SpaceX Huge Hardware Upgrade! Shift To Starship Block 2 Way Quicker Than Expected?
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They did it! SpaceX’s first Block 2 ship is nearing completion; could it be the next to fly? Pad A finishes its latest round of catch testing. Is it ready for the real deal? Masseys has a flurry of testing; how did they go? And Polaris Dawn comes to an end. What happened, and was it successful?
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What do you think? Will Ship 30 and 31 be outpaced by the emerging Block 2 ships 33 and 34?
If this takes much longer flight five might be redundant entirely, with most of the test being capable of being made with the next flight😂
Unless there is reason to believe they can't catch a Block 1 booster, they should make the first catch with a Block 1 booster.
“Galleries” is how it’s spelled, btw.
this makes total sense, if Elon found out about all the colonies already on the moon and various planets, he'd actually tell us plebs.
Yes, because the data gathered from ships 30, 31 would be less useful for future versions whilst expenses in resources including time and money are huge.
Once the FAA gets their head out of their ass we will see the test flights continue. It's too bad that corruption in government hurts so many people and projects with antiquated and useless regulations.
Pretty sure it's more the EPA vs the FAA causing the issues. Although I will say the idea of SpaceX wanting to bring this 200 story building size spacecraft back down to where it launched and attempt something never been done done before and catch this sucker...I'm sure there are some hesitation concerns to approve this. Plus the added influence of the EPA also probably arguing the fact if the landing/catch fails, the surrounding area devastation would be immense. I can see all parties' concerns really but I am still more excited to see this than anything else I have watched recently.
We have the competitor shrilling too... After they unapologetically screwed a mars mission... They never could make the schedule and they know it. Willfully screwing people around.
@@jlethal1983 The problem is that the the spaceback back has nothing to do with de delays. That is already authorized... was the change in when the ring will be disconnected what makes the 60 day delay.
It will fall in a slightly different place on the ocean.
I don't think they are useless regulations, it is antiquated in the account of how the whole business is done.
FAA should know that SpaceX iterates fast development prototypes, they should have a channel of communication directly with SpaceX, a dedicated department if you will, that will concentrate all outstanding issues in one place, without the need to forward different departments and documents for cross reference.
@@BBBrasil I agree!
Congratulations to the Polaris Dawn Team. Major Firsts accomplished
FAA bureaucrats are flexing their paperwork powers. No wonder why Boeing and ULA are in trouble, they've been thriving under this bureaucracy which is now badly exposed by new innovative technology companies.
@@LindaMadlala drinking the koolade huh? FAA regulations are for the countries safety. Fines are happening for a reason. It’s Elon’s problem for trying to make things happen without his own safety checks.
It needs a SAA, Space Aviation Administration - a separate department that focuses only on space flights.
The reason that the FAA is the ones to deal with Spaceflight it’s to minimise public endangerment. This is done by making sure nothing will hit populated areas and that airspace is clear. A separate agency would only slow down this process further due to the (rather lengthy) time it takes for them to communicate.
What about no? No regulations, no paperwork, pure progress. File a crime at court IF anyone gets hurt, not before.
@@f2004w absolutely!
@@amiraliashrafkashani5837 That's a surefire recipe for catastrophic disasters.
@@amiraliashrafkashani5837 Wow. And this people have right to vote in the USA elections...
WOW, congratulations on the 400th episode of WAI. 🥳🥳🥳
In the three years I've been watching wai, I've grown a strong attachment to it. Spacex has become my hobby thanks to you and not a day goes by that I don't check to see if another episode has come out. At times you could talk about addiction in a good way. 😜
Despite the FAA's strange delay of flight 5, I can't wait for the life-stream. You guys are awesome!!!
Go Felix, go WAI, you ROCK !!!
You are incorrect concerning the energy requirements for reaching Mercury. Speed is increased by reducing total energy: To go faster, one slows down. The orbital energy for Mercury is significantly less than Earth or Venus, so as the probe passes by each planet for a gravity assist, it is a subtractive pass vs. the typical additive pass for probes heading to the outer solar system: The probe passes the stellar body from the opposite side to loose energy.
Oh that’s interesting, slowing down so the sun pulls it closer right?
@@sc1338 That is right. Its not so much about speed as the duration. At higher altitudes things move slower relative to the surface of what they orbit but being at a higher altitude means an object has more potential energy that must be bled off to reduce the height of the orbit.
Its funny how we're so used to speeding up to get out past Earth's orbit its a strange concept that we have to shed orbital energy to "fall" closer to the inner system. Orbital physics are fascinating
Orbital mechanics can seem counterintuitive until you get used to thinking that way.
It's actually much harder to slow down to shed the energy a probe has at our orbital distance than it is to boost energy to go outward.
Congratulations on episode 400! Great work by the entire team!
Thank you for doing the trip with us!!!
I can’t wait to see a WORLDS FIRST, 2 starship full stacks, stacked and ready to fly, 2 of the same ships, at the same time!! Can’t wait!
It's not going to happen. If something happens, it will damage the other one.
@@TheMoneypresident oh cmon, have some faith, everyone said they couldn’t land and reuse rocket boosters, a lot of people said starship wouldn’t fly, who knew space x would be USA’s only human space transportation.. you’ll see, it’ll happen, I bet by this time next year we will see 2 starship stacks ready to fly, as long as the government agencies don’t keep getting in the way, which I thought they were making it easier to fly, till space x changed the flight profile.
Be optimistic 😬
It’s more likely that SpaceX uses the NEW tower for launching and the OLD tower for catching the returning booster and maybe the other for the returning Starship.
@@TheMoneypresident Yeah they would never launch two at the same time. That'd be very irresponsible.
@StefanCreates that's why everyone is mad at the cape with the hundred launches. Nobody can have a rocket out, and every building has to be evacuated.
I just called both of my senators and my representative and asked that the FAA and EPA expedite their work on SpaceX's behalf
@@jeffevarts8757 good idea
Can we do the same? Who do we contact?
@@mavi5477 Assuming you're a US citizen, your state will have two senators, and your city or district will have one representative. I googled "California senators", got their phone numbers from their public webpages, and called em. Likewise I googled "representative for my-city, CA", and did the same for my representative.
4:25 Thats Abuse of Starhopper..... SHAM ON FELIX!
tough Starhopper
I came down to the comments for this!
Noooo, Hoppy. :c
Some time ago someone asked an engineer from a large construction company in the US how long it would take his company to build the Cheops pyramid. His answer was simple: "never to be done, first we would have to build a second such pyramid out of paper". It seems that Spacex also has to cut down a few hundred acres of forest for the FAA paper storage...
Its the 21st Century, you only need a single container with a data centre in, to hold the mountain of documents in .Pdf.
@@5nowChain5In my long life I have never met a bureaucrat who did not overcome the desire to have at least some of his documents on good old paper. In the age of photocopiers and laser printers, deforestation continues in full swing.
If SpaceX are considering switching to Block 2 ships, then I don't see why they wouldn't just run another test of the Block 1 ships right now. Their launch license for the current configuration for test 4 is still valid, and they could launch Ship 30 using that configuration.
DO you think FAA is stupid? They delayed 60 days the launch just because the booster ring will be deployed at a different time. Imagine asking them to fly a new starship!
@@framegrace1 The current launch license SpaceX already used on Flight 4 is valid for multiple launches. If SpaceX flies using the same launch profile, they are ALREADY approved to launch.
The reason Flight 5 has been delayed is for approval of a new launch profile.
I say with the delays ship 30 would get skipped and Space X will go for Ship 33-34 on the next launch what do you think.
+1
I doubt it, that would require them to have to reapply for a launch license I believe
I could see S31 being skipped possibly but I think S30 is going to fly
@@anishjambhorkar9908- I believe that tower A is required to launch any block 1 starship. So it all depends on when tower B is ready to launch the first block 2 starship. I suspect that even given the delays with the launch licence, SpaceX will have time to launch two block 1 starships before the tower B is ready for use !!
Only a few million in fuel to launch the existing vehicle. No great reason not to. They’ll get plenty of data that applies to block 2. They’ve said they will try several soft splashdowns with the ship before a catch attempt, so they can chip away at that goal with existing block 1 vehicles.
Always look forward to Tuesday's for that WAI video drop!
Happy 400 🎉 maybe by 500 we can make it to 1 million!
I feel like SpaceX should do a "crane assisted catch" with the test tank. Have the crane lower it (potentially several times) while the arms attempt catching the tank and taking the load from the crane in the process.
They already know the arms can lift it because that's how it got onto the pad in the first place.
@@KirkHinton-r6h The difference here is that the catch will involve the booster quickly (and inaccurately) transferring its weight onto the chopsticks. This is much different than the chopsticks spending minutes to ensure accurate alignment with the lift pins, then slowly taking up the booster's weight. Normal catch tower operation (and a "slap test") is NOTHING like how the actual landing will happen.
Brother what was that at 4:25 😢 Poor hoppy!!
That was us having fun. No worries. Hoppy lives!
The X-Wing at the Sanchez site must be Block IV! It DID NOT go unnoticed!!! 5:27
Followed closely by the Tardis in next shots 👍
I feel sorry for you guys - channels like WAI, Marcus House, NSF et al are all having to think of new things to chat and make videos about because we should be on StarShip flight 6 or 7 right now if it wasnt for the stalling of the FAA... Keep up the great work as always though Felix and lets hope we dont have to wait too long for that long awaited catch on the next flight!! :)
The funny thing is that even though the last launch was in June, so much is still happening. We're all spoiled. People are saying that this has slowed down so much while we're seeing SpaceX doubling down like crazy. Even if there's no more launch this year, it's still a normal pace. But, you're right. The FAA delays are just very very annoying. It's silly.
I 2nd that always tons to do
Practice makes perfect. They always say the planes that don't fly ... don't fly. The thought is that by keeping them in use prevents a lot of messiness issues that crop up from sitting around. Think about seals and o rings... the same is true for ground support equipment. And don't forget the people.
@@jml_53 yes but I really think they should start using block 2s... scratch that 1 more block 1
Delaying them so blue origin can succeed first!?
no becouse Elon is a sell out a lineing him self with people who don't even believe in his goals
FAA is to slow
@@eddygunawan4335 every government agency is!
Goverment is wildly inefficient
Remember, the FAA was created when regular space flight was unheard of. So the FAA doesn't really know hot to deal with spacex because of there speed.
@@eddygunawan4335 politicized. Musk is a controversial figure. Non-corruptible.
too
By this point I would have moved the whole operation to somewhere closer to the equator with less red tape to impede progress at every turn.
They can't. Federal gov have law against export of critical knowledge outside of the USA
0:30 China thanks the FAA for its outstanding work
😂
At least environmental protections are being considered in south Texas, nobody wants to live in a place where reckless pollution is rewarded.
@@hotrodandrube9119 protection of what from what exactly? What pollution Govt needs to get out of the way.
As human beings, our existence is reckless pollution. Pollution is us. You won't be commenting here if you don't contribute to pollution.
@@bryanb3352 Oil extraction, no, not SpaceX. Tanker spills, no, not SpaceX. Sewage pollution, nope. Industrial contamination... ok, I'm out of ideas.
I'd like to see them hang a test booster from a crane to do a more dynamic catch test. They could use the crane to lower the booster, then "hover" it to work the timing of the catch. This would also give a better feel for the interaction between the arms and an unsupported booster "in flight."
It would be a bit complicated and risky, but when has that stopped them.
I second that. It would likely at least give somewhat usable data about the tower.
There’s still one missing test … measuring structural vibration nodes and frequencies while under a range of pressures/stresses/loads. Vibration is a crucial factor in reliability and avoiding structural failure. Vibration nodes and resonant frequencies change when structure is under tension. Self reinforcing Vibrations can build up and break wine glasses, bridges, tile connectors, engine & pump components and more. The testing should identify vibrations in order to avoid resonant amplification by modification/redesign to damp and to change the offending resonant frequency.
Huh, I wonder what such a testing platform may look like, maybe something to think about for a future Can-Crusher 3.0.
@@1mariomaniac SpaceX may settle for accelerometers designed to detect motion up to audio frequencies mounted on suspect structures during full power tests. More sophisticated sensing could create an image of surfaces with vibration amplitude, phase and frequency mapped out topographically. Ideally, their FEA (Finite Element Analysis) simulation would include modeling vibrations and the collected data would be used to refine the FEA simulation assumptions to match reality.
Because bureaucratic launch approvals are more scarce than the largest, most advanced space craft prototype in the world, I'm guessing they're probably just going to use the newer iteration of starship, to take full advantage of such scarce launch opportunities.
From what I've heard, the delay was due to the changed mission profile. Any changes to mission profile or flight hardware "resets" this 60 day timer. If anything they may stick to Ship 30 just to avoid any more delays! Lol
Congratulations Felix from Perth, Western Australia on your 400th episode. You have built my desire for rockets and everything they are capable of doing for humanity.
Greetings from Florida! Thank you very much, Wacole!
Every video: This is Crazy, This is insane, are they out of their minds!?!.
Bro we are clicking on your videos. You dont have to get us with the buzz lol
Congratulations on your 400th episode. It's been quite a ride from watching you from Germany and then the growth of the channel and the move to the US. You are one of my favorite channels. Your information is always great, but I think it's your enthusiastic delivery that grabs my attention every time.
These regulatory agencies are out of hand. The FAA should just stick to AIRcraft and let NASA handle SPACEcraft. I understand the FAA is concerned about public safety but so is NASA. It would be pretty easy to expand their intensive crew safety concerns to all aspects of launches of SPACEcraft, crewed or uncrewed. The Air Force realized that space is unique and is now very, very busy. The amount and tempo of space related work requires a specific space related agency to manage. So the DOD started Space Force for that very reason.
All the launches at the Kennedy Space Center use water for sound suppression. Hundreds of thousands of gallons. After the launches they actually pump the waste water into fields to be absorbed into the soil. Many of the rockets there are using Kerosene based fuel with is much dirtier than methane. So it seems that the FAA along with the other agencies are holding SpaceX at Boca Chica to a much higher standard than even NASA is held to in. Very curious isn't it?
Thank you so much! These comments are what make my day and motivate all of us to go on and make that next episode even better for you!
The bureaucracy issue is getting out of hand. On one side is NASA complaining that the HLS is not progressing fast enough and on the other end you have FAA, EPA and all sorts of other parties slowing it down. It’s a bit strange to watch from the outside. I just hope that this is not politically motivated. If so, politics would delay human history. 🫣
I call it Slapping the Bull! when they test the arms
Missed the opportunity for a "we break for nobody" joke at o:40
SpaceX should use the block 2 starship for the upcoming test flight. The long delays are the greater issue for the ship’s development.
I'm willing to bet they will build a catch basin for the water.
I totally want one of those new spacesuits for skiing in
Happy 400th Episode🎉🎉🎉
Government red tape is the worst.
I'm angry with the FAA
It is incredible how FAA is stuck on the water problem and don't even considered the concrete falling all around on the first launch
Probably because the addition of the flame deflector made flying concrete no longer an issue
It's simply because industrial water spills are a common enough problem that regulations exist concerning just that. Flying concrete is somewhat less common, so probably not regulated directly.
No dude! There was plenty of concern about what they may have impacted like animals and birds etc. Everybody knew that concrete in itself was not an actual contaminate.
@@IZ2XAF cuz hardened concrete isnt hazardous/poisonous for the environment.
The Delay is because of the 'pollution' issue about the deluge system and that SpaceX applied for changes to the launch profile which makes their previous licence void. Cuz that licence only allowed it to fly the EXACT same flight profile. Which now with the Catch isnt the case.
I hate that the FAA are such slow pieces of shit and smells of people not doing their job properly and old systems not being updated for the modern era.
But it is what it is. Not like we cant wait. Better that SpaceX has the time to prepare as much as they can rather than launching overconfidently like they did with flight 1.
THE FAA IS SPYING AND GATHERING DATA FROM SPACEX.!!!!!!! Elon Musk should RELOCATE operations elsewhere.
If the FAA must issue a new licence for a catch attempt, why not do another test flight with the identical flight 4 profile in the meantime? Test the heatshield adaptations without catch attempt.
Its mainly because of the deluge plate listen closer.
because this stuff costs tens of millions and Elon wants it reusable. It being cost effective hinges on the grabbers
@@potkangaming the no earlier than november date is from the FAA. the FAA doesn't care about the water issue, which could probably be fixed in short order.
@@texasfossilguy the ship prototypes are already built and outdated. they will be scrapped if they don't launch soon. therefore, marginal cost of another test would be small.
rather, this is about priorities. SpaceX must've decided that the heat shield is no longer the main priority. Let's hope that this means they're confident it will work.
If the launch of five is delayed long enough, I suppose they could fly ship 33 and skip 30-32 block 1 ships. But that seems like a waste of ships to me. The catch maneuver is dangerous enough that IMO, should be done with a ship that's more expendable. But maybe there's a greater advantage in testing a bock 2 ship while at the same time testing the catch maneuver. It sucks that they couldn't already have flight 5 under their belts. Thanks FAA.
Congrats on Episode 400! Way to go!
Its crazy how much the FAA is slowing SpaceX down now at this rate. If it weren't for the FAA or any other agencies, we could already be waiting for Flight 6 or even Flight 7 or 8 to take flight.
If the gubberment wasn't bleeping everything up SpaceX would have made a Mars test run by now.
Lol
LMAO, even...
Ya, right. Phfffff
@@swapshots4427 Hmm what a well reasoned counter point I have changed my mind.../S
@@Barskor1
what more should I say. Do some research fer fukk sake. Refueling maybe.? Get the idea.? Space is hard.
@@swapshots4427 Refueling is just a matter of launch cadance now what space company does 80% of all payloads to space currently? All the experts said reusable rockets were impossible guess what was possible?
When the same experts say refueling is a problem I don't give much credence to it.
Sending a test mission to Mars without astronauts doesn't need to go fast doesn't need much shielding.
Congrats on 400 Episodes!
Thank you so much, John! You'll always be a part of the team!
Damn Felix, you didn't have to do hopper like that!!😂😂
5:27 I barely saw that silhouette of starfighter, thought my eyes lie to me and I am getting crazy of so much sci-fi news the recent years. Nearly a minute later decided to go back and confirm what I saw. That was funny haha.
SpaceX should just hurry up with that flame diverter. The whole problem environmental agencies seem to have now is the water from the deluge system. Build a system that pleases them, like a flame trench which is already accepted in the Cape and light that candle.
I’ve gotta be honest. I really think this delay may turn the catch into a success. More time to test, reinforce, simulate, redesign and test again. I know Spacex loves to plow on ahead, but can you imagine what a setback a booster catch failure would be if it was because of the arms?
No point wasting launch opportunity on older ship
I can't wait for that picture when they have 2 fully stacked starships side by side
Time to build another starbase on the equator (somewhere with less bureaucracy).
Maybe Elon should buy Hawaii
You mean with less safety? Is this becoming the way for us US citizens? Export our danger when we can pay off a minor government? A 7.5 gigajoule, 70m steel failed impact vehicle should be checked by the FAA for triple redundancy and THANKFULLY they are actually doing their job. Elon can wait.
Bikini Atoll was a disaster for both american service men AND the locals. Dont forget. I dont.
Worlds becoming too small mate (not that it was ever big enough for that kind of BS).
And lastly just so you do realise 7.7giga joules is the impact energy of the 3rd flight booster (only 1 engone fired). Thats 10% of the hiroshima bomb.
Pay attention to that destructive power on US soil.
Can you point out where because to my understanding the only closest point is Hawaii and they move from there to the continental states. Also if they start launching from another country they can lose ITAR and the government contract. Also, the countries they potentially go to would like to get as much technology from them
It’s an American company. They simply aren’t allowed to move it from the US without government consent. Neither would anyone with a brain want to move from the US with it’s infrastructure in place
@@meshermet Maybe they're referring to the sea platforms that Gwynne Shotwell said they're working on.
Build a launch pad in Mexico!
Route the flame trench toward Mexico.
FAA regulations would still apply.
@rayjay848 Already done at Massey’s
@@EMichaelBallhow
So you think Russia and China asks FAA to launch you’re out of your mind
@@EMichaelBall other countries don’t ask USA if they can launch or not!
Felix, I really think you should suggest (a lot of people listen to you) that SpaceX launch NOW, using the old trajectory already approved. More data, test 12 heat shields, get rid of old hardware, show repeatability (very important for catching), etc. That also gives 3 months of data analysis and upgrades. Ready now? LAUNCH NOW!!!
PS, put some drones around the recovery site to record it in detail.
At the rate the FAA's moving right now WAI will likely hit 500K subs before flight 5! Grrrrrr....
Felix, you are the reason for the success of this channel. Your unbridled enthusiasm is what brings me back every time. If it wasn't for you most of the world would not have any idea what is going on down there in Boca Chica. The fate of the world rests on your shoulders.............well almost :)
05:28 Rebel X-wing
All of this speed is great. However, with the FAA and other agencies constantly crying about how it's SpaceX's fault they aren't getting licenses because they are changing things makes me frustrated. It will be interesting to see how SpaceX, the unstoppable force, meets the FAA's, an unmovable object, challenge.
As I understand it, they can do a Starship launch now with the existing license. They just can't do a tower catch. Correct?
Partly. The issue with the Clean Water Act would still stand. That’s why I joked that launching without a Deluge System and creating another crater would be quicker. 🤪
I am so disappointed with the space suit testing was not completed properly as I did not hear them say it's a go for the Macarena manoeuvre testing
Only The First Block 2 Flight can top the Insane First Catch
SpaceX launches out of Cape Canaveral almost daily and NASA / Airforce have been launching from there for over 60 years with little or no FAA interference. What gives with all this attention for Boca Chica?
At Cape Canaveral, they would not allow SpaceX to even start making changes without all of the approvals. That is why SpaceX is at Boca Chica. SpaceX has been trying to get approval for a new Starship tower at the cape for about a year now. Let's see how many more years it takes.
Because Starship is still an experimental vehicle and FAA is used to testing taking years between prototypes... so faa is too slow for spacex progress.
And of course, theres politics involved too
Elon Musk made quite a lot political enemies i remember
Cape Canaveral was built during the cold war for cold war purposes, with cold war bureaucracy.
Safety is a double edge sword. Sadly it means one side is more sharper than the other.
Congrats on 400 "WAI Update" vids!!!!
Thanks!!
I feel like I've gone back in time and started reading newspapers again. Either you guys are giving yesterday's news or SpaceX is going so fast you guy's aren't able to keep up.
The news is great, but it's just a few days old compared to other sources.
I love your enthusiasm and your presentation, just bring fresher news.
Thanks.
Alder Vadder - 500k Felix, das wird ein Fest!
My concern with the rapid development and lack of launches is less about block 1 vs block 2 than it is about a design flaw that requires going back through those already built and having to fix it. Kind of like a recall situation you might get in automobiles. That is where the lack of launches hurts most.
Without a catch they could start probably next week. This license is here
The X-wing forced me to have to SUBSCRIBE!! May the force be with you!
Thank you, Michael! :)
I suggest tuning it down in terms of complaining about "government bureaucracy". We (business) all have to follow regulations, pay taxes, implement procedures - and for a good reason. Without stable regulations, infrastructure to transport goods, and an educated workforce, our businesses (and SpaceX) wouldn't exist. So, just fill in the forms and get the job done.
Cant wait till they start the rebuild on Pad A!!!
Cool !
I'm hoping the FAA is delaying the flight for legitimate reasons and not political ones
Same here! These laws should be used to prevent harm and not to prevent progress.
Spacex pre-planned the "concrete tornado" to excavate under the launch mount before their scheduled installation of the deluge plate.
I think we should start naming the bureaucrats that are involved in the process and hold them publicly accountable for why this process is so slow.
What people really need to understand is that SpaceX isn't just developing a rocket, but simultaneously the engines and the entire mass production of such a vehicle all at the same time. To us it may seem a waste to have fully build vehicles not launched, perhaps not so much to SpaceX.
I would imagine those would have been build regardless, perhaps not ultimately for flight testing, but the entire production process. There is no need to fly outdated hardware and you might view doing so actually wasting propellant and valuable flight windows. There is however a constant need to improve manufacturing and design / implement mass production capability, for that you need to build a lot of vehicles regardless of flight.
Any vehicle being scrapped without flight has already seen it's use in simply being build is what I'm saying.
I think what is said in the video at 19:15 is incorrect. When a spacecraft approaches the Sun, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, providing orbital velocity. In fact, to enter an inner orbit, multiple planetary gravity assists are used to adjust the trajectory, consuming energy and gradually reducing orbital velocity, rather than increasing it.
If SpaceX were to abandon Flight 5 hardware and go right to Block2 designs, as I partially understand, that would "restart" the 60 days delays from the FAA - as though it was a completely new license request. That sort of thing could go on indefinitely. SpaceX is simply outpacing the paper work bureaucracy, whose own pace is limited by demands for licensing, employment recruitment and training, and congressional funding (not to mention the ever-broadening range of "due diligence" caused by forests of prior regulations and precedents).
It’s not really fair to blame the FAA for this one. SpaceX have a launch licence already but because they want to do a catch so that requires a new launch licence and SpaceX only put the paperwork in mid August triggering all the requirements for environmental studies etc. if SpaceX wanted to fly a test flight without the catch they could do that when ever.
Already 400? Wow!
I hate to say it, but I think they're kind of locked in on which hardware they can launch from where. If they change the rocket or the launch tower, it'll begin a new assessment period of at least 60 days. So... 2 more months at minimum, down the tubes. :/
I've thought about that too. I guess they should file for a launch license for block 2 now so it's ready in 2 years. 🙄
no its just the flight profile
Block 2 flying before November makes sense, as there is no license roadblock. When they get data back from that, maybe the catch attempt license will be approved.
There’s a license roadblock for Block 2. The lack of license roadblock applies to Boosters 12-14, and Ships 30-32.
@@EMichaelBall that could be true, but what are you bacon that on?
Am I the only one who counted 13 people in the photo from the ISS? Doesn't that mean 20 people in space, or am I missing something?
space suits need those metal rings with ball bearings in them to rotate and articulate their limbs. the pressure inside the suit is high and the pressure outside is low. so moving is very difficult and twisting is impossible without joints. your basically a person inside a balloon.
I'm not Elon's biggest fan. But never would I once say Space X was or is a waist of money, just in the advancement's in the fields of rocketry it self and new building tec 👏👏. Unlike other legacy aerospace companies and private ventures.
Calling it now. Double catch on flight 5. Booster and ship, pad 1 and pad 2.
lmao no, they can't
Looks like block 1 ships are toast, and flight 5 might be done with the block 2 version.
I'd say flight 5 will still go ahead with S30 but I definitely think S31 might now be destiiflr the scrap heap
When you hit 500k subs it will be a testament to your enthusiasm for the things you cover Felix.
How does throwing concrete chunks get no delays or fines but tap water is somehow more polluting?
They are catching the booster, but what about the ship? Are they catching or just throwing in the ocean?
"More difficult to maneuver than most of the modern spacesuits". I don't think so. Are you talking about spacesuits used inside the craft or outside? These spacesuits are far more maneuverable than any comparable spacesuit made today. The Chinese may have something better but I've never seen what they are using.
Of course with the delay in IFT-5 until November. Space X should continue its internal time-table. So using Build 2 for IFT-6 makes sense, if they can produce enough raptor-3s, Space X should start using them also. So an FAA slow down just means that Space X iteratively test and improves more things on each launch. This keeps Space X moving forward, even with the delays.
SpaceX should revive the idea of using old oil-rigs.
Towers of over 200 meters isn’t special, no nagging of sonic booms, and deluge isn’t needed…
May 21,2035 will be a 20 day launch time to get equipment to Mars. Saturn will be on the other side of Mars while Jupiter is on the other side of the sun,as well as Mars being closer to the sun while earth is fartherest from the sun.
SpaceX changed their flight profile which triggered a broader investigation. Mainly the water deluge and the hot stage ring trajectory. These are major issues and need to be studied before flight. Everyone is looking forward to the next flight, but putting all the blame on the FAA/ EPA is disingenuous.
Poor Star-hopper, just tossed around in the animation lol.
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5:27 Luke Skywalker's starfighter in frame???
😁 Well spotted!
I would be shocked if the first V2 flys, it will almost definitely be a pathfinder to shake out the assembly process and will end up being scrapped
Thanks for these space news.
Spacex out here building whole rockets while FAA is struggling to process papers
I wasnt ready for the "I dig it" ijs, 😂