How SpaceX Landed A Rocket... Without Landing Legs. Catching a Giant Rocket With Giant Chopsticks
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2024
- This morning SpaceX performed the 5th flight of their Starship/SuperHeavy launch system and once again made a clear step forward as they demonstrated precision touchdown with both the booster and the Starship. The booster touchdown demonstrated a radical new recovery method with the rocket carefully maneuvering next to a tower to be caught by a pair of arms, eliminating complicated articulating legs and shock absorbers.
The Starship stage flew to the Indian ocean and guided itself to a precision touchdown next to a buoy with a camera, delivering video of the landing and showing the accuracy of the guidance. Even more impressive when it became clear how much damage the control surfaces sustained during entry.
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52 years ago I didn't know I was watching the end of an era. Now I am watching the dawn of a new era 🎉🎉
What an amazing era for space engineering! Feels like seeing Hubble pictures when I was a kid all over again. My brain can barely comprehend it.
So you must be thousands of years old because Hubbke hasn't been alive for a few millenia, sport
@@m420-nd1ifYou caught me. I'm basically Wolverine. Lol
@@m420-nd1if genuinely what does this even refer to?
I'm with you - I can hardly believe it's true and I've been following SpaceX since Falcoln 1!
@@notoriouspc The guy is talking shite.
This was the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my entire life.
What I've said after every test flight since Starhopper and Falcon Heavy #1.
Maybe you mean, "this was the most amazing thing I've seen in my entire life until the next Starship flight."
Full agree
Most amazing? Have you ever seen a grown man naked?
humans could have already reached jupiter and have had halfway bases in astroidbelt but usa got cheap and trumps and his peers and likes + elders are to blame for only like now we got these rockets -im just disapponted
I was literally biting my fingers in anticipation for the catch, has to be one of the most memorable moments
I was biting a bag of Cheetos
Literally same here 😅
Yup, same here. The viewing angle gave the impression that the bottom of the booster was going to collide with the tower. I blew a sigh of relief after it had finally settled.
The only other launch that I can remember being so glued to the screen for was the launch of James Webb. We just witnessed one of mankind's great moments in history. Amazing engineers and execution of an ambitious vision.
This feels like watching the Apollo launches. Space hasn't been this exciting for decades.
Very true!!
soooo yes!!
History was made today
One of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I was jumping up and down when they caught the booster! (I’m 59 years old with a dodgy ticker). I still can’t believe it. Congratulations to every single person at SpaceX. Woo Hoo from Scotland 🏴🇺🇸
Too many deep fried mars bars
@@samn6498 Probably. 🤣
Absolutely breathtaking! One step closer to expanding the scope of humanity into space!
And yet again, SpaceX does the impossible!!
Absolutely mind blowing!!!
Isnt this the first thing they've ever done successfully that nobody has ever done before?
Thanks for getting this video out so quickly, Scott.
From flying water towers to THIS.
What a time for spaceflight!
A flame twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty, a building catching a building, and a vapor cone next to a plasma sheath. Awesome.🎉
Well said. Absolutely wild.
Space X effectively just proved they can parallel park a rocket. What an absolutely awesome thing to see. Scott fantastic video, your commentary and insights are next to none for us.
@DJSnM - The GOAT of rapid turnaround video presentations of comprehensive, technical analysis.
Since watching the landing this morning I've not been able to stop thinking about it all day. Genuinely astonishing and affecting; just one of the most impressive engineering feats I have ever seen in my five decades on this planet.
Love the ”Buoy” caveat 😂
Americans pronounce stuff weird.😂
@@Codysdab Let's hear it for the buoy!
i wish i was the boy in the ocean...
@@Codysdabwe pronounce stuff correctly
Even stranger is pronunciation of singer David Bowie and Bowie, MD
Pretty quick video production, thanks Scott!
Been sitting on the edge of my seat for hours waiting for this notification...
I loved that brief moment when the camera actually went underwater
Thank you Scott! I've been eagerly waiting for your analysis since I watched mechazilla catch stage 1 live.
I was watching this while waiting in line at the bank, I wasn't able to hide my shakings and the couple of tears and the lady looked at me weird lol
Ya either got the bug or, ya don't. " feel sad for the people who don't" 😉
They did it!!!!
Congratulations to the SpaceX team. That was awesome.
Congratulations space x!!!!
I was just going back through your twitter posts to see what you had to say during. I just sat here nearly a tear coming out saying, OMG they’re going to do it.
Thank You! I've been waiting hours for a good video of this that is made by an actual human. Thanks also for an explanation my 95 and 96 year old parents will understand. Now they need a catch tower near Perth, Australia.
This is by far the most exciting thing I’ve watched happen live; what an incredible journey starship has been to watch.
Cheers to you for your commentary as we watch history unfold.
Ad Astra from Conroe tx 🤙
My hands were literally shaking after the booster catch. That was pure insanity. I mean if you told me after the suborbital test flights that raptors would one day be this reliable, I would not have believed you. This was a feat that will go down in engineering history. Both for the booster catch and the Starship pinpoint landing
what a crazy feat. Congrats to all the engineers who worked on it
the thrust vector control was the real mvp today haha that was awesome
Been updating Scotts channel ever since the launch, waiting for this video.
Spacex, fucking awesome!
As a certain guy said, "science fiction movies just became history" 😁
I'm dying to see some payloads get put in orbit by this...
I thank god I woke up early enough to watch live. That was INCREDIBLE
That wasn't god but your alarm clock you set yourself
Am I the only person who watched this landing with just a few tears of joy? It was marvelous!
that landing was an amazing sight to behold, it looked basicly flawless (for a test-booster). the engines didn't explode, they didn't burn long after, looked really clean
It was truly an unprecedented moment in Spaceflight history. I'm still in shock at what I witnessed. As you said, this flight was a true testament to the power behind engineering. All the credit goes to the heroes at SpaceX who made this happen. Absolutely incredible. Thank you scott for the quick upload as usual
This landing/catch is the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life.
Did they catch the booster with greater than half a centimeter accuracy? If they didn’t then it’s not progress. Lol OK. My mouth was hung open for the last six hours in awe, Scott!
i don't often shout and clap when watching a video, but watching that live was enough to convince me. what a massive mile stone.
I've been checking for this update all evening x) just finished it. Nice rundown as always
Absolutely insane, it's finally become real
I woke my wife with the yelling I did when they caught that booster! 😅 Way to go to all the SpaceX team!
This is one of the quickest videos you've put out Scott, and nicely done too. I was totally buzzing when the booster was caught, years of anticipation and finally seeing it happen for real.
I love the combo of both rocket engineering detail info delivered AND your enthusiasm about that flight. Thanks!
Second most anticipated video today hehe
Thanks a lot, Scott. Your comments are so enlightning as always.
This was probably the most incredible technical exploit ever (so far!).
I'm so glad being able to show this to my kids! "The future is possible!!"
Epic action from SpaceX, thanks for all the Livestreams and data and such things. Loving it!! 😊
I have been waiting for this episode for six hours now :)
I can’t wait to see 3 of these a week.
That was REALLY impressive indeed!
Thanks, Scott!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
SpaceX did it !!!
The booster catch: that SpaceX made their first attempt look like something routine that they had been doing for years is what impressed me most.
On one hand, first try and they catch the dang booster. On the other hand, you learn a lot more from failures - which is better here? But dang, first try! Props!
Thanks for this video with the lead up to flight 5 and sharing all those awesome booster catch clips.
Absolutely the best coverage and analysis so far, great video
Scott is always on it
The moment it landed, I found myself clapping with amazement and astonishment
I was eagerly anticipating your take on this and it absolutely did not disappoint... awesome!
I got up at 5:00 am to watch it live. it was awesome.
Good job on putting this together so quickly Scott!
One of the Wonder moments: 18:00 that white reflection is the moon 🌔
Best couple of hours of my life in the past decade (I'm in my 70's).
Glad the Boy got the video, us Americans are going to laugh.Great video M8.😊
Beyond impressed. Every flight. Amazing.
Had tears flowing. Wow!
Seeing the booster rotate into position between the arms of the tower, with it's plume blasting through the hold-down ring for a second time in the same flight was pretty cool.
I was awake at 4 a.m. too (being ill) but was so impressed by what I viewed live on the RUclips-'everday astronaut' podcast fo this feat.
Even if the whole thing ends in failure, the amount of learning taking place has so much value.
Great show. Congratulations Space X.
I enjoyed your video more than watching it live!
Good one Scott! This was an amazing flight.
The repeatability aspect is the key. The touchdown was beautifully gentle. This is by design, as the transition from dropping to stopping cannot reach an unsustainable stress point. The booster could land successfully, and if it landed too fast and hard, everything under the main top ring, where the arms are, could just tear off under the ring. They will have to do x ray exams of those landing 'wings' to see if there are any cracks at the inside or throughout the wing structure. Rockets like this love to go up and down but not to stop especially suddenly and they despise sideways shifts across their structures. That's what makes moving rockets, once built, a very carefully done thing. It does not take much to completely ruin a rocket cylinder. I am constantly amazed at how great the people at Space X get this done. Bravo to all of them for maintaining a 100% level of work performance. It cannot be easy to do.
Awesome!!!! Thank you for the extra information! Great video. 🍻
The adrenaline still hasn’t worn off
Watch Spanish livestreams of this IFT, they make it go up again.
Wow. I didn't even know that this was happening today. Totally missed it. 😭
I figured this stuff happened but Scott is my confirmation. Some cool stuff happened today.
What a time to be alive. Amazing, great job gentlemen.
A truly momentous occasion, can't wait to see what they do next!🚀👍👍
Thanks Scott for this measured coverage without all the ghastly screeching 😄
Literally a whole solid second AFTER I had already seen it happen, I still didn't believe it.
I couldnt believe my eyes to be honest, I stand up from my coach with watery eyes, everyone though this was impossible, yet here we are, we humans have the potential to achieve greatness, DREAMS NEVER DIE!! the all the SpaceX folks behind this. yall made history today.
This is the kind of historical events I don't mind living through.
Was waiting for your video to watch this, thank you!
The booster catch was totally awesome. They need to sort out those fin issues though. An amazing flight.
Great video, as always, Scott-thanks!
I woke up at 4am here in Southwest UK, been watching since. Knackered
We always look forward to your analysis, thank you!
Watching history in the making! An amazing time to be alive!
I had no idea that the booster was caught by those tiny pins, not the grid fins! This makes the SpaceX’s achievement even more mindblowing!
My Roomba couldn't find its way back to the dock this morning. This makes me think there's hope.
😂
It's hard to appreciate the scale of that booster... each of those grid fins holding it's entire weight is MASSIVE
Ahh yess scott is always first with the analysis!!!
History is being written in front of our eyes. Only one man to get it done
Thank you for the best explained video today. 👍
1:43 "I also had the ability to play the video backwards"
Damn, if only those so called "rocket scientists" at SpaceX could just think of this great idea and save us all from all this unnecesarry expenditures and waste of time and resources...
Who has told you that they‘ve not already used the time honored method of jumping back in time?
i was wandering how the haters would react to this exceedingly successful launch. i guess i shouldn't be surprised that they are falling back on the old "waste of money" argument. a philanthropic fallacy, as if elon doesn't do enough for humanity already. they'd rather he gave all of his money to the poor and stagnate his companies rather than following his own dreams and striving for greatness.
@@iamzid rockets are the biggest CO2 polluters of all.
They alone produce at least 3000% if not more.
I love that every time SpaceX gets a launch, they move the bar. I bet their competitors are feeling it today.
I watched the catch open mouthed, it was literally jaw dropping 😮
This gives me hope in a time of great challenges
As soon as I saw your title I got the image of Forest Gumps saying "But you ain't got no legs" to Lt Dan.🤣
@15:30, you said that SpaceX was planning on catching starship in a manner similar to the booster. On the live stream before the launch, the announcers said that starship will "eventually be able to land on any flat surface, even the moon or mars". That seems to imply landing legs.
Maybe there will be a leg less version for where there is a tower to return to
Amazing! Great review!