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Ship 42 has fired its engines for the last time on the ground, and Elon Musk just made a promise about it that no Starship has ever kept. The FAA moved Flight 15. SpaceX hasn’t said a date. We did, last episode, and the new one doesn’t match ours. Musk also posted a launch number for Louisiana that makes the FAA’s biggest Starbase plan look small. NASA stacked the Artemis III core stage and said who flies first. And ULA’s Vulcan rocket has a date you’ll want to hear. So, when does Flight 15 fly?
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0:00 The Final Ground Test for Ship 42
0:36 Analyzing the Flight 15 Timeline
4:14 The FAA and the Future of Starbase
6:55 A Full House at the Mega Bay
9:43 The Vision for Starbase Louisiana
13:47 Rocket Lab and the Neutron Progress
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Will we see a launch on November 12th? Let me know your estimate in the comments!
YES
They better get as much as they can get done in Texas as quickly as possible. I'm sure the new Governor will do everything she can to shut Starbase down.
Ok is this so coincidental starship 42 is going to be the first catch? What happened 4/20/2023? Interesting…..
10:00 ish Sorry to be a bore. The biggest total satellite mass launched in a single year was in 2025 when 3,194 tons was launched spread over 4,526 payloads (not launches).
One Heavy/Starship launch can put at least 100-150 tons into LEO with Musk claiming it will be 200 tons with improved design and engines.
10,000 launches per year would be about 150×10000 tons or 1.5 million tons per year. To produce that, manufacturing capacity would have too increase 469 times. It's not happening. Even a full space station would only take half a dozen launches and it's not yet designed and approved. Mars is not going to happen for a hundred and one reasons, most of them obvious to everyone but Musk fan boys.
Note re Mars colony, a brief rundown of some of the issues (for those who don't have a death wish).
if on Earth, we receive 100% of Earth's light from the Sun and it takes about 3 acres (1.2 hectares) of good, fertile soil to sustain one human being. On Mars, only 43% of Earth's light is received, and the soil has low nutrient content, high salinity, and toxic perchlorates. In addition the average temperatures are: Earth 15°C (59°F); Mars' -65°C (-85°F). Atmospheric pressure on Mars is about 0.6% of that on Earth. So, for a sustainable colony you would need a massive soil cleaning operation plus delivery of sufficient plant nutrients to make the soil productive, pressurised habitats of about 7 acres (2.8 hectares) per person and year round heating to have a chance of succeeding. Given that people get sick and injure themselves, one of the first requirements would be well equipped medical facilities, able to produce medications on demand. It seems to be wishful thinking that a successful colony can be established within a hundred years. If it is, it is likely to be powered by nuclear reactors and their safe delivery to Mars is problematic in itself. Additionally, Mars has nothing that is needed on Earth so the economics don't work. The billions spent sending materials, plant and people to Mars would get next to no return on the investment. The result will be that any planned program will be curtailed before it becomes viable, likely leaving colonists to die because of lack of support from the Earth. Think Roanoke rather than Plymouth.
The new Congress will not be SpaceX friendly.
Even if i don't agree with his Fuel kind. Trying to catch a Heavee Stainless Steel ship like that on a multi billion $ launch site is nerve wrecking @ le verree least. LOL.
I suspect the incoming Congress will kill everything related to SpaceX that they possibly can.
Ship catch highly likely: Booster weighs significantly heavier, ergo, the chopsticks handled it well, the ship is lighter, provided the landing burns and no other problems occur, YES they will catch it, high probability
Based on their Electron success, I really had high hopes for Neutron. Now not sure. I have a lot of doubts about their carbon fiber manufacturing. I have more confidence in NG flying this year than Neutron meeting its latest launch goal.
Why does your voice sound like it's be AI enhanced?
මට දැන් නං හිතෙනවා ඊළඟට තියෙන්නේ මනුෂ්ය හැඩැති රොබෝ කෙනෙක්ව ස්ටාශිප් එකකට දාලා කක්ෂ ගත කරලා බැලුවා නම් හොඳයි කියලා😂
ඔයාගේ වීඩියෝ මම බලනවා ප්රශ්නෙකට තියෙන්නේ සිංහල සබ්ටයිටල් ගන්න විදියක් නැති එක මට තේරෙනවා අඩුයි ඔයා කියන ඒවා😅
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10,000? Who are the customers? Is that a realistic demand?
Damn did YouTube get hacked
Thinking about light years and travel time across deep space puts everything into perspective. Fantastic episode! 🚀🌌
It would be useful if A3 had orion dock with each craft, crew play for a time, then after undocking, both blue moon and HLS go and land on the moon. Ideally, they would also return. Full rehearsal.
20:55 @Whataboutit I miss the bloopers😢 just sayin. I like the accent, I use Australian Siri I’m in Maine
I really enjoyed these videos and the Starship program. Too bad it will all end next year because of children.
Space X is better than any other organization currently operating on Earth 🌍 and Mars and that’s a fact. Anyone that doesn’t understand that has a massive lack of grey matter and is unable to engage their brain cells in order to comprehend that Space X is number one ☝🏾 priority anyone who is a genius ,scientist and is a good person can be considered to be an associate of SpaceX and should be lined up to apply to SpaceX to improve their mission to reach their goals and create a better future for mankind .
5:37 wenhop
go full Lex Luthor, the balding hair is triggering me
Fingers crossed, yes, it gets caught !
Thanks Felix. Lots of good info. I'll say, solid 1st catch on 42!🎉
Love the coverage, Felix. Kind of crazy that the booster's been caught 3 times but a ship never has, and the ship comes back way faster and hotter. Musk put the odds at "at least 50 or 60 percent" — what's your gut number?
So, we're losing the Swift X-ray and Gamma-ray observatory and we must wait until 2031 for the UVX Explorer (a ultraviolet observatory) to launch? Possibly as late as 2032? We need a new Swift observatory in addition to the UVX, yes I know that science takes time, but orbital scientific instruments are far cheaper than warheads.
Let's hope Musk has taken the right lessons from his extracurricular activities and he refocuses his effort to the core businesses of SpaceX and Tesla.
I have always thought they are going to need separate launch and landing towers. If a booster or ship crashes it would be much better if it crashes on a pad that doesn't have the launch hardware on it. Sure that is a long term plan. Maybe they can put the catch hardware on the other side of the launch tower?
Anyone else hear echoes of “when hop?” In their head every time Felix speculates on launch dates? Maybe that just shows how long I’ve been watching. Edit: Posted this at the beginning of the video before hearing Felix say “when hop?” So I guess I’m not alone 🤣
Life, the Universe, and everything… is fortuitous. ( 4 2 it is )
Lots of promisses and talk.
The facts are: 2023 two launches; 2024 four launches; 2025 five launches; 2026 three launches (counting flight 15 it will be four).
Best predicting for the future. Look at the past.
The final ground test milestone is the part that stood out to me, because once a ship has fired its engines for the last time on the ground, the next question is no longer whether it works but whether the tower catch timing can be trusted on the first attempt. Do you think a successful ship catch matters more for Flight 15 than the launch date itself?
Bro looks like dr strange❤
@Whataboutit what I don't understand is how the docking port will allow access around the header tank? We need to see a redesign of the header tank positioning if they are going to use a nose docking port during Artemis. Have we seen any work on this in the Starship Factory as yet?
Hi Felix Question how do think the result of the midterm elections is going to affect starship development ?
Dude, stop letting claude write your scripts. I love your channel, been watching since 2020, but if I wanted an AI to update me on space news I'd ask it myself
Yes,Starship catch is a done deal
I miss the Vulcan look, I prefer getting my Space news from a Vulcan, not a Romulan. Don't get me wrong, Romulans were always hotter than Vulcans but, for Space news? No. Jus foolin with ya. Love the update <3 *8 Thank you Waiulon.
The SpaceX , the Starship-Super Heavy don't have future , look to the Wall Street .
The Starship will be a big failure , the design is not good enough.
Well, with the alt-left now in control, don't expect much from SpaceX anymore.
why is the script for this sounding like AI in places
I think you should do a video on those chop sticks, the complexity of it to be strong enough to catch such a massive weight in midair is extremely impressive.
now why is NO ONE talking about what's really going on in space for the need of so many launches now compared to the past 60yrs. If you graph it it would be a ridiculous spike.
It's not a starship, good grief.