Sad Day for those that served on her

FYI the pirate ship was fully hired by SpaceX for employees and family members. Just worth knowing.

That pirate ship! ARRRRRRRRRRR!

Good job, buddy.

The Pirates added something unique to the coverage! Great video!

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The pirate ship did NOT ruin the shot. Its a great shot 😂

I still haven't found that damn bulkhead remover 🤷

That pirate ship tho!!

I know you hated the pirate ship getting in the way but that looked awesome!

AT 3:30 you can hear the sonic boom of the hot stage ring!

Pirate ship stole the show gold 🤣

Why not burn all that fuel at night? would make it so much cooler to actually see how far it goes

The Pirate Ship was so hated on that one 😆

I Knocked his hat off?

Thank you for uploading. I wasnt able to go.

Thanks, Tommy !

Merry Christmas to my fellow texan! from the State of Sarawak borneo!

Wheres the lighthouse ?

Thanks for posting that. I decided to go to the parade in downtown Brownsville instead.

Cool!

Thanks for taking the time to post this! Johnny 94-97

Awesome footage!

So sad. I designed the computer NAVBUF and wrote the software that interfaced the navigation systems (SAMS, SINS, GPS) to stabilize the radars. Good memories with her in Swan Island - Portland, Oregon; San Diego; Pearl Harbor; and Yokosuka, Japan. I remember many nights where I grabbed my pillow and blanket and laid down on the dark bow deck to gaze at the stars while sailing the Pacific. Didn’t appreciate how special those times were until much later in life.

I live in McAllen and am always interested in engineering work at the Island. Thank you so much. Very interesting video!

Thanks Tiki Tommy!

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xhaust juice

So cool! You did good from a boat!

WOW...from 95 to 98...slept under cat 2...looks haunted still..lol.

Not there that day. I have around 50 off that bridge.

Thanks for posting. The "I" in Perrine is pronounced "EYE".

Fla. got da vibe brah !

Heard you guys scored; funny as it sounds, we could use some of that here in SoCal! (Was Vern out this day??) Mahalo for the STOKE! Yeeeeewwww! 🤙

Water looks great! SF/

I think the shrine was in fact relocated to the local parish

Cool, I go down there at least once a year myself. I’ve got some driving videos too.

Thanks a lot!

Superb vid Tommy! Many thx for sharing this. 💥💥

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Cool drive

I will be there late October. Enjoyed the tour immensely!

I was there in 2019, had to leave one day before Hopper flew that 150m hop. It`s so surreal to see how this has grown, right next to the beach. Crazy. I need to visit again as soon as possible.

Hey, thanks for sharing this Starbase area tour! :D Mahalo

12:46 I can't believes you pronounced memes like that...

awsome video, incredible footage, do you work for SpaceX? or can you just drive all the way there and see it?

Those old overworked SSTG 600kw sets kept me busy in 1982 to 1984. They installed the new SSTG sets and I got to ride from Portland, Oregon, to Pearl Harbor while they were tested. I worked as an Engineer at General Electric Marine Department. Soon after quitting GE, I was on the ship at Port Hueneme in California. Somebody I knew who worked on the engines for years said that the main steam propulsion turbines were worn out and they could never exceed 80 shaft RPM at full throttle. I rigged up some gages and found out that several large springs having to do with the overspeed control were fatigued. GE wanted 18 months and $50,000 to build/replace parts in those days. I found a guy in Ventura who ran a company who custom made recoil springs for large anti aircraft guns. I gave him the spring rates and critical dimensions and he made them in record time...a few days, and they cost only a few thousand dollars. We installed them and the overspeed simulation test was shown to be 105 propeller RPM maximum. A few nights later we did the sea trials and sailed around for a few hours. I sat in the air conditioned control booth in the engine room and 100+ RPM on the propeller shaft. Everybody was thrilled. I can still recall the ''Barrel Minder'' on the wall in the booth and the Engineer with the black beard running things. I can't recall his name right now. I also enjoyed standing on the patch where the Polaris Missile launch tube was located. I have fond memories on the Observation Island and enjoyed my trip to Kwajalein. I enjoyed the C-130 aircraft flying above the ship to snag the bag containing data just like in the James Bond movie Thunderball. My Cobra Judy cloth shoulder patch is still pinned proudly on my wall. I hope somebody writes a book about this famous ship.

That is truly awesome

Very nice. I want to be one of those birds lucky enough to live there. Are there caves in that wall where the falls are? I can't tell if I'm seeing openings or shadows. Probably both. Have a great day and thank you.

the flooding is from poor drainage and all the rain. The county SHOULD be smart enough to figure that out so the blacktop isn't ruined...