Everyday Astronaut on SpaceX's Starship!

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Here is an exclusive report from an in-person trip to Starbase during the 3rd launch. I provide some before, during, and after coverage of the third test flight of the LARGEST rocket ever flown.
Thank you to @EverydayAstronaut and @JoeTegtmeyer for great interview commentary that enhances this video.
00:00 Starship launch 3
00:29 Predictions with Everyday Astronaut for launch
03:21 Joe Tegtmeyer shows off Orbital Launch Pad
05:23 Location of SECOND launch tower
06:47 Launch coverage!
08:01 Aftermath of IFT-3 on ground
08:30 New bathroom for SpaceX employees
08:55 Launch tower looks good
10:01 SpaceX reopens road immediately
10:49 When will next launch be?
11:44 Zero G chat with Tim Dodd
13:41 Where is Tim Dodd?
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@JoeTegtmeyer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for having me on Ellie and it was a great interview you had with Tim Dodd … what a great time to be alive and be a space enthusiast! This is the golden age of rocketry and you are helping inform and inspire so many people with your coverage!

@chrmats4 2 ай бұрын

I freaking love you all guys, you space YT nerds :) You are all such nice persons, you, Tim, the NSF crew, Marcus, Scot and more, such a nice community. I feel at home when watching you. Bless you. :)

@aerostorm_ 2 ай бұрын

100%, they (and all those behind the scenes) will be the reason we have so much historical footage of the Starship development

@Inspace_noone_can_hear_u_honk. 2 ай бұрын

Love your niche of documenting perspectives from other space KZfaq content creators and the general public. What I really enjoy is watching you grow in your own knowledge of space flight like the rest of us and taking it in stride when you don’t know something and take it as an opportunity to learn rather difficult subject material.

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@TheGalacticIndian 2 ай бұрын

The perfect place for two KZfaq superstars discussing such cosmic topics!🚀🚀

@gregorychaney7604 2 ай бұрын

This is just what I wanted. Ellie in Space & the Everyday Astronaut talking on Boca Chica Beach!!! The only thing missing was the cowgirl hat. Keep up the good work! Cheers from Alaska

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your long time support and for continuing to watch!

@michaelkilgoresr.8361 2 ай бұрын

I Love Ellie's reaction. SOOO flipping adorable!!! Go Space X , Go Starship

@dakota4766 2 ай бұрын

I got to watch Ellie interview Tim in person. Walked on the beach and I was like what?! There’s Ellie and Tim. Cool experience.

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

It’s a small world down at Starbase during a launch!!!

@Cape_Cod_Steve 2 ай бұрын

👍👍Great week by you Ellie ! 👏 👏

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@ross077 2 ай бұрын

This video gives great context. Starship makes such a difference to people throughout the space community.

@shanghai264359 2 ай бұрын

Another nice one Ellie! Great interview with Tim. In April 1981 I was privileged to travel to the Cape with a group from the U.K. to observe the first Space Shuttle launch and it was absolutely amazing! Keep up the good work.

@randytaylor4766 2 ай бұрын

I hope to meet you one day on a Starship launch. Keep it going Ellie... your channel is on a nominal trajectory!

@piou20100 2 ай бұрын

This is the kind of coverage you were meant to do. Great job 🎉

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@pete2.0.43 2 ай бұрын

Awesome job Ellie 😎🤘

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😁

@arthurwagar88 2 ай бұрын

Thanks again Ellie.

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@chrisofnottingham 2 ай бұрын

It's not often you see an adult literally jumping with excitement :-)

@scottrobertson6663 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Ellie!!! Great interviews. Wonderful to see you there jumping up and down at the launch (which I was doing to in front of my screen). Excellent work.

@highlanderapparel 2 ай бұрын

Awesome presentation from you and Joe, thank you. The Highlander.😊

@lordinquis8r679 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Ellie!

@quoderatdemonstrandum5442 2 ай бұрын

Can't wait to meet you.

@AC-jk8wq 2 ай бұрын

Holy cow… The full stack and vertical tanks does look like an oil factory!!! 😃 Tim does a great job of capturing all of the technical details, and delivering them in a very understandable way… His interviews with Elon were fully conversant, focussed, and sooooo on topic… while walking at a fast pace! It was interesting to see Elon stop and think before answering some questions… Ellie brings the required broadcast news skills to a very high level… Pure hustle, way beyond talking head on TV! Joe T is a great partner… delivering tech answers about everything, while working on the road, from a Cyber Truck! The level of preparation that goes on in the back… is monstrous! The presentations are fantastic! I know it will be worth the time spent when these people make a video… Thank you! 😃

@kevro2000 2 ай бұрын

I was watching and listening to your EVERYDAY ASTRONAUT interview and catching the launch clip: the pure joy and excitement from you during the launch was the best part of the video... your enthusiasm and happiness was bubbling all over the place! Made the day for me! Keep up the good reporting work!

@RichardSmallwood-du9qb 2 ай бұрын

Here in the UK I find that almost nobody knows about Boca Chica or SpaceX and what is going on in Texas, and "StarShip"? " What the Hell is That?" I just don't understand why they know nothing about it! Thanks for all you do to keep us informed Ellie, and thank Tim for what he does to promote our knowledge of space! For me it's vital to understand, not only SpaceX, but all the other actors working in the future of space flight ~ R

@0x8badbeef 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad your headline counts this as a success. There are those that don't understand these flights are to collect data. They are not endgame flights yet. For those that are wondering, this would be a failure if it blew up on the pad.

@stupidas9466 2 ай бұрын

Billions of dollars (entire budget actually) already spent, two to three years behind schedule, and you deem it a success if it doesn't blow up on the launchpad? Really?

@0x8badbeef 2 ай бұрын

@@stupidas9466 yep. It is more than what NASA has accomplished for the $ame.

@yoyo-jc5qg 2 ай бұрын

The engines on both ships failed to restart but they're still making amazing progress, this massive thing is getting close

@user-dy9oo6vd1b 2 ай бұрын

The booster's engines DID restart for the boostback burn, they just didn't restart properly for the landing burn - so it's still forward progress on that front!

@warrenwhite9085 2 ай бұрын

SpaceX didn’t try to relight the Starship Raptor because of the unplanned Starship rolling.

@svendholme3627 2 ай бұрын

Ellie, one thing you do really well is interesting informative interviews. Good job.

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Bluelagoonstudios 2 ай бұрын

I have a deja-vu feeling, same problem as with the space shuttle, those heat shield tiles, if this is solved, controlling the vehicle is the second step. But overall this was a big success. Amazing work @SpaceX engineers. And thanks, Ellie and Tim, for all the work you do.

@lorentzinvariant7348 2 ай бұрын

I think the next launch could be in 2 months. It looked to me like on the booster, the grid fins had difficulty maintaining attitude causing sloshing of the fuel as it tried to slow down. Resulting in a hard landing. With Starship, it looked like the grid fins were also having a similar problem righting the ship. I expect flight model adjustments in the software for both booster and starship will fix the issue.

@pietrocalogero6872 2 ай бұрын

Dear Ellie, I would love to see interviews of SpaceX employees, from Gwynne Shotwell & Kathy Leuders, to the folks operating the crawlers, to the construction & logistics supervisors. I know they must abide by NDAs, but still they could give a sense of how this whole massive effort works.

@ypey1 2 ай бұрын

Everyday astronaut was a bit optimistic 😅

@michaeldeierhoi4096 2 ай бұрын

And there is nothing wrong with being optimistic. In the end starship did accomplish most of what he hoped it would!!

@tomhansen45 2 ай бұрын

Great post! Loved it!

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@sebek23b 2 ай бұрын

Great

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@helgekumpfert4011 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, Ellie!

@Mosern1977 2 ай бұрын

Flew all the way down from Norway, and got to see it from Margaritaville! Damn lucky, because the weather was very iffy that day (and the other days). Couldn't hear Ellie scream over our own screams and the noise from that beast. But it was a blast!! (Also my face looks about as red as Ellies chest now, damn sun was much more than what I'm used to).

@solarwizzo8667 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video, Ellie! Love it!

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@sagecoach 2 ай бұрын

Great report with respect for the accomplishments. This is good news.

@Big.Ron1 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I really enjoyed your interview with Tim. I sometimes forget that not everyone thinks like we do. I work in Aerospace and truly geek out on this. Its true in my house. My wife didn't know or even care about the launch. I got excited and started telling her all about the launch after I got home from work and watched the SpaceX replay. Her eyes glazed over and she said something like "good honey, I'm glad you liked it." All she knows is I would volunteer for a trip to the Moon or more importantly the first trip to Mars. She thinks I'm crazy. Again, thank you. And cool kiss when you watched the launch. Not everyone gets a kiss from Miss Ellie in Space. Be safe.

@BradfordUkrainianChoir-hq8wv 2 ай бұрын

Love this video. Very interesting how well the launch pad survived. I am looking forward to seeing the future re-entry plasma field with Starlink. It is a pity the control thrusters iced up.

@stupidas9466 2 ай бұрын

Funny, when spaceX does the simple things the proven and traditional way finally after screwing around and wasting years and billions of dollars, it's deemed they did something amazing. NASA, the ESU, and even the North Koreans don't tear their launching sites to smithereens you know.

@davidedwards1705 2 ай бұрын

All hail and bow down to the Great Starhopper with whom we would not be here. Most forgot about Hopper his little hop was the Proof SpaceX need that Water Tanks can fly. I just hope they have a monument of Hopper on Mars Base Alpha in the future. Found your channel yesterday Ellie, well done. Your pure joy during launch was awesome. I watched on NSF live and was crying happy almost the whole flight.

@Nphen 2 ай бұрын

It was great to see so many successes with this launch. The next ship is already done with fabrication. I hope to see quick approval, and for the next 2 launches go incrementally as well as this one. At that rate, launch 7 or 8 will be ready to land both Super Heavy and Starship. Full success of course pending on ground equipment.

@Robeight 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@highlanderapparel 2 ай бұрын

Looking very professional, that's important. At least to me the Highlander.😊

@quanitious 2 ай бұрын

of course, Tim isn't thinking so much about Dear Moon, he does more DAILY stuff - we could even think he may be "THE EVERYDAY ASTRONAUT".... 😅😂🤣😂

@biodieseler1 2 ай бұрын

Well done Ellie for going for a really positive thumb nail! Almost everyone else has gone for the "BURNS UP!", click bait tag line. Love your celebratory approach! p.s. Wow, so many ground breaking pics from a single launch!!!

@MrJorgerocha 2 ай бұрын

I love Space X And impossible disassociate Tin from the equation. I love this guy. He is the best in this field.

@pwhite2579 2 ай бұрын

Nice sunburn! That's gonna smart.

@subwarpspeed 2 ай бұрын

Ellie, I watch your channel for the great interviews. Your former job as network reporter has made you able to do these in the right way. But, the live broadcast of the launch - the fact is that there is a limited number of feeds one can pay attention to and others... they have telescopes. So I would much rather see this channel focus on other video content than streaming the live at launch moment (you can record reaction for later if course). I've been following Tim and all the struggle they've had with broadcasting live. It can be a lot of effort in preparation but then like FH demo Tim's signal cut out just at launch (I was 😂), or how Tim, during Bob & Doug demo mission, stood in front of the camera and just in time happened to move out of away so the rocket got visible.

@Animalwon 2 ай бұрын

Ellie - I was happy to see you took my suggestion from last year to do a video insert of the actual SpaceX video of the launch, so we could see your reactions simultaneously with the actual launch. I watched your live stream (both, or 3?) And reacted as you did. SpaceX building a steel re-inforced concrete bathroom could serve as an emergency shelter if any personnel were caught in the area during a launch. If this video can serve as proof, it was a Success! Hurricane areas could use this as a proof a Hurricane proof shelter (or Homes) can be built! Building codes need to use this as a goal to aim for.

@Comin_at_U_Live 2 ай бұрын

Those microphones are amazing .. just look at the wind the on the beach and we can barely hear it.. what kind of mics are those being hald held in the beginning..

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

DJI mics, and you are right, a true lifesaver!

@ncdave4life 2 ай бұрын

@@ellieinspace, I'm really impressed at how good y'all sounded, in spite of that wind. Did you have to do noise reduction processing on the audio tracks while editing the video, or did the mics with their fluffy "dead cat" wind mufflers do such a great job on their own?

@PDLM1221 2 ай бұрын

Awesome just freaking Awesome Love you guys / gals , Tim Dodd , been watching him since he was wearing the Russian space suit, what a lucky guy, although he needs to not be pessimistic, if I was the pilot and he was in the next seat with me and something happen , he’s like whoa that’s not normal or wow a oh , I don’t think that’s correct , he gets a little nervous . He s needs to be Positive in a serious situation . But he’ll learn I’m sure.

@brianmeaker380 2 ай бұрын

People are fixated on the rocket but its secondary to the production, spacex are doing what takes every other organisation years in a matter of days.

@74360CUDA 2 ай бұрын

Does anyone besides me think Tim wil be going up before Starship is ready for human flight? I mean, he will need Astronaut training and we need a roving reporter to show us flight systems and Space Station junk. Maybe we could sneak him on a Falcon 9 crew dragon or give him a title like "Zero G indicator" and the other crew could kind of bop him around the capsule... Let's fit him up a Space X flight suit, fill the pockets with Dramamine and light that candle!!! GO Tim!!! GO Tim!!!

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

I can dozer a trail for space canceling the frequency affects but that leaves Neuralink parallel frequency interferences

@user-qx1zy8uu4o 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤l Love Starship ToTheMoon very good happy Thank you very much ❤❤❤

@darthgodete4352 2 ай бұрын

Nice bounce...6:56 hahaha am sorry.. but it is..!!

@Digital-Dan 2 ай бұрын

Actually, it interests me that no booster has ever flown alone, let alone land, essentially until flight 2. It appeared to me that the grid fins and other mechanisms were incapable of managing the attitude adequate to allow refiring of the landing burn engines.

@ghost307 2 ай бұрын

The ship looked like it rolled during reentry and let the weak wind underneath the tiles causing them to get stripped off. Needs more stability or maybe a clip along the edge of the tiles to hold them down against the wind.

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Chrome Whites attraction the causes for black heat shield tiles

@lincolnlincoln27 2 ай бұрын

Good ONe!!! wishing you success & longevity!!!!BTW: intermittent fasting really works(you can almost anything/is simple)........

@sternreport 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video, could use some color grading though! Keep it up

@mikapeltokorpi7671 2 ай бұрын

All of the budgeted $3 Billion federal funds already spent. By the way, in orgiginal plan this month was the month Starship lands on the Moon. So as a technology program this is hardly a success. LOX and CH4 leaking already before the launch and loss of control of the both vehicles. But getting to the space (though not to the orbit) was delinetely a step forward.

@k53847 2 ай бұрын

So if they are planning on a greatly increased tempo the obvious thing for them to do is start reducing truck traffic via water, methane & O2 pipelines and/or air separators. You heard if there are studies or permits underway? I know they tore out the old air sep plant a few months ago, so maybe not?

@highlanderapparel 2 ай бұрын

The only reason my niece is know about space is because uncle Scott introduced them to their cousin ellyes. We also have an Ellie, her name's Elliot.😊

@russchadwell 2 ай бұрын

Since SpaceX now claims they actually did close the door (later, off camera) perhaps Starship crushed in as it re-entered, having a vacuum inside? Crushed while also burning up.

@coryturnbull5444 2 ай бұрын

Total success by SpaceX. Go Elon

@boatymcboatface666 2 ай бұрын

How? 1st stage failed, StarShip failed! SpaceX is under contract to provide Luna lander in 2026!

@coryturnbull5444 2 ай бұрын

They put the equivalent of a 15 storey apartment building into orbit, that holds more payload than the entire ISS, which took 12 missions to build. First time ever for a ship that size. They could have just let the Starship orbit and it would still be the launch of the largest payload to space, but they had planned to land the booster and the ship on water. They are expendable because SpaceX is building ships so fast it's ridiculous. They will launch about 4 more this year, and most of them are already built just waiting their turn. I'm a big NASA fan, but SpaceX makes everything except the deep space missions look amateurish. NASA has 1 ship being built, SpaceX has a rocket garden.@@boatymcboatface666

@richardwolf6269 2 ай бұрын

Neither the booster nor starship even came close to landing. How is that total success? 🙄

@coryturnbull5444 2 ай бұрын

It was never planned for them to land that's why they were expecting them to crash in water. They put the equivalent of a 15 storey apartment building into orbit with more payload space than the ISS, which needed 12 flights to build. A whole host of firsts in space were just accomplished.@@richardwolf6269

@coryturnbull5444 2 ай бұрын

They were not expected to land, and putting the equivalent of a 15 storey apartment building into space is a first, it is bigger than the ISS and they could have just left it in orbit if they didn't want to test maneuverability. @@boatymcboatface666

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Final design intentions? Bonneville salt flats records are faster up to 20km

@TiberiusMaximus 2 ай бұрын

is that Tims cybertruck? i wonder if it was a gift

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Tesla was UNNATURAL

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Never known it is as big as Statues of Libertas

@trespire 2 ай бұрын

Oil factories can fly.

@TiberiusMaximus 2 ай бұрын

omg you got sunburnt

@joeybulford5266 2 ай бұрын

What exactly is the role of the Falcon Heavy in the Artemis mission? The SLS takes the astronauts to orbit, it rendezvous with the Falcon Heavy, and then the Falcon takes the astronauts to the moon? Do I have that right?

@0topon 2 ай бұрын

@joeybulford5266 2 ай бұрын

@@0topon Then what does the Falcon Heavy do? I know the rocket itself doubles as the lander. Even tho there’s no schematics for the lift yet and the inside hasn’t even begun tests to house astronauts. At what point does it get refueled. The plan IS to refuel it right? Have they even started sending the refueling tanks up yet?

@0topon 2 ай бұрын

@@joeybulford5266 Ah i see your mistake: The spacecraft is named Spaceship, the Falcon Heavy is a different rocket.

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Material and builds aquatic 100knots underwater

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

That Disgrace of Engineering is a p.o.s. 15km@770mph 😂

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Seas Sicks 😂 ScrewS Props P.S. Powhatan States

@russmartin4189 2 ай бұрын

Getting it up is one thing. The bigger problem will be coming down.

@gilbertogonzalez9494 2 ай бұрын

It needs to be a different shape.and need better control to enter the atmosphere in the right orientation.

@classic_sci_fi 2 ай бұрын

Why doesn't that guy in your videos wear 'Ellie in Space' T-Shirts?

@jackeppington6488 2 ай бұрын

I think Tim was planning to wear one until he saw Joe T wearing his shirt, and then he probably gave an Everyday Astronaut shirt to Ellie, so she and Joe could be twins. 🤣 j/k

@riverakers 2 ай бұрын

2 wheel drive vehicles on a beach like this? No wonder it was stuck.They are more concerned about being cool,than what is about to happen.Clueless.

@jonwhitenton2872 2 ай бұрын

There are more two wheel drive on that beach than four wheel. Sand was very fluffy against the dunes.

@tmuny1380 2 ай бұрын

Due to this overwhelming success we really need to start putting crews on board ! What's the worst thing that can happen ?! R.U.R.T.C.B.M ? RAPID UNSCHEDULED RETURN TO CARBON-BASED MATTER ! LOL !!!!!

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Godd to Dodds

@Rick-zp5sr 2 ай бұрын

The rocket is the star, not you bouncing up and down. At least the ground was shaking, unlike anything else (while jumping)

@warrenwhite9085 2 ай бұрын

Probably should have Rocket full frame, Ellie inset.

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Government after 5 years can no longer afford. WAR

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

If that insufficient Then SuccessionS

@johnstewart579 2 ай бұрын

Gotta like the "Ellie Bounce" !

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Call SpaceX. CSX

@zarl5238 2 ай бұрын

Thank u for another great video-but I have just one observation-I don't know why u gals with long hair can stand to continuously try to get hair out of your face when there are strong winds-why don't u gals just put your hair in a ponytail? -u too Jessica Kirsh :)

@ellieinspace 2 ай бұрын

I think I look like a little boi on cam with a ponytail LOL

@zarl5238 2 ай бұрын

@@ellieinspace u look good in any hairstyle

@HarryNicNicholas 2 ай бұрын

just another silly stat, dragon, and most spacecraft, can just about squeeze three or four people on board, i think virgin galactic can hold four to six. you can squeeze 200 people on starship. as far as the craft blowing up goes, it is amazing that pretty much everything humans do has some unexpected side effect, i don't think anyone predicted there would still be atmosphere inside the ship and that would effect the door opening / closing. but i don't think starship has had any failures, musk has learned from every flight and updated accordingly - they haven't had the same fail twice.

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Oshkosh Demand Detroit Demand Nascar run right in 2025

@kensmith8832 2 ай бұрын

Getting a job with SpaceX isn't something I would want to do. I am a crusty, old, boss man. For so many, the thought of working on a project like this would be a dream, but some of us, this would be a royal pain. Though my education is in engineering, my side jobs are in the music industry. I would rather work in the music industry than fight with a bunch of selfish, near-sighted, under-educated, engineers. If you have never dealt with an engineer, think of telling one that gravity isn't a constant, then watch him tell you, he doesn't think so. He will dismiss any data that comes to support your claim. Just because he doesn't think so, doesn't make it a fact. Working those idiots is like trying to push a rope and heard chickens!

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Oshkosh D A Knowing Passes. God Pacification Alliances 3.3 gpa Racing. Oshkosh sponsorship of IMSA CADILLAC. What is cost for Oshkosh to strip a MRap and dump truck the desert racing

@stupidas9466 2 ай бұрын

Success! Loved watching it take off, separate, enter space while the booster landed on the ground and get recovered, have the engines refire again flawlessly and have the ship reached orbital velocity and fly straight and true into space, then reenter the earth's atmosphere pointing those heat tiles directly at the onrushing atmosphere, and see it touch ever so softly on the surface of the ocean and also get recovered, mostly unharmed. It was beautiful to watch that all come to fruition successfully!

@spinnymathingy3149 2 ай бұрын

Success 😂, the thing didn’t even complete a single orbit or complete its mission?

@donovanSMMsvlog1583 2 ай бұрын

This as nothing to do with your content which we love but TIM AS A BOMP UNDER HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND HE SHOULD GET IT CHECK OUT BY A DOCTOR 🧑‍⚕️.

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Immigration Conglomerate Corperations. Buy border land run security. ULA NASA Pratt Tesla SpaceX CLASS2 R&R. For 7

@derekbentley334 2 ай бұрын

Fear no i build 10x faster rocket without a °

@jimbrowder2100 2 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for the reporting! Hard to use the word success, though: - Booster crash landed in the Gulf - Apparent continuous oxidizer leak during Starship flight - Apparent uncontrolled re-entry - Control fins exhibited minimal authority during re-entry - Apparent loss of substantial amount of debris/tiles during re-entry - Not sure there was a re-light attempted Progress for sure (it didn't blow-up and the pad wasn't destroyed), but not much of a success.

@Niosus 2 ай бұрын

This is a test flight of a highly experimental vehicle that's trying to do a lot of new things. The goal of these flights is to find out the flaws in the current design. That's how hardware -rich development works. Did everything go as hoped? Certainly not. But at the same time: it did get to orbit. They keep making progress, and the vehicle keeps failing in new ways. If you have followed the road to Falcon 9 reusability, you'll remember that it took them many attempts to get the recovery part figured out. But once they did figure it out, the success rate grew quickly. They're on the right track. They have something to celebrate after this launch.

@MichaelWinter-ss6lx 2 ай бұрын

This was not intended as orbital flight. It was intended to reach orbital speed, to try a realistic reentry into the atmosphere. And that is exactly what happened. But these plasma pictures weren't that new. Look at the X-15 movie. 🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

@richardwolf6269 2 ай бұрын

@@Niosusit seems like SpaceX is pretty good at learning from their mistakes, since they have so many failures! They are nowhere near manned flight and this whole refueling in space is a joke. Ya but let’s just throw billions more down the pooper! 🙄

@robertarnold9815 2 ай бұрын

Success? Well yes it met more of the planned targets and milestones than past flights, so I guess it’s an advancement but even ignoring all the failed reusability and internal to SpaceX (the “Pez dispenser” doors DID NOT CLOSE properly) targets, it didn't meet two of the most critical; re-ignition of SS motors (cancelled during flight for unknown reasons) and controlled re-entry. Geez, if the SLS test flight had failed like that it would already be cancelled.

@michaeldeierhoi4096 2 ай бұрын

It's like you didn't even watch the video especially the part when Tim Dodd was talking about how the SLS and starship have different goals and developed in different ways. The SLS did not go through the iterative style that Space X uses to design and build and test starship. The SLS is the finished rocket design and NASA is learning how to refine its use to avoid anomalies in flight. The starship is a test vehicle which costs a fraction of what the SLS costs. Space X expects to lose some of these test vehicles in the process of these launches. If you don't understand that you will keep coming to the wrong conclusion about how they differ.