I really like the fact that, unlike a lot of other channels covering SpaceX developments, you don't get all hyperbolic with your titles or thumbnails. It makes me much more likely to click on your videos when they aren't all named "NASA SHOCKED AT THIS NEW SPACEX DEVELOPMENT!!!1!!1one!1!"
@@PIR2023 And they are usually read out by annoying AI's and use footage from months ago, pretending it's new. Very annoying and misleading to new space enthusiasts.
I would understand if they just weren’t launching anything, but if they launch the lander and just don’t put the *fully-developed* rover on it that’s just plain idiotic.
Right ??? Considering they have already spent in excess of 500 million dollars... An amount that would easily feed, house, and care for over 20,833 homeless individuals for over a year.....Someone needs to lose their job !!!!
@@Larry-y1k i agree. i'm all for spaxe exploration but it's events like this that really make you go "eeshhh that could have helped so many struggling people"
So they can afford to launch a dummy load but not the intended load? Absolutely idiotic. Sell it all to spacex, they will figure out how to use it in a year or less.
I would propose that the reason the Header tank has had extra tanks added to it rather than being stretched is for the vehicle's centre of gravity. If you stretched the tanks, the extra propellant mass would sit higher in the vehicle, moving the CG upwards. By adding extra welded on tanks to the sides you can keep that extra volume lower in the vehicle and keep the CG movement as minimal as possible. I imagine its far easier right now to add a few extra weld on tanks than to increase the header tank diameter which would be a long term solution.
Hi Marcus! Great job as usual! FYI the APU on Ariane 6 is not an Auxiliary Power Unit its an Auxiliary Propulsion Unit. I can't remember exactly what it was supposed to do as I thought its reason for existence was a bit of a compromise. No part is the best part, as they say!
@@musicduck4538 It managed a second restart, but shortly after an anomaly triggered a shutdown. Technically it worked for a brief moment. The point of the APU is to allow a lot of flexibilty allowing the insertion of several payloads in different orbits. This alone has the potential of improving the economics a lot.
Just think, with Starlink connectivity we will be able to watch the re-entry and disintegration of the Space Station like we did with the earlier Starship tests!!
If the ISS goes down over the ocean near any of those uncontacted tribes, they are probably going to think the world is ending or that their God is incredibly pissed. 😂
Hopefully, more reasonable people manage to convice everyone that the ISS should be resued by bosting it's orbit, then a series of fully functional Starship Superheavies can bring back each diamantled segment in 5 to 10 years. The ISS has so much more historical significance than other stations, that it would be a crime against humanity to just de-orbit it WITHOUT at least trying to save it first.
I remember Skylab coming down. I wonder if the deorbit has the same planned trajectory. Skylab was the Indian Ocean. I would assume you'd aim for the graveyard in the south pacific these days.
Not real sure how far away it is at this point. Thinking they may wait until all the main tower sections are stacked to the point they need to extend the crane.
Those static fire videos show the amazingly powerful shock waves that reflect off the steel plate of the deluge system. That needs to be reduced to avoid potentially damaging Starship and Booster or launch facilities on take off and it will be when launch pad 2 has a proper flame trench that will deflect and dampen the raptor exhaust. Rapid reusability will be greatly enhanced too , instead of taking weeks to recondition and repair the OLM etc.
I took the first SF video and I will notate a couple of things. The sound was very muted for that distance. As in the sound was being redirected as in a cheerleaders megaphone. Those shock diamonds are really just sound waves that are so massive they start piling up and in Bocas unique environment and becoming visible.All that gets blasted straight over the Rio Grande and straight at whatever cartel hombres might be posted up over there. I imagine all that has factored into the engineering that went into that. And yes the cadence is/will increase dramatically. They no longer have Over pressurization warnings nor road closure.
I didn't see any heat shields falling of from that Starship static fire. Can anyone confirm this was indeed not the case? Would be a huge improvement over what we saw in the past.
No, I was looking too. I didn't see anything. We were at a fair distance and there is black underlay shielding underneath the tiles in many places, so might be hard to spot.
The full heat shield layout was visible and I have looked at it again blown up and I didn't see anything break loose. Big win I think. I could be wrong and often am
What are you talking about? Our god Elon would never make such mistake, all his projects have been such resounding success, that's why he is the richest man in the world.
@@teresashinkansen9402 your source? Because I’ve tried to look that up and found NO reference to that. And considering that his company was designing the competitor, it seems to make no sense
@@Chace957 He is currently the person with the most knowledge about manufacturing on earth and has literally a company that makes rocket ships, Boeing makes planes. The only person that rivals Elon musk in knowledge and capabilities is Josef Prusa.
Just a slight correction, the vehicle to deorbit the ISS doesn't "push the station down", it basically puts the brakes on, slows the ISS so it can no longer stay in orbit. As you're aware, it's velocity that keeps the station in orbit. If you want it to deorbit, you just slow it down.
@@XJapa1n09 no, he's saying it's incorrect to say "push the station down". they'll literally be pushing the station backward, or retrograde, in order to slow it down and reduce it perigee enough that the atmospheric drag will do the rest.
@@XJapa1n09-- It's not pushing down though, and the direction isn't basic. Anti-radial thrust can only deorbit something if it has lots of thrust. If it doesn't hit the atmosphere in under a quarter orbit or so it will just burn a circle around the planet and shuffle the orbit around. Retrograde thrust (pushing it backwards) is needed to deorbit.
A few days ago I watched a video of someone high up at Ariane laughing and saying that reusable SpaceX rockets were just a dream. He also said, "They're not supermen. Whatever they can do, we can do".
If it ever becomes routine for SpaceX to catch the Superheavy out of the air, I will have to start making more trips down to Boka Chica. Regardless, once they're flying more and have a pretty reliable schedule, it will most definitely be a yearly vacation, if not more. Seeing the first flight was just soooo epic!
Landing towers was a wild fantasy until spacex came along, i imagine a tower catching another tower will be quite the spectacle. Certainly something out of a sci-fi or fantasy novel, brought to us by the power and imagination of human beings. God bless you all.
It’ll be interesting to see how Spacex turn what is basically a sealed rocket into something that opens up to deploy large payloads. Moving the forward flaps further to the leeward side restricts the length of a single canopy with hinges at the back end but moving them forward gives back some room. If they use a two door option, the same as the space shuttle had, then a two door bay also benefits from moving the flaps forward. I think they will more likely use a two door solution for ease of use. I can’t wait to see how Spacex solves all the problems around structural strength, maximising access and payload bay volume, considering all of the internal systems that have to be housed somewhere. I’ve been amazed at Spacex’ engineering solutions and their engineers seemingly limitless imaginations when confronted with almost unsolvable problems, so I’ve no doubt they’ll have thought all this through long ago. I have nothing but respect and envy for them all. Thanks Marcus for another tremendous, wide ranging video.👍👍👍
Your truly appreciated Marcus Absolutely love your updates , I’m no rocket scientist , but feel like one after your presentation acoverage , commitment loyalty is undeniably evident Much respect
I always love watching the updates of SpaceX and general Space updates. Markus House is able to bring this information professionally and efficiently. The release times for his videos are always worth the wait.
No, they are mostly hands on people!! Somtimes a bit naive though! Nevertheless congratulations to the technical, economical progress so far. And think about it: when their concept is up and running they still can go to carbon-fiber reinforced structures, lightweight and even stronger, allowing higher internal fuel pressure and ISP!! They have quite some room to improve, down the assembly line! Once they are out in the solar System, there is no worrying about a CO2-greenhousse effect and the limitations that would come with it. Magnitudes more energy, computing and communications power. Just goto John L. Gustafson's Posits numbers system to do the numerical calculations, it is so superior; if only some company would implement it in Hardware chips!
Thanks for all the awesome info, Its great to see how far SpaceX has come when testing , and launches. From the concrete exploding ones to the water deluge system, all this done in a very short amount of time simply incredible
Judging by that heatwave the tank farm was getting hot as hell. Thanks a ton for a great show Marcus. Great images and show Bud. Again check out that heatwave. It most definitely over the tanks.
I just thought I let you know that your show is the best for info and I tend to watch all your shows skipping nothing! That you first a very informative video…your pretty darn good my friend.
Hi Marcus! Live your channel, the content is timely , informative and entertaining. Thanks for the midweek video, it was a welcome interlude! I sincerely hope you'll continue posting midweek. 😊
I, too, am curious and, as many jokes as I have told and enjoyed at the expense of BO and Jeff Bezos, SpaceX *_needs_* a competitor. Blue Origin looks to be the best candidate *_IF_* BO can get New Glenn launched soon. No one else, neither private company nor national space agency, seems close to ever being that competitor. _Go,_ *_Blue Origin!!!_*
The NOAA JPSS3 is another example of the migration of functionality from individual extremely expensive and massive geosynchronous satellites to constellations of mass produced LEO satellites. The ULA Vulcan-Centaur, Blue Origin New Glenn, the ISRO geosynchronous booster, and Ariane6 are all optimized to exploit what their manufacturers view as a weakness of Falcon 9, that a Falcon Heavy is required for deliveries to Geosynchronous orbit. But what if there is no application for GSO which cannot be performed better in LEO?
The “House” Rules when it comes to great weekly space updates! Thank you and your team for providing us with consistently great updates with amazing video images.
Awesome update Marcus House team. Lots to cover, hoping to follow more closely and track the latest on Starship 5. Could there be an alternate senario that would dissassemble the ISS, module by module, to recover and recycle its resources? Can your team do a deep dive into this by taking a look at what could be recyceled? Maybe interview some people at NASA, CSA, EASA, ASA, JAXA, CNSA etc. to pull in some practical ideas for what a dedicated station to recycle space satelites, space stations, spacecrafts might need, how it could be designed, how space debri could be collected, stored for processing. And then processed for reuse. Given the material resources.. what could they be recycled into. This could be a proof of concept for recycling woman/man made materials that leads to a dedicated station. This could lead to, support.. iterations on processes to work with raw materials collected from satellites in space. Maybe this could lead to something like the Dragon Orbital Step/Tug vehicle for moving space stuff around? IMHO it seems like we humans could use the ISS for exploring and iterating on the design of a recycling and maunfacturing plant in space, yes? Thanks, Mark
Went to the first flight last year. Gonna fly from the UK back to the states again to see flight 5. Hopefully I’ll get a phd position in the states next year so I’m closer to all this
Thankyou Marcus for being such a sane and reliable voice in regards to space. Wonderfully well researched and always interesting. The progress with the new launch tower at Starbase is amazing, and it is clear to see how much has been learnt from operating the first tower. I wonder what the new flame trench will be like? Can't wait!
The Flame trench at Massy's is kicking butt. And this flame trench benefits from the data obtained during the Ship 26 SF so It will be blasting into the back flats. Good times
Not that your passion was ever an issue, but you sound a loot more relaxed, clear minded and more emphasised/contrasted. Feel free to take a step back sometimes like this for yourself, if anything, it only helps quality and we need you strong and healthy! Thx ;)
Very much did need that break away. Longest break since 2019 at 13 nights. Always nice to get back though. Did pick up a bit of a cough at some point so trying to get over that.
Remember that the original plans were to use a thicker steel for development then switch to thinner steel (and those payload numbers of 100 tons were either the thinner sterl ehichbeould be a lighter rocket) But it's not talked about anymore and it's looking like they are going to have to stay with the thicker steel going forwards
As of IFT4, Starship can't get to a stable orbit with zero payload, so its actual payload is negative. On top of that they are planning to make the thermal protection system heavier.
The extra oxygen tanks connected to the main tank in that section you pointed out. 🤔 They could be designed in a way to siphon during the flip maneuver ensuring propellant is available for the restart of the engines during reentry.. ever seen a glass of water be siphoned out with a straw to a lower point than than the reservoir? Might explain why they don’t need valves too.. 🤔
Just a thought. We just recently added new high efficiency solar panels to the ISS. Is there any way those could be cut loose and saved for future stations?
Always on an expectant high before Marcus' team delivers its weekly treat, then a kindasorta withdrawal for another week to go by. Marcus, you and your team rock my world!
Dragon will continue to fly long after the ISS to commercial destinations. It's by far the cheapest, more capable and most reliable spacecraft available.
Im curious as to why they are putting the pez dispenser door on the heat shield side and not the back side as re-entry will probably be trouble on the dispenser door IMO.
What I am really happy to see, is that look of industrial professionalism in the Starship and booster construction... They've come a long ways from clueless Rocket Enginerds, to having the blue collar guys influence them into standard industrial practices instead of cobbled up Krapp. That look means something. Means Bezos is falling behind farther and farther, as the SpaceX guys are making things happen, and increasing the pace of production, and undoubtably the quality of production. They really are building Ships that will eventually be carrying extreme loads out of Earth's gravity well. And that eventually looks to be coming sooner rather than later. Biggest problems now are re-entry issues. I have my doubts about tiles, flaps, and grid fins, being on the right side of history, but would be happily wrong if they all ended up working fine.
@marcushouse, Do you think the engine swap could be for testing a updated or modified newer engine during the next flight, gather data. Having 33 engines must allow for many different experiments of this nature.
0:29, I've been watching every single video you put out for like 4 years now or something like that and coincidentally have been out of town and not keeping up with your videos or other Starbase updates for the past 3 weeks lol.
So, I’m guessing they will finish the 2nd tower before the next launch and use it for the catch attempt. It’s a bit further away from the tank farm if they RUD the catch attempt. The tower doesn’t need everything a launch tower does, just the catch arms & winch.
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Where are the astronauts that were trapped in ISS
For some reason I think they have my name already.
@@ROBOTRIX_eu They had to eat them.
@@Eric_Tennant
Please talk about viper being cancelled in the next video, and please include the link to the letter being sent to congress to cancel the cancellation
I really like the fact that, unlike a lot of other channels covering SpaceX developments, you don't get all hyperbolic with your titles or thumbnails. It makes me much more likely to click on your videos when they aren't all named "NASA SHOCKED AT THIS NEW SPACEX DEVELOPMENT!!!1!!1one!1!"
Yeah, we don't want nonsense, just the facts, that are just as interesting themselves, without any hooplah.
Or like "Elon's GENIUS just changed the world and SHOCKED everyone!!!!". I hate those soooo much
@@PIR2023 And they are usually read out by annoying AI's and use footage from months ago, pretending it's new. Very annoying and misleading to new space enthusiasts.
At the end… I was still disappointed… was still a clickbait…. For once.
HUGE NEWS!!!!!
There are many channels with Spacex content but Mr House is hands down my favourite to watch presented with passion and enthusiasm, keep it up 👏🏼👏🏼
WAI is also pretty good
As long as he doesn't cryo freeze himself and let an AI take the reins. iykyk
@@narrator69 yep...A.I. sucks major balls...
@@Nuke-MarsX and NSF is verymuch updated
@@Nuke-MarsXno
"I just find it ridiculous" - *PREACH* Marcus, preach. That VIPER mission abandoning is criminal.
I would understand if they just weren’t launching anything, but if they launch the lander and just don’t put the *fully-developed* rover on it that’s just plain idiotic.
Right ??? Considering they have already spent in excess of 500 million dollars... An amount that would easily feed, house, and care for over 20,833 homeless individuals for over a year.....Someone needs to lose their job !!!!
@@Larry-y1k i agree. i'm all for spaxe exploration but it's events like this that really make you go "eeshhh that could have helped so many struggling people"
So they can afford to launch a dummy load but not the intended load? Absolutely idiotic. Sell it all to spacex, they will figure out how to use it in a year or less.
Same for the fate of the X-Ray telescope... No current plans to send a replacement.
No mention of the Apollo11 anniversary, hopefully Buzz holds on until the next Moon landing.
If he live to be 104 years old, maybe.
he's probably yelling at it
Is it really that important that Marcus mention it? I watch his videos for what I don't already know.
@@dociekania He's just mad enough to do it lol. Love Buzz.
@@mike_w-tw6jddude left his f*cks to give on the moon
I would propose that the reason the Header tank has had extra tanks added to it rather than being stretched is for the vehicle's centre of gravity.
If you stretched the tanks, the extra propellant mass would sit higher in the vehicle, moving the CG upwards.
By adding extra welded on tanks to the sides you can keep that extra volume lower in the vehicle and keep the CG movement as minimal as possible.
I imagine its far easier right now to add a few extra weld on tanks than to increase the header tank diameter which would be a long term solution.
Hi Marcus! Great job as usual! FYI the APU on Ariane 6 is not an Auxiliary Power Unit its an Auxiliary Propulsion Unit. I can't remember exactly what it was supposed to do as I thought its reason for existence was a bit of a compromise. No part is the best part, as they say!
I believe it was there to help restart the engine. That's why the last ignition failed, because of the APU that broke down/failed.
@@musicduck4538 It managed a second restart, but shortly after an anomaly triggered a shutdown. Technically it worked for a brief moment. The point of the APU is to allow a lot of flexibilty allowing the insertion of several payloads in different orbits. This alone has the potential of improving the economics a lot.
I love opening YT and seeing you uploaded a new video. Keep the amazing content coming. 😊
Thank you! Will do!
Just think, with Starlink connectivity we will be able to watch the re-entry and disintegration of the Space Station like we did with the earlier Starship tests!!
🤞
ISS doesnt have starlink antena though...
The ISS de-orbit mission will hopefully be the best fireworks show we'll ever see.
Cheers for looking up!
If the ISS goes down over the ocean near any of those uncontacted tribes, they are probably going to think the world is ending or that their God is incredibly pissed. 😂
@@CoCo-Janel at least it's not Temu
Hopefully, more reasonable people manage to convice everyone that the ISS should be resued by bosting it's orbit, then a series of fully functional Starship Superheavies can bring back each diamantled segment in 5 to 10 years. The ISS has so much more historical significance than other stations, that it would be a crime against humanity to just de-orbit it WITHOUT at least trying to save it first.
I remember Skylab coming down. I wonder if the deorbit has the same planned trajectory. Skylab was the Indian Ocean. I would assume you'd aim for the graveyard in the south pacific these days.
@@anthonyperks2201 yup, next stop, point Nemo
Just rolled into Texas..... can't wait for this launch!
Not real sure how far away it is at this point. Thinking they may wait until all the main tower sections are stacked to the point they need to extend the crane.
Those static fire videos show the amazingly powerful shock waves that reflect off the steel plate of the deluge system. That needs to be reduced to avoid potentially damaging Starship and Booster or launch facilities on take off and it will be when launch pad 2 has a proper flame trench that will deflect and dampen the raptor exhaust. Rapid reusability will be greatly enhanced too , instead of taking weeks to recondition and repair the OLM etc.
Will be very interesting to see how the new potential flame trench works on Orbital Launch Mount 2. Can't wait.
at least they used stronger hold-down velcro than china
I took the first SF video and I will notate a couple of things. The sound was very muted for that distance. As in the sound was being redirected as in a cheerleaders megaphone. Those shock diamonds are really just sound waves that are so massive they start piling up and in Bocas unique environment and becoming visible.All that gets blasted straight over the Rio Grande and straight at whatever cartel hombres might be posted up over there. I imagine all that has factored into the engineering that went into that.
And yes the cadence is/will increase dramatically. They no longer have Over pressurization warnings nor road closure.
Our God genius Elon designed it that way so the shockwaves help lift the spaceship like gentle waves propelling a boat.
@@mike_w-tw6jd 😂
I really look forward to your video each week Marcus. Thanks for what you and all spacers do.
U guys are almost unbelievable with ur knowledge of Space X and these rockets . Simply awesome.
I didn't see any heat shields falling of from that Starship static fire. Can anyone confirm this was indeed not the case? Would be a huge improvement over what we saw in the past.
No, I was looking too. I didn't see anything. We were at a fair distance and there is black underlay shielding underneath the tiles in many places, so might be hard to spot.
The full heat shield layout was visible and I have looked at it again blown up and I didn't see anything break loose. Big win I think. I could be wrong and often am
Well this is exactly why you use exhaust deflectors and water supression systems, they help with the sound a lot.
The viper and starliner situations REEK of a change is needed before someone dies in space unnecessarily
What are you talking about? Our god Elon would never make such mistake, all his projects have been such resounding success, that's why he is the richest man in the world.
@@teresashinkansen9402they are talking about BOEING’s capsule, not SpaceX. Musk has nothing to do with that
@@Chace957 Elon invented that capsule, Boeing just paid to put their name on it!
@@teresashinkansen9402 your source? Because I’ve tried to look that up and found NO reference to that. And considering that his company was designing the competitor, it seems to make no sense
@@Chace957 He is currently the person with the most knowledge about manufacturing on earth and has literally a company that makes rocket ships, Boeing makes planes. The only person that rivals Elon musk in knowledge and capabilities is Josef Prusa.
These flame trenches keeps the view clear on the ship........it would be interesting to see it on the new launch pad.
You do a fantastic job with keeping us updated on everything space related. Thanks for your great work.
The ship looks like a giant Orca ready to devour its competitors like they were little seals splashing around in the shallows!
Just a slight correction, the vehicle to deorbit the ISS doesn't "push the station down", it basically puts the brakes on, slows the ISS so it can no longer stay in orbit. As you're aware, it's velocity that keeps the station in orbit. If you want it to deorbit, you just slow it down.
Yes, the station still experiences roughly 0.9 G’s
So what you’re saying is they’re going to push it the other way. That’s still pushing. 🤷🏻♂️
@@XJapa1n09 no, he's saying it's incorrect to say "push the station down". they'll literally be pushing the station backward, or retrograde, in order to slow it down and reduce it perigee enough that the atmospheric drag will do the rest.
Right, so pushing it and it goes down. So pushing 🤷🏻♂️ He’s assuming we understand the direction of the push because it’s basic.
@@XJapa1n09-- It's not pushing down though, and the direction isn't basic.
Anti-radial thrust can only deorbit something if it has lots of thrust. If it doesn't hit the atmosphere in under a quarter orbit or so it will just burn a circle around the planet and shuffle the orbit around. Retrograde thrust (pushing it backwards) is needed to deorbit.
A few days ago I watched a video of someone high up at Ariane laughing and saying that reusable SpaceX rockets were just a dream.
He also said, "They're not supermen. Whatever they can do, we can do".
Welcome back!! Hope you had a nice break :)🇳🇿
He did...much needed but know ready to go at it all fresh
Just the complexity of a prefab tower B and everything fitting tight n snug blows my mind ! 💢
If it ever becomes routine for SpaceX to catch the Superheavy out of the air, I will have to start making more trips down to Boka Chica.
Regardless, once they're flying more and have a pretty reliable schedule, it will most definitely be a yearly vacation, if not more. Seeing the first flight was just soooo epic!
Yea, that will be wild.
Not a question of if but when
Landing towers was a wild fantasy until spacex came along, i imagine a tower catching another tower will be quite the spectacle. Certainly something out of a sci-fi or fantasy novel, brought to us by the power and imagination of human beings. God bless you all.
It’ll be interesting to see how Spacex turn what is basically a sealed rocket into something that opens up to deploy large payloads. Moving the forward flaps further to the leeward side restricts the length of a single canopy with hinges at the back end but moving them forward gives back some room. If they use a two door option, the same as the space shuttle had, then a two door bay also benefits from moving the flaps forward. I think they will more likely use a two door solution for ease of use. I can’t wait to see how Spacex solves all the problems around structural strength, maximising access and payload bay volume, considering all of the internal systems that have to be housed somewhere. I’ve been amazed at Spacex’ engineering solutions and their engineers seemingly limitless imaginations when confronted with almost unsolvable problems, so I’ve no doubt they’ll have thought all this through long ago. I have nothing but respect and envy for them all. Thanks Marcus for another tremendous, wide ranging video.👍👍👍
The nosecone portion is too full of 'stuff' to be used that way.
The Starship Users Guide details how they plan to deploy payloads.
Your truly appreciated Marcus
Absolutely love your updates , I’m no rocket scientist , but feel like one after your presentation acoverage , commitment loyalty is undeniably evident
Much respect
I made the suggestion 2 years ago on X about moving the flaps further up so that the hinges would be out of the direct flow of plasma lol 😄
I always love watching the updates of SpaceX and general Space updates. Markus House is able to bring this information professionally and efficiently. The release times for his videos are always worth the wait.
That Boster static fire video seemed so clean and controlled
Didn't seem to be.......it was. They are hitting their stride. Pretty soon it will be routine.
love the space ex ad flyby on the truck crossing the scene @7:44. the framing was perfect.
Marcus House is my fav channel for SpaceX news, and i follow most of them
Spacex’s scientific engineering is borderline inconceivable at this point.
No, they are mostly hands on people!! Somtimes a bit naive though! Nevertheless congratulations to the technical, economical progress so far.
And think about it: when their concept is up and running they still can go to carbon-fiber reinforced structures, lightweight and even stronger, allowing higher internal fuel pressure and ISP!! They have quite some room to improve, down the assembly line!
Once they are out in the solar System, there is no worrying about a CO2-greenhousse effect and the limitations that would come with it.
Magnitudes more energy, computing and communications power. Just goto John L. Gustafson's Posits numbers system to do the numerical calculations, it is so superior; if only some company would implement it in Hardware chips!
Thanks for all the awesome info, Its great to see how far SpaceX has come when testing , and launches. From the concrete exploding ones to the water deluge system, all this done in a very short amount of time simply incredible
Come on ITF5!
It will be epic. Will be seeing that one live(says captian obvious)🧐
I'm ready
Lowered the ears Marcus!? Nice. Looking fresh and delivering quality as again
Can’t wait for the next Starship flight test!
Cheers again Marcus and team...! My bet is a higher volume of landing propellant.
I really like that new static fire platform
Judging by that heatwave the tank farm was getting hot as hell. Thanks a ton for a great show Marcus. Great images and show Bud. Again check out that heatwave. It most definitely over the tanks.
Thanks Marcus for the weekly starship and spacex updates!
It will be interesting to see how the changes affect the reentry.
I just thought I let you know that your show is the best for info and I tend to watch all your shows skipping nothing!
That you first a very informative video…your pretty darn good my friend.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you Marcus House and the Team. Great Video this week ! Go Space X
I like how the reflections of the Starfactory glass betrayed the goings on inside...can run but you cant hide SpaceX😂
A good ray-tracing package should be able to correct those optical aberrations, I should think?
@@rambo1152 had to blow my bubble there huh
Great reporting. I look forward to your new video every Saturday morning. When I was a kid in the 1980s it was cartoons. Now it's Marcus House!
As usual, great episode Marcus & team. Thank you.
At 15:48 the X is gone from the landing site.
It looks like they are testing different paint types for heat resistance, maybe?
Would be neat to see some videos from some of the skilled labor there. Hopefully they are doing a documentary on them
I am
Glad to have you back Marcus! Hope you had a good few weeks off but it is great to have your weekly updates up again!
Hey, thanks!
Hope you had a nice holiday Marcus. Good to have you back I enjoyed your special episodes while you were away.
I did! Thank you! 😍
Hi Marcus! Live your channel, the content is timely , informative and entertaining.
Thanks for the midweek video, it was a welcome interlude!
I sincerely hope you'll continue posting midweek. 😊
7:00 It looks like an Orca breaching
What about the new glenn? im actually curious of how is going.
I, too, am curious and, as many jokes as I have told and enjoyed at the expense of BO and Jeff Bezos, SpaceX *_needs_* a competitor. Blue Origin looks to be the best candidate *_IF_* BO can get New Glenn launched soon. No one else, neither private company nor national space agency, seems close to ever being that competitor.
_Go,_ *_Blue Origin!!!_*
Currently not set to fly until late this year or early next year. Very little info comes out as BO is tight about what gets out.
Another excellent video as usual
Thank you MH + Team for a quality upload
22:03 - that really looks like a hand reaching through the cosmos :)
The NOAA JPSS3 is another example of the migration of functionality from individual extremely expensive and massive geosynchronous satellites to constellations of mass produced LEO satellites. The ULA Vulcan-Centaur, Blue Origin New Glenn, the ISRO geosynchronous booster, and Ariane6 are all optimized to exploit what their manufacturers view as a weakness of Falcon 9, that a Falcon Heavy is required for deliveries to Geosynchronous orbit. But what if there is no application for GSO which cannot be performed better in LEO?
The “House” Rules when it comes to great weekly space updates! Thank you and your team for providing us with consistently great updates with amazing video images.
Hi there. I hope you had a great break. We live in exciting times.
Awesome update Marcus House team. Lots to cover, hoping to follow more closely and track the latest on Starship 5.
Could there be an alternate senario that would dissassemble the ISS, module by module, to recover and recycle its resources? Can your team do a deep dive into this by taking a look at what could be recyceled?
Maybe interview some people at NASA, CSA, EASA, ASA, JAXA, CNSA etc. to pull in some practical ideas for what a dedicated station to recycle space satelites, space stations, spacecrafts might need, how it could be designed, how space debri could be collected, stored for processing. And then processed for reuse. Given the material resources.. what could they be recycled into.
This could be a proof of concept for recycling woman/man made materials that leads to a dedicated station. This could lead to, support.. iterations on processes to work with raw materials collected from satellites in space.
Maybe this could lead to something like the Dragon Orbital Step/Tug vehicle for moving space stuff around?
IMHO it seems like we humans could use the ISS for exploring and iterating on the design of a recycling and maunfacturing plant in space, yes?
Thanks, Mark
Not cost effective, especially with how our government runs space projects.
Went to the first flight last year. Gonna fly from the UK back to the states again to see flight 5. Hopefully I’ll get a phd position in the states next year so I’m closer to all this
We missed you Marcus. 😎
Great picture angles. I see they have not fixed their payload door issue yet. In test flight 2 they lost control of the edges of the door.
The MIC never had it so good.
Simple, plasma leaves at an angle, and the flaps are below that angle.
Another awesome update
Watching this and other SpaceX Starship content... some days I can barely believe my eyes.
Thankyou Marcus for being such a sane and reliable voice in regards to space. Wonderfully well researched and always interesting. The progress with the new launch tower at Starbase is amazing, and it is clear to see how much has been learnt from operating the first tower. I wonder what the new flame trench will be like? Can't wait!
Thank you for watching! ❤️
The Flame trench at Massy's is kicking butt. And this flame trench benefits from the data obtained during the Ship 26 SF so It will be blasting into the back flats. Good times
Aplausos desde Ayacucho en Argentina
As always another terrific update, thank you for doing this Marcus it really is very much appreciated.
Not that your passion was ever an issue, but you sound a loot more relaxed, clear minded and more emphasised/contrasted. Feel free to take a step back sometimes like this for yourself, if anything, it only helps quality and we need you strong and healthy! Thx ;)
Very much did need that break away. Longest break since 2019 at 13 nights. Always nice to get back though. Did pick up a bit of a cough at some point so trying to get over that.
Van a tener que hacer torres en cada continente. Para uso civil y militar.
Good show Mate
Thanks for sharing those pics celebrating Chandra's anniversary! Much appreciated. Fantastic update video, cheers!
Hearing that Block 1 can *only* deliver 30 or 40 tons to orbit is staggering when considering the general payload mindset just 4 years ago. 😮
Prototype.
Yeah, but already you can hear the loosers cry faillure ;•)
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Remember that the original plans were to use a thicker steel for development then switch to thinner steel (and those payload numbers of 100 tons were either the thinner sterl ehichbeould be a lighter rocket) But it's not talked about anymore and it's looking like they are going to have to stay with the thicker steel going forwards
As of IFT4, Starship can't get to a stable orbit with zero payload, so its actual payload is negative. On top of that they are planning to make the thermal protection system heavier.
@@pewterhacker can't and didn't is very different. use the correct wording
The extra oxygen tanks connected to the main tank in that section you pointed out. 🤔 They could be designed in a way to siphon during the flip maneuver ensuring propellant is available for the restart of the engines during reentry.. ever seen a glass of water be siphoned out with a straw to a lower point than than the reservoir? Might explain why they don’t need valves too.. 🤔
Excellent coverage of the most relevant space news, thanks!
Just a thought. We just recently added new high efficiency solar panels to the ISS. Is there any way those could be cut loose and saved for future stations?
Thank Your dear Marcus
12:50 all Atlas V rides have been sold Marcus.
4:35 This is LONG overdue. A proper exhaust trench!
Always a great report - Thank You!
Welcome home our friend. Hope your tripe was happy and safe time
An incredible experience. Always nice to be home though. 😍
Thank you so much, Marcus! I loved this installment.
20:29 Auxiliary Propulsion* Unit
Always on an expectant high before Marcus' team delivers its weekly treat, then a kindasorta withdrawal for another week to go by. Marcus, you and your team rock my world!
Guess the time-tested flame trench will have to do on Mars too?
Top notch content as always Marcus!
Thanks for another great epi, always watching all the way through!❤
Viper as a payload on one of the HLS test flights.
Each time i see up close shots, the more i appreciate the size of this project. damn
Even after years of following this stuff, I'm still stupefied by the size of Starship. My brain just can't quite accept what I'm seeing.
@8:15 ..."only" 30 to 40 tons. Oy, what a time to be alive
We can call this dragon "the last dragon." It would be amazing to hear the last dragon docked on the iss
Dragon Slayer.
Dragon will continue to fly long after the ISS to commercial destinations. It's by far the cheapest, more capable and most reliable spacecraft available.
@@admarsandbeyond I know that, but this dragon needs to have a special name. It could be the final dragon, the end dragon...
Dear Marcus, most excellent!
Im curious as to why they are putting the pez dispenser door on the heat shield side and not the back side as re-entry will probably be trouble on the dispenser door IMO.
What I am really happy to see, is that look of industrial professionalism in the Starship and booster construction...
They've come a long ways from clueless Rocket Enginerds, to having the blue collar guys influence them into standard industrial practices instead of cobbled up Krapp.
That look means something.
Means Bezos is falling behind farther and farther, as the SpaceX guys are making things happen, and increasing the pace of production, and undoubtably the quality of production.
They really are building Ships that will eventually be carrying extreme loads out of Earth's gravity well.
And that eventually looks to be coming sooner rather than later.
Biggest problems now are re-entry issues. I have my doubts about tiles, flaps, and grid fins, being on the right side of history, but would be happily wrong if they all ended up working fine.
Thanks!
@marcushouse, Do you think the engine swap could be for testing a updated or modified newer engine during the next flight, gather data. Having 33 engines must allow for many different experiments of this nature.
More likely one had an anomaly during the previous SF. Its all good now and we didn't see any tile shedding so it looks good for launch preps
So exciting times
0:29, I've been watching every single video you put out for like 4 years now or something like that and coincidentally have been out of town and not keeping up with your videos or other Starbase updates for the past 3 weeks lol.
So, I’m guessing they will finish the 2nd tower before the next launch and use it for the catch attempt. It’s a bit further away from the tank farm if they RUD the catch attempt.
The tower doesn’t need everything a launch tower does, just the catch arms & winch.