It's been a while since we've seen a RUD this violent. Curious to know whether this was being pushed to new limits or if this was just a random malfunction. 🎥: NSF - NASASpaceflight.com

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When watching this in real time I was really hoping Ship 28 would magically cancel out its tumbling and wind up in the perfect orientation for re-entry. That would have been extremely impressive. I hope SpaceX will eventually say whether or not this portion of the Orbital Ballet Show was intentional. It would be amazing to see the complete uninterrupted 45 minute video from this camera angle

When watching this in real time I was really hoping Ship 28 would magically cancel out its tumbling and wind up in the perfect orientation for re-entry. That would have been extremely impressive. I hope SpaceX will eventually say whether or not this portion of the Orbital Ballet Show was intentional. It would be amazing to see the complete uninterrupted 45 minute video from this camera angle

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WOW! That was absolutely insane! The first 33 engine test of a V3 Booster! The way that steam plume explodes out of the trench is intense AF! 🎥: Avid Space

WOW! That was absolutely insane! The first 33 engine test of a V3 Booster! The way that steam plume explodes out of the trench is intense AF! 🎥: Avid Space

188,923 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

NOOOOOOOOO! I hope this isn't the same issue from last time or it might be an overall design flaw with the redesigned propulsion system on Version 2 of the Ship 😔

NOOOOOOOOO! I hope this isn't the same issue from last time or it might be an overall design flaw with the redesigned propulsion system on Version 2 of the Ship 😔

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What makes this even more violent is the fact that all 33 engines appear to be ignited simultaneously instead of a staged ignition sequence with 3 engine groups. 🎥: Avid Space

What makes this even more violent is the fact that all 33 engines appear to be ignited simultaneously instead of a staged ignition sequence with 3 engine groups. 🎥: Avid Space

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Massive explosion as Ship 36 explodes on the Static fire test stand. This will be a major setback as there is likely significant damage to the entire back half of Massey's

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Massive explosion as Ship 36 explodes on the Static fire test stand. This will be a major setback as there is likely significant damage to the entire back half of Massey's

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New Fire Suppression System Dramatically Increases Superheavy's Performance! While the 2nd Integrated Test Flight of Starship ultimately ended in the loss of both vehicles, it was undoubtably a massive improvement from SpaceX's first attempt. This episode is a deep dive analysis of critical upgrades to Starship Superheavy. Disclaimer: There is a very large focus placed on Booster 7 in this episode. There were a lot of lessons learned from IFT-1 and its important to understand why each of the changes to Booster 9 were necessary. Hopefully this will help make sense out of a lot of the items listed in the 63 Corrective Actions from the FAA shared by Elon Musk a few months ago. If you enjoy this then please share it! Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro: Tale of 2 Boosters 01:45 - Booster Bidet Performance 03:15 - Post IFT-1 Challenges 05:20 - Raptor 2 Electric TVC Upgrades 09:11 - Mitigating Raptor Explosion Risks 12:08 - Center Engine Blast Containment 14:32 - Original Boost Engine Blast Containment 16:47 - B7 Explosion - Insufficient Blast Shielding 19:25 - B7 Robustness Upgrades Finally Explained 20:41 - IFT-1 Engine RUD Isolation Failure 22:50 - B9 Upgraded Engine Isolation Explained 26:20 - Fire Suppression & Why Its Needed 27:55 - B7 Fire Suppression System Explained 31:15 - Why CO2 Instead of Nitrogen? 31:45 - IFT-1 Fire Suppression Failure 33:20 - B9's 15X Fire Suppression Upgrade 39:55 - Raptor Engine Startup Failures 40:45 - IFT-2 B9 Performance Analysis 45:35 - FTS System Upgrade 49:05 - Hot Staging??? 49:40 - Outro & End Credits

New Fire Suppression System Dramatically Increases Superheavy's Performance! While the 2nd Integrated Test Flight of Starship ultimately ended in the loss of both vehicles, it was undoubtably a massive improvement from SpaceX's first attempt. This episode is a deep dive analysis of critical upgrades to Starship Superheavy. Disclaimer: There is a very large focus placed on Booster 7 in this episode. There were a lot of lessons learned from IFT-1 and its important to understand why each of the changes to Booster 9 were necessary. Hopefully this will help make sense out of a lot of the items listed in the 63 Corrective Actions from the FAA shared by Elon Musk a few months ago. If you enjoy this then please share it! Episode Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro: Tale of 2 Boosters 01:45 - Booster Bidet Performance 03:15 - Post IFT-1 Challenges 05:20 - Raptor 2 Electric TVC Upgrades 09:11 - Mitigating Raptor Explosion Risks 12:08 - Center Engine Blast Containment 14:32 - Original Boost Engine Blast Containment 16:47 - B7 Explosion - Insufficient Blast Shielding 19:25 - B7 Robustness Upgrades Finally Explained 20:41 - IFT-1 Engine RUD Isolation Failure 22:50 - B9 Upgraded Engine Isolation Explained 26:20 - Fire Suppression & Why Its Needed 27:55 - B7 Fire Suppression System Explained 31:15 - Why CO2 Instead of Nitrogen? 31:45 - IFT-1 Fire Suppression Failure 33:20 - B9's 15X Fire Suppression Upgrade 39:55 - Raptor Engine Startup Failures 40:45 - IFT-2 B9 Performance Analysis 45:35 - FTS System Upgrade 49:05 - Hot Staging??? 49:40 - Outro & End Credits

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This should hold its place as greatest Space Flight Footage of all time until the first catch attempt for the ship right??

This should hold its place as greatest Space Flight Footage of all time until the first catch attempt for the ship right??

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Billions of butterflies are invading Starbase right now! I'm surprised there aren't millions of birds following this migration. All the grackles must be in a food coma already or something

Billions of butterflies are invading Starbase right now! I'm surprised there aren't millions of birds following this migration. All the grackles must be in a food coma already or something

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SAY WHATTTT!!!!!!!! Okay yeah thats the best view of all time 🤯

SAY WHATTTT!!!!!!!! Okay yeah thats the best view of all time 🤯

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Successful landing on the first attempt of Starship V3! Way to redeem themselves after the V2 series of issues, especially after losing an RVac during assent! Congrats to the Starship team!!!

Successful landing on the first attempt of Starship V3! Way to redeem themselves after the V2 series of issues, especially after losing an RVac during assent! Congrats to the Starship team!!!

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