SpaceX's 80 Year Old Factory

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SpaceX's 80 Year Old Factory

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SpaceX has revolutionized the space industry over the last 20 years, and with Starship development ramping up, things are about to get even more incredible. But many people don’t know about SpaceX's testing facility in McGregor and how it played a key role in getting the company to where it is now. This video answers the question "What is the McGregor Testing Facility?" and looks at the history of this site and how SpaceX is continuing to expand it.
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00:00 SpaceX's 80 Year Old Factory
00:49 The Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant
04:00 What Happened to Beal Aerospace?
04:40 SpaceX Expansion at McGregor Testing Facility
05:15 What Happened to the Grasshopper Rocket?
06:23 What Happens at the McGregor Test Facility?
07:35 McGregor Engine Testing (SpaceX)
10:35 Raptor Testing in McGregor Texas
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@Scaliad 2 жыл бұрын

Some history and detail that I didn't know; really an excellent video!

@farmerpete6274 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@brettcoster4781 2 жыл бұрын

A *very* informative video. Many thanks.

@GeorgeHawirkoStyroHome 2 жыл бұрын

Elon wants to be a BIGGER Fraus than Einstien...

@cory6294 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Extra credit for including the history about F1's combustion instability & testing around that. People absolutely lose their minds when SpaceX intentionally blows up an engine, even a lot of spaceflight fans. People need to learn you can't innovate if you don't test the limits.

@rubikmonat6589 2 жыл бұрын

Suggesting possible 30% returns is a big alarm bell. Smells like dirty money from that sponsor.

@TheEDFLegacy Жыл бұрын

💯 _Especially_ after what ended up happening around the world. A good investment firm would have seen that coming a mile away.

@never4ever386 Жыл бұрын

It says possible . That’s not a promise.

@palyze 2 жыл бұрын

Love the detail to the history at mcgregor and rocket history! not another clickbait video farming money. Thanks Primal Space!

@cayenne7792 2 жыл бұрын

It IS clickbait! SpaceX's Engine Explosion Factory, not one single explosion...

@palyze 2 жыл бұрын

@@cayenne7792 If you've followed mcgregor testing at all, you would know how many engines spacex has blown up in the past few weeks even! its in the double digits.

@plaeselikeandsubscribe 15 күн бұрын

@@cayenne7792 what about the one that blew up at 6:10 I the video

@sundaynobody 2 жыл бұрын

You've got such a great narrating voice! Thanks for producing this high quality content! It blows my mind the stuff people like you are able to make on youtube for free. Its on the same level as discovery channel shows in the mid 2000's with massive budgets. I hope you keep making great videos like this for everyone to enjoy! Thanks for sharing!

@plaeselikeandsubscribe 15 күн бұрын

@garypeak607 2 жыл бұрын

Explosion Factory - I like that. Great history and information, Primal Space. Thank you!

@Nolantrees 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely honored to be a part of the team that made those livestream cameras come to fruition. McGregor deserves so much love.

@capt2278 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO!!! Love the historical aspect given. I for one did not realize SpaceX started in the 2010s.

@originalmin 2 жыл бұрын

SpaceX was founded in 2002.

@GeorgeHawirkoStyroHome 2 жыл бұрын

Space X was an idea to defraud you ad NASA...

@thebeautyofuniverse5250 2 жыл бұрын

5:54 “after scaring away a few cow’s” IMAO

@joeyc8546 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know the backstory of the site so well presented and seeing how far it has come esp with SpaceX. Got to admire Elon and his teams for what they have achieved and the excitement of Starship.

@GeorgeHawirkoStyroHome 2 жыл бұрын

I saw SpaceX Rockets in the 1950s then NASA lost all the technology, Dumb and Dumber

@Repz98 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeHawirkoStyroHome You mean when Elon Musk sent aliens to the north pole?

@SpaceflightRocketShorts 2 жыл бұрын

danggg I didn’t know there have been uses before SpaceX, nice video!

@russrobinson2979 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely enjoyed this video. I follow multiple platforms that cover the progress of spacex and I was sceptical before I started watching this. But it was so informative and well layed out that its left me blown away. Amazing. Thankyou

@dr4d1s 2 жыл бұрын

Great video on the history of the McGregor test site. It was a good little history lesson. That being said, the "fine art market" is nothing more than a way for rich people to launder and or hide money. Great works of art should be praised for the artistry and not how much they are worth. Masterworks is nothing but a scam. Do better and get more reputable sponsors.

@waynzignordics 2 жыл бұрын

How dare you! Hunter Biden's artwork belongs in the pantheon of the world's greatest artists.

@dr4d1s Жыл бұрын

@@waynzignordics and you need a lobotomy.

@michaelogden5958 Жыл бұрын

I live 20 miles west of the McGregor facility. My house practically rattles when they test motors at SpaceX. Not complaining. I think it's pretty amazing. 🙂

@InfinixNOTE12Pro5G Жыл бұрын

Watching on my infinix HOT 20S 8GB 128GB 120Hz Screen Refresh Rate 1080p

@efriendabhishek 2 жыл бұрын

Nice content... No content repeated just to increase length of documentary video

@x86ed 8 ай бұрын

I work here as a chef and didn’t know about the history prior to spaceX. Super badass since photos and videos aren’t allowed on site

@chrismoule7242 2 жыл бұрын

6:16 - I was confused for a moment there, but of course you are are right - 9 on the first stage and 1 on the upper.

@jera6670 2 жыл бұрын

i really like your spacex vids it's different from the other spacex content creators.

@spacebeetle 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thank you! 😊

@deanlawson6880 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a great video about this vital facility making the awesome Raptor-2 rocket engines!!

@brucebennett4274 2 жыл бұрын

Great history & detail!!

@keithmcknight7646 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE your videos!!!!! 👍🏽

@r0cketplumber Жыл бұрын

Before they took over MacGregor, SpaceX tested the gas generator for Merlin in Mojave on our mobile test stand at XCOR Aerospace. One GG test exactly twenty years ago today- on Nov 11 2002- made a huge cloud of black smoke while the local jet pilots were doing a missing man formation for a veteran's day ceremony at the Mojave cemetery. This caused considerable distress and confusion as some people thought one of the planes had crashed. Yes, it made THAT much black smoke. Cal EPA also got involved when the plume was blown across their air monitoring equipment and we had to provide more documentation, but fortunately no fines were imposed.

@sundayridetexas416 2 жыл бұрын

That is a very southern McGregor. Need to go further North West. McGregor is part of "Central Texas"

@Rmm1722 2 жыл бұрын

awesome

@semi_collin 2 жыл бұрын

This was a super cool video. Thank you for making this!

@savagesarethebest7251 Жыл бұрын

Nice to finally know what McGregor is, a name that I've heard so many times :)

@pinoyguitartv 2 жыл бұрын

Great job guys, 👍👍👍💯

@franzesc 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, lovely video

@kirmie44 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@c.raysporleder648 2 жыл бұрын

Will spread the word on your site. Thank you.

@texaswest7981 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely LOVE SPACE X❤

@RoadkillbunnyUK Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video!

@IRSforRacing 2 жыл бұрын

so good! liked n subscribed

@CandieyestudioCoUkPhotographer 2 жыл бұрын

Got to be said, I'm pretty clue on Boca and KSC. Didn't realise there was so much going on at McGregor! Thanks for the Info... Good Video!.

@workerdroid290 Жыл бұрын

Good video. Thank you

@sa5cha63 2 жыл бұрын

Wow very beautiful, interesting and informative clip of a impressive and important detail of SpaceX I didn’t knew.

@hostarepairman 2 жыл бұрын

VERY revealing and interesting. Worth the time.

@SkateboardRanch Жыл бұрын

Awesome content! I’ll be back for more that’s for sure!

@budbin 2 жыл бұрын

Really disappointed with the choice of sponsor here, those things are scammy as hell. Great video otherwise

@tushitchatterjee8383 2 жыл бұрын

Earlier, the site was used as a testing facility for war... now it is used as a symbol of peace and tranquility

@erideimos1207 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, thank you! I love that you put so much time and research into your vids.

@burned_esc 2 жыл бұрын

they could start selling those to drive private space vehicles development, would be cool to see what different designs other people would come up with having this power plant, space planes, rockets, liftbody, maybe something else, maybe something new.

@terrysullivan1992 2 жыл бұрын

SpaceX can not make enough of these engines for their own needs and won't for many years if ever. They are not going to sell them to anyone else.

@mooiboyace 2 жыл бұрын

Please never do ads in the middle of the video anymore.. totally broke my concentration and interest

@user-yh8xn8vp6d Жыл бұрын

wowwwww a pretty nice video, thank you!

@primalspace Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

@williamarmstrong7199 2 жыл бұрын

Advertising a finamcial product needs a lot more warnings about ponsy schemes and risk of finamcial losses. Otherwise do not do them.

@suryakamalnd9888 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@Alucard-gt1zf 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing what raptor 2 can do while also being significantly less complicated than raptor 1

@billweberx 2 жыл бұрын

The Falcon 9 has 9 engines, not 10.

@peterfireflylund 2 жыл бұрын

It has 9+1.

@cory6294 2 жыл бұрын

9 on first stage, 1 on upper stage.

@billweberx 2 жыл бұрын

@@cory6294 Oh. Yeah. Forgot about the upper stage. Seems they should have called it Falcon 10. Thanks.

@billweberx 2 жыл бұрын

@@peterfireflylund Got it. Forgot about the upper stage.

@garreth629 2 жыл бұрын

I almost made the same mistake but after giving it some thought I realized I was wrong. You forgot the one in the chamber. 😆

@morganp7238 2 жыл бұрын

Good content. You guys have just earned a tentative "subscribe".

@TheBcoolGuy Жыл бұрын

This is incredible. Can you believe that Elon Musk, with the help of his employees, are doing this? He's a silly internet meme man on his off-time and he does THIS the rest of the time. It doesn't matter what you think of the man's character. I'm no fanboy. It's just indisputable fact that this is incredible! It's a marvellous display of the free market (and pragmatic utilisation of government subsidies - if it's given, it is taken) at work.

@lilvegee 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video

@ArmanM106 Жыл бұрын

What’s the soundtrack of the second half of the video? Some post-rock music

@lezoer 2 жыл бұрын

BRAVO BON TRAVAIL !!! 😉

@Sir_Uncle_Ned 2 жыл бұрын

SpaceX is certainly doing a lot of testing, always finding new and bizarre ways for things to fail so they can be fixed.

@icysteve46 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. 😊

@artint.1519 2 жыл бұрын

That was awesome

@rodanderson8490 2 жыл бұрын

During the time that the Saturn V rocket was being tested at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, dishes would dance on kitchen shelves and building windows would vibrate but I cannot remember anyone in Huntsville complaining. We understood we were an important part of the NASA program to land astronauts on the Moon - and was proud of the fact. It was a very exciting time. The unanswered question is why was the perfected Saturn F-1 engine discontinued and all the plans destroyed? My guess is that it was purely a political move to ensure more jobs and votes from the Space Shuttle program. The Saturn V and its F-1 engines proved to be too perfect in every way. They gave us the ability to build a Moon colony and go to Mars. Our politicians did NOT want us to do that - regardless of what the public wanted. Congress does NOT care about the space program. It cares ONLY about financial wealth and power for its members. Piss on all of them.

@Matt0sh 2 жыл бұрын

underrated

@Travlinmo Жыл бұрын

Good video. I intend to drop by McGregor sometime. I assume the town is used to tourists now.

@CSIStarbase Жыл бұрын

Haven't read through the comments. But in case no one pointed it out, there are only 9 engines on F9. Not 10. Other than that, this was an awesome video!

@spacecatfromjupiter Жыл бұрын

there are 9 engines on the first stage, and 1 on the second stage so 10 in total.

@IIIRotor 2 жыл бұрын

gotta giggle at "....one of the only ones..."

@budgiefriend 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one.

@samchan2434 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't wait for the Mars mission.

@craigykart 2 жыл бұрын

Beal Aeroscpace? C'mon guys. 4m10s into the video there's a typo.

@TechPlasma 2 жыл бұрын

Oh hey, it's Hercules Inc. again. From Grey's video.

@dalipindersingh1583 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@MikesTropicalTech 2 жыл бұрын

I visited there in mid-2021 and flew my drone outside their property boundary. Sadly, I didn't see a live test.

@luizvictoriobaptistaneto1561 2 жыл бұрын

Awsome!

@Yutaro-Yoshii Жыл бұрын

If they started developing rotating detonation engine, now that would be a fitting job for mcgregor.

@explorer6806 Жыл бұрын

firing is common in every factory that was build in that place

@jaytaffer9641 2 жыл бұрын

9:05 and tell me that doesn't look like the doozers from Fragle Rock!

@BadEnergyJohn 2 жыл бұрын

This is the shit! Subscription earned!

@jmd1743 2 жыл бұрын

Did any of the Beal Aerospace Staff end up working for SpaceX?

@-LightningRod- 2 жыл бұрын

Space is cool

@snowdog03 2 жыл бұрын

What's a Killogram?.

@planetsec9 2 жыл бұрын

Okay but how the hell are they gonna balance production and testing and make sure tests wont cause issues with the production factory

@archer1133 2 жыл бұрын

Like wdym

@planetsec9 2 жыл бұрын

@@archer1133 Vibrations fucking up machinery or machines having to start-stop production of Raptors during testing, stuff like that

@archer1133 2 жыл бұрын

@@planetsec9 No clue. I would assume it wouldn’t with such a frequent volume of engine tests

@coolruehle Жыл бұрын

I flew high power rockets in the late 1990's

@stephaniecampos4103 Жыл бұрын

I realize that I gave a local news station permission to use my home videos, but you could have cut out my name.

@waynobots 2 жыл бұрын

Surprised they haven't developed aerospike engines.

@SO_DIGITAL 6 ай бұрын

5:55 I don't suppose they produce a lot of milk in that area.

@Sugar3Glider 7 ай бұрын

Tell me more about the space minus X

@fazlullah9592 Ай бұрын

I’m already watching your video,let’s see how is your video.

@Toxtoxer 2 жыл бұрын

"Where Raptors explode" would be a very threatening sentence if taken out of context.

@ReachOutToWilliam 2 жыл бұрын

Please provide a citation for your claim that it is common to test rocket engines to failure as part of the development process.

@christopherbeddoe406 2 жыл бұрын

Calling McGregor a "quiet" Texas town is rather hilarious. 😉

@EvelynElaineSmith Жыл бұрын

Wacoans can here Space-Ex testing the rocket engines from 20 miles away!

@konbiex4684 2 жыл бұрын

METRIC !!!!

@MrSpacePhoneRepair14 2 жыл бұрын

👋👋👋 Hi

@palladen1933 Жыл бұрын

To many ads

@janamshah414 2 жыл бұрын

Earlyyyyyyy

@scottwilliamtoombs 2 жыл бұрын

So, yea. if just the engine comes down safely: the frame can be abandoned; when clear of worm hole. Steel to aluminum would make sense in that case. - Station can use that clean material as useful scrap, in their void, no? Hard to guess if clear plastic rope: is going to pick up the twin's; lasers variations; roughly specing out the worm holes. {{{3 est}}}. { (fin the inside straight) } - reduce the spin.

@olivervarah696 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. I absolutely love your channel, and have to point out that your sponsor, Masterworks, is a scam platform. Listening to you dictate their ad-read had me cringing so hard I nearly turned off the video. There has to be more reputable sponsors interested in you I would hope

@geraldtrudeau3223 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like the billionaire class is serious about flying to Mars to get away from the mess that they made here.

@minecrafthahahahaha2577 7 ай бұрын

nasa

@TheEDFLegacy Жыл бұрын

Is a shame that Elon Musk is as much a liability to SpaceX as he is a visionary and creative mind behind the company that made this all possible. Here's to hoping he cleans up his act and focuses on his lovechild that is SpaceX.