First Look Inside SpaceX's Starfactory w/ Elon Musk

[@EverydayAstronaut]

Part 2 is out now!!! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5-tgJ-Ka7yXfsU

[@tonymacaroni7458]

Whats up with anti gravity propulsion I just heard about on Glenn Beck podcast?

[@incredible5587]

You need to be on Rogan!!!!

[@incredible5587]

@@funnybearburger8817 Well we might be related to cause i have the same First and Last name LOL !!! Dodd's are out full force!!! NH here!! I just for Ship and Giggles!! Texas has the most Dodd's and there are over 30k Dodd's in the USA!!

[@oy3ah2025]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Elon hire me

[@claytonsmith3687]

​@@incredible5587I'm a smith

[@Kelnx]

Elon Musk's Kids: "Dad we want Kerbal Space Program!" Elon Musk: "We have Kerbal Space Program at home".

[@wmason1961]

KSP is another thing I would love for Elon to buy and fix. He could rebrand it as Spacex space program. Surely, his software engineers could make it amazing again.

[@oooooooooo3449]

@@wmason1961 THEY. DO. NOT. HAVE. TIME.

[@Allthegoodhandlesaretakenlmao]

I would definitely love the added emphasis on readability he would surely add

[@JohnSmith-cb6qx]

Elon Musk's Dad: "Go play with these emeralds."

[@wmason1961]

@oooooooooo3449 Sure, they do. They got the bugs fixed on X. He can move software engineers around. He doesn't have to divert Spacex engineers.

[@lemoneleven2179]

that old ford truck sitting in a parking lot of teslas, at space x is priceless

[@ajctrading]

Good to see one guy has taste

[@cwomp]

Teslas are great but its important to remember where we came from

[@rico-228]

texas

[@Nick-xc4fy]

Possibly owned by one of the welders. Far more practical than any electric alternative.

[@forthehomies7043]

The owner has a Tesla at home ;)

[@Jawwwn]

“It used to be intense in tents. Now it’s in a building” lol

[@bluewater82]

I thought he said they were in "tents in tents."

[@basecamp.santoshwhowrites]

You really gonna follow that "misheard!". It's gold man​@@bluewater82

[@crazychicken8290]

probably not the first time he said that too lol

[@Krektonix]

bro thinks the user-added captions are what he actually said thats wild 😭

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Camping is intense.

[@stathibournias6825]

Who's here after the successful launch

[@basilihuoma5300]

👍👍

[@BreezeChabuka]

Me

[@openwrtguru247]

Me, Starship still had a problem in the heatshield of flaps but it should be solved with new flap design. I can't wait to see Starship catching.

[@w.sdinushika968]

🙌

[@gaymer69209]

🎃👻🙂‍↔️

[@TheBullockFamily]

I know Elon’s always “very” optimistic about timelines but at least he and his team is always moving forward and not hiding behind closed doors. This type of access is unheard of and we have no idea how lucky we are specially to the future engineers out there.

[@johnrmcclure1]

It's his unwavering optimism that drives the team to try and achieve it. That kind of hope and optimism is infectious if you're around it long enough. Most of the cynics have either quit, or were fired for not being ambitious enough.

[@xbmcxbmc5680]

Huh?

[@ihydf]

@@johnrmcclure1 Half his tweets are about the imminent collapse of civilization due to people not having enough babies, while he's an absent father in 11 out of 12 of his kids lives. Meanwhile he's using the other kid as a prop. Very optimistic 🤣 I wonder if when his kids watch him stream diablo if that counts as 'dad time'. What does it say that none of the mother's of his children want anything to do with him?

[@lexistential]

@@johnrmcclure1 that is an incredibly destructive mindset

[@grumpusmaximus9446]

​@@ihydf👈😂

[@grummler9088]

It's funny how Tim tries to coax Elon along to get further into the building and be able to get nice shots, while Elon wants to stop every meter and just talk about rockets 😂

[@Techridr]

Since it's here in the US, he can't stop every meter, it's every yard or foot. :) I'm kidding of course. I wish our country would finally move to metric. :)

[@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750]

He might be nervous about ITAR stuff. I get drilled with it and I'm not even close to aerospace.

[@schlenbea]

I know! Elon needs to stop and look at the person to have deep conversations it appears. Cuz if he's walking his mind start wandering- like it did when he said "oh sorry I was thinking about something else." 😂

[@SteveAkaDarktimes]

I thought he had a back problem? he does kind of walk stiffly?

[@mrmafialazycooken1786]

Well, having to look up at those rockets all the time, anyone would have back problems lol​@SteveAkaDarktimes

[@TheHollow_Praetorian]

Elon/Spacex's work from turning a small, neglected hamlet in South Texas into one of the most large-scale and ambitious posts of rocketry and spaceflight in 5 years is truly remarkable. I mean say what you want about the man (I have some personal gripes myself) but the dedication, efficiency, and ambition towards advancing spaceflight and becoming a spacefaring civilization is something to be lauded for.

[@soapbar88]

Let's just hope there's no Kessler syndrome

[@Amir_404]

@@soapbar88 Kessler syndrome isn't nearly as bad as it is made out to be. It is only a risk in LEO, and if it did happen, we could still send rockets out near the poles. It would make space flight harder(more delta V needed because you cannot take the optimal path), more unsafe, and made an entire class of satellite nonviable(starlink would be the hardest hit), but it would not trap us on earth.

[@ReinReads]

@Amir_404 With advancements being made in atmosphere breathing ion thrusters satellites constellations, like Starlink, will be moving into significantly lower orbits. In these low orbits space debris is not an issue since atmospheric drag clears it out within days or weeks. As you said Kessler syndrome is a sky is falling SciFi concept that can be worked around fairly easily with innovation & delta-v

[@Ormusn2o]

Like las vegas and the hoover dam.

[@justsmartenough]

Elon will be remembered along with the greats like the Wright Brothers, Edison, Ford, Da Vinci

[@Asad_.]

For the 1% people reading this, i hope you become successful in life.

[@emmaxddd-f5i]

Thank you, hope you do too.

[@kattalania8953]

Thank you, you too ♥️

[@乂哈乂]

ty, s2u

[@mugishajeanclaude2949]

Thank you wish you too Amen

[@covertaction]

You too, Asad. Thank you.

[@sacresula]

26:00 Man, watching this part KNOWING that less than 24h after this recording everything went almost perfectly is nuts

[@Amir_404]

I don't know if I would agree with that. Elon said the it was a 50:50 shot of the heat shield working, which is funny because it half way worked. It kept starship functional, but there was massive damage that isn't acceptable for a reusable rocket. I think the most impressive part of the launch was the unplanned part. "Landing" with that level of damage is extremely impressive.

[@sacresula]

@@Amir_404 Well for what the website said was there target for the launch, they pretty much hit all of them. Still landing with "that much damage" was insane

[@davidbonilla2253]

​@Amir_404 keep in mind, while we all saw the flap damaged, there were tiles intentionally missing as well with sensors to see how badly it would burn through the heated side.

[@dr4d1s]

The test went rather well from what we can tell, and way better than most of us thought, but calling it perfect is quite the bit of hyperbole.

[@vrknprgrz]

coincidence or did you suggest closing the tower arms in sync with the booster

[@jefffhaynes]

We think the seal will work but it may not. Narrator: it did not

[@maxvanhoeymissen2109]

Came her me for this 😅

[@jdesmo1]

I'm sure your design works much better.

[@digi3218]

​@@jdesmo1I think this was just a joke.. why so serious?

[@snillocekim]

where in the video is this discussion about the flap seals?

[@michaeldemarco9950]

Yes it did . . . mostly . . .

[@Pug71]

China probably has a roomful of engineers listening to this with note pads in hand.

[@AbdullahGhareeb]

Ya probably 😂

[@kylereese4822]

China`s space industry started way back in the 1950s....

[@BigBadBossu]

They tried to mimic falcon blatantly already but I think the issue for them is that this is all experimental. Nothing seen is the final version and is noted to be in rapid and dramatic change constantly. One could copy it only to realize it didn't end up working for the people making it at SpaceX and it was subsequently scrapped only a month later.

[@davidbonilla2253]

16:15 comment about secondary shield. "ITAR controls" referencing non exportable intellectual information of design. What we are shown isn't repeatable just by discussion.

[@xbmcxbmc5680]

China is actually going to the moon. SpaceX is still trying to get its heat shield to work and is years late on its contract with NASA.

[@warc8us]

It's wild that three months ago when this video was recorded (around 25min in) they are talking about doing a "simulated tower catch" instead of the real thing, and then they actually did it!

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

Thank you for letting us join you on this amazing conversation. Love it. 🙏💪💯

[@frankjones5283]

I`m 74 and what`s insane to me is watching these two young men in tee shirts who look like the next door neighbors just walking around in this huge rocket factory. Inside Elon`s mind is where impossible becomes possible.....

[@fcw2bom]

Elon is an old fart tho >:(

[@yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533]

Everyday Astronaut is Elon`s neighbor.

[@PlaidZoomer]

Elon Is 52

[@AchtungAffen]

Elon's suffering a bad case of the brain rot right now, I wouldn't want to be in his mind at all. I'd wish he'd drop the twitter thing and just focus on SpaceX and Tesla. Old Elon is best Elon IMO.

[@Primaate]

Egalitarianism in all aspects. The Fitter/Mech. on $40/hr barely notices his boss, a self made billionaire, as he works on a advanced space rocket.

[@Nagelix]

I genuinely believe that Elon enjoys having Tim around. Someone who truly understands the magnitude of what he is doing and achieving and Tim is so good in breaking it down for us.

[@ZackaryJoubert]

Perhaps. Sometimes I agree with that. This interview though? Elon is objectively very frustrated with his suggestions

[@merxellus1456]

99.9% of the employees are probably like him too.. Tim just happens to be a Space news reporter

[@Cycke86]

I think Elon generally enjoyes having people in awe of him around.

[@puddlesjumper]

Tim manages to stroke Elon's ego enough to stay in his orbit. Elon gets notably flustered when Tim has a suggestion or an idea that sounds reasonable because in Elon's world he's the only one that's supposed to be the smart one.

[@karlkarlsson9126]

I believe Tim is a rocket-science entusiast, so he can ask the right questions, talk Elon's language so to speak, knowing the things he's flexing about.

[@janvierhuit]

Elon’s build is wild.

[@POOPGOD999]

Tesla truck

[@krishmav]

These videos will go down in history. We never saw Edison or Ford or Tesla how they did what they did. Luckily we have Tim for Elon. Cannot thank Tim enough for these videos

[@FFMacker]

[@theknave4415]

Other journalists would kill to get an interview like this with Musk. Meanwhile, Tim is calm, cool and collected and doesn't ambush Elon with off topic questions. Plus, Tim knows exactly what Elon talking about, as well. Why would Elon talk to anyone else? Seriously.

[@stephenburrows4250]

Agree…, I don’t believe there is any other journalist that can have this level of credible & technical expert engagement (coming from Tim) that would be worth Elon’s time.

[@paultembo8488]

Tim is genuinely into Rockets and has no ulteria motives like career Journalists. It's good to see Elon and Tim talking Rockets so casually.

[@Zinojn]

Tim sounds pretty dim to me

[@Uberkilltoecheese]

@@Zinojn Guess you should get yourself checked out then 👍🏼

[@phillipking5173]

Two people passionate about the subject matter... Interesting and entertaining. MSM journalists usually have an agenda to ambush and get a sound bite. Every interview Tim has completed with Elon has been awesome....Like a watching an excellent documentary.

[@walker1812]

48:37 paraphrasing “no one in human history has ever built a fully reusable rocket system, not even SpaceX, but give us a year.” lol. Love the confidence.

[@rrai1999]

They said give them like 6 or 7 years with the moon mission, that got cancelled after a bunch of delays. So I think what we can expect as for a fully reusable rocket system from spaceX is a lot of delays and then a cancellation

[@KenOtwell]

@@rrai1999 Nope. This isn't a government project - no fickle finger of finance football is gonna stop Elon.

[@mobiuscoreindustries]

@@rrai1999 Absolutely not. Simply because starship now is actually financially secured thanks to starlink. Despite the initial fear from SpaceX and Elon that starlink could not turn a profit without starship's launch capabilities, falcon has ramped so much and Starlink sales have been so numerous that it is slated that starlink alone will generate more profits this year than the combined HLS and Dear moon contracts would have. With in the a latter a very very heavy lean on HLS. So even if HLS was to get canned for whatever reason starship would still not get cancelled, simply because SpaceX has always stated they were building it for themselves first. And that any other use case would be a welcome adition

[@kevinconrad7648]

@@rrai1999 LOL, are you new to SpaceX?

[@snookmeister55]

@@rrai1999 You're thinking about Boeing or Lockheed or their joint venture. Those are failing, slowly.

[@veronikamarkova5367]

Thank you so much for letting Elon talk and give him time to think and not interrupting him on each pause he makes as Jordan Peterson did. 🙏

[@TheNighthawk00]

When has the public been ever able to follow the development of a rocket like today with SpaceX? Simply amazing.

[@jabadabadu7089]

Great comment! I will never understand why all the secrecy around things that can benefit humanity. I know it can end up in a wrong hands, which is even more idiotic to think why using tech against your own kind. I just hope when these things start to work, bad people don't get them.

[@NutjobChuck]

Have you heard of NASA?

[@richy69ify]

@@jabadabadu7089 Westerners will take the ideas to China asap for large payments. There's an ex Royal Air Force pilot currently training Chinese PLA Air Force fighter pilots.

[@jabadabadu7089]

@@richy69ify It's all about the money. Even if society is crumbling to pieces, money must be first thing on our mind. Money is useful for things we need, but it is exactly like drug. And we are junkies. Unable to control our apetite. Why I think differently, I honestly don't know. For me personally money is not a motivation. It's actually quite the opposite. There are things in life that I just cannot understand. I've been trying to understand but every time I return to the same conclusion. When I see people cooperating, that is my motivation. And that moment is when things happens like they supposed to. For example the last starship flight. That moment of people cheering. There is literally nothing material that can substitute that mentality of people in that moment. And we seriously lack together moments like that. Together as civilization, not as nation. Utopical thinking, but never tried. Why? Greed

[@zounds010]

Back in the 1960s, NASA produced this kind of detailed documentary themselves, and the press had access too.

[@GerritSchulze]

Can we appreciate that Elon took more than one hour of his time to sightsee Tim, his cameraman, and us around!

[@DaleOct23]

Yep

[@gregorya72]

He probably sees it as very efficient. Tim knows his stuff, and has a lot of followers, so 1 optimistic Elon for an hour can cover a lot of ground with high level discussions for Tim to break down later. Plus Tim just lost his moon orbit… Elon might be feeling generous.

[@HurdleHelps]

Let's not forget Tim actually asked elon a question in a past tour that resulted in a design change. Also this is marketing. Plus I almost think elon respects Tim and is a friend.

[@ItsabitToppey]

Well, us and 1.2m others. Imagine 1.2m people following along 😅

[@ab-js2gw]

How does he have time to do all this?

[@Kentuckyhunter58]

Elon - “I don’t know if anyone is going to copy us. It’s a hard thing to copy.” China - “write that down! Write that down!”

[@atanumaulik7093]

China's dear leader flies around in a Boeing 747, an aircraft first designed and manufactured in the US back in the 1960s. Chinese enginners should start there. Once done, they can then turn their attention to more recent stuff.

[@napalmenthusiast4423]

Their aircraft copies from Russian planes are subpar at best, good luck on them copying this successfully

[@snookmeister55]

Yep, China launches more tonnage to orbit than anyone, other than SpaceX. It's not close between the two if that tells you how everyone else is doing.

[@MG77740]

@@atanumaulik7093We really need them to update to a modern Boeing plane 😮

[@jeremykothe2847]

America used to be the one copying/stealing British designs. It takes time.

[@TheAIExplorer-o5j]

I have to admit, your move at 30:22, 56:06 was pure genius - totally caught me off guard.

[@jarrodvsinclair]

Love the kids just running around and playing at the rocket factory. So cool

[@F-16_ACER]

And they're so cute aswell

[@Wurtoz9643]

⁠@@F-16_ACER ”And they’re so cute aswell” 😊 ”And they’re so cute aswell” 💀

[@bastian6173]

@@Wurtoz9643 "Let's eat, kids" 🙂 "Let's eat kids" 💀

[@UnrealatedContingency]

Pure chaos lol

[@Rich-on6fe]

Looks like there's some careful herding happening just there.

[@meltassin5326]

Tim, I love the casualness of the interview. Elon is completely open and honest, and i love the way you do these walk and talk interviews. They are real and unscripted. I kinda wish you could do the same type interview at the Tesla factory.

[@virajs.8864]

it would be so boring because they aren't doing anything particularly cool like this

[@noby5711]

You like the part where he said thats crazy?

[@fkwitme22]

Except for the Tesla motor part I don't think he liked talking about that one 😊

[@jamieosz]

Yeah, could never imagine Jeff Bezos talking so openly (or knowledgeably) about the Blue Origin stuff.

[@friendo760]

Over the years a chemistry has developed between Elon and Tim comprised of love for rocketry, mutual respect and desire to share the dream with the world.

[@davidbonilla2253]

They certainly have had some quality exchanges. Elon adopted one suggestion if I recall. The mutual respect is real, and love you identified that.

[@AC-jk8wq]

Preparation and delivery… Tim keeps Elon delivering with every sentence… Fun to watch Elon think before answering… 😃

[@bubblesculptor]

It's great when Elon gets interviewed by someone who has in-depth knowledge of what's going on. Most 'reporters' ask the same superficial questions that he's already been asked endlessly.

[@loonateer]

at one point in time one of the two will be very dissapointed about the other.

[@pigslefats]

Oh please. Tim spends the time stuttering and laughing inanely at nothing. It's clear he is pretty clueless about the construction and is out of his depth

[@sivapradeepkolluri5867]

Elon musk story and his innovations should be a chapter in every middle school.

[@flxgaming5687]

No, definitely not. Teaching children how great this billionaire fascist is doesn't sound like a good idea.

[@OldPannonian]

@@flxgaming5687 You arrse-hole, here is one definition of fascism: "a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition" (Merriam-Webster) It beats me, how this definition applies to Elon Musk. However, your spitting hatred against this innovator speaks volumes about your total lack of understanding this world and the people in it.

[@Charleynoob]

How is he a fascist? ​@@flxgaming5687

[@TooSeems-tf4wd]

@@flxgaming5687Rather you like it or not, these are still some of the greatest achievements in human history that should be mentioned on books .Musk founded SpaceX with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars and being The first privately-funded spacecraft (Dragon) to reach the International Space Station (ISS) ,The first privately-funded rocket (Falcon 9) to successfully reach orbit and return safely to Earth and The development of the Starship spacecraft. Maybe you should get some help for your woke mind 🦠 and stop pushing back human civilization,thank you.❤

[@TooSeems-tf4wd]

Yeah they should !❤

[@fnm04]

Insane to get this level of access... Bravo!!

[@AwesomeKoffee]

geometry dash

[@bryantk608]

Musk is desperate to not look creepy. But look at him. The guy is a disgusting freak.

[@equation1321]

I thought my comment section was bugged but then I remember I’ve seen you here before in a live chat a long time ago lol how do I remember that

[@MikeHarris1984]

He is going on a rocket launch so he's there already with access. And I think Elon watches his stuff too, seems like Elon gives him special interviews and in depth interviews too. So I think Elon actually likes him.

[@ericperkins3078]

why insane? wrong word. need to stop using it.

[@MrPolycarpe13]

As I watch this, It brings me back to those old Walt Disney episodes where Werner Von Braun would come on and explain space travel and how they think it will work. Long after we are all gone, footage like this will be watched by people who cant beleive the access and transparency to one of humanity's most impactful person we once had. Top shelf archival material is what this is.

[@labbeaj]

Yea! Then we all realized Werner was a na zi and all of that space nonsenses from him is: Propaganda

[@winkekatze5593]

@@labbeaj Still the Nacis, including Von Braun, brought the Americans to the moon. Operation Paperclip.

[@kv-2heavytank52]

@@labbeaj prop a ganda at deez nuts

[@notimeforspace2477]

@labbeaj nope...he is a hero who fought for his country and Europe!

[@labbeaj]

@@notimeforspace2477 🤣

[@ashh3051]

I always suspected Elon must have a nanny brigade hanging around whenever he has his kids. Finally got to see it.

[@mskiptr]

6:20 is the timestamp

[@Justic4Blue]

A nanny brigade😢

[@Justic4Blue]

Do you remember the proposition I made the wife that loves children can you Denny's get paid to take care of children that was a cute dance you cannot pay to get children brought up keep on dancing

[@spicesmuggler2452]

​@@Justic4Blueif i was rich as Elon id have a personal army of hand picked prostitutes

[@AWDTurboPOWAH]

😂 One of those kids could disappear into that factory Willy Wonka style and Musk wouldn’t care or even know the name of which one vanished.

[@PowerCertAnimatedVideos]

That was awesome. I enjoyed watching this. Elon is incredible.

[@baiterage]

Let's appreciate Tim Dodd for doing this every year and giving us great insights on what's going on at Starbase!

[@hankwells8723]

The construction and cleanliness of this buildings is insane respect to the people who are building those facilities

[@adida7485]

@@tooltime9260 It's a workshop, most people expect it to be dirty. How about you "get real"

[@steyefong590]

From this interview, IFT-4 is far more successful than Elon's expectation.

[@gmancolo]

"50/50"!

[@KitaJabig]

Why are Boeing planes falling apart? All the good technicians are at SpaceX!

[@TheEDFLegacy]

​@@KitaJabig It's not just that; they are using the original methodology for ship design, which is getting it right the first time. The only problem, is that by doing it the first time, you may end up finding a problem that you did an account for. Casein point what's happened to Starliner. SpaceX, on the other hand, almost _gleefully_ sacrifice rockets in order to get useful data, by making imperfect designs to push the envelope in order to iterate to a better design. And now? SpaceX has proven their point that iteration through their willingness to iterate using imperfect testbeds is the way forward.

[@langohr9613ify]

If you have a complicated system like a rocket, you habe a lot of systems that need to work at the same time, for the whole system to work. So in the last 50 years engineers tried to keep risk down, by using as much allready tried and proven tech as possible. So RS-25 engine is used on SLS, because is allready used in the Shuttle and it self was based on the J-2. This approach works, but a lot of 50 years old engineering decisions are carried over. Engineering wich was done without computers, Without CAD, FEM and CFD. It is like basing your new car design on an old air cooled VW beetle engine from 1950. So Space X is the first company to be bolt enough and have enough capital to design a system new from scratch. So that it allready works that well only after 5 years is just a marvel. Of course there are many little problems that are needed to be ironed out in the next 2-5 years, but by 2030 we are going to have a really reliable, reusable rocket the first time in history. We are going to be able to build huge things in space. Space stations that are 100x the size of the ISS.

[@Gunter_Custom]

​@@KitaJabig All hires are DEI at Boeing now ..😂😂

[@sloppypotato00]

Elon is the most humble billionaire he just casually talks to a youtubers when hes the guy behind all that crazy project

[@blakej6416]

Great job with not interrupting Elon. Too many people would try to talk over the person they're interviewing, but you always stopped and allowed Elon to talk.

[@hammerth1421]

Elon needs a placid flow of conversation in order to use his spoken language properly. He famously isn't good at being a monologueing presenter despite doing it all the time and he also doesn't perform well if he's being pushed along by an interviewer with very limited program time.

[@holderplace1224]

Tell me does any of the tweets Elon posts daily indicates he is a genius or are you that stupid?

[@davidanalyst671]

are you on crack? how many times did tim dodd interrupt elon in front of the 3 rockets? like 17,000 times?

[@MTerrance]

Listening to Elon say that the challenge is to get something to work regarding how the thermal times are attached, then optimize it reminds me of the saying "First be effective, then be efficient." Trying to optimize too early in a process can impede getting the process to actually work.

[@MR-co2ti]

You must be a great engineer.

[@gibrains]

premature optimization is root of all evil.

[@schrodingerscat1863]

Optimising too early is inefficient and leads to getting locked into suboptimal solutions, better to find the best basic solution, then, and only then, optimise.

[@KenOtwell]

@@gibrains Or as we used to say in software: "First make it work, then make it fast. There's no use for a fast program that doesn't work.... but you can ship a slow program that works and speed it up later."

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Software has the same problem. Something that works inefficiently might have an architecture that can’t be optimised. Basic design has to be right. SpaceX is still working on that. Stage 1 rebuild is an example.

[@I-Dophler]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00 *Tour Starbase factory* 00:57 *Thousand ships yearly* 01:58 *Starship payload capacity* 03:35 *Iterative design process* 05:05 *Reusability is crucial* 06:35 *Faster turnaround time* 08:02 *Rapid launch capability* 09:33 *Ship-to-booster ratio* 10:55 *Starlink satellite deployment* 11:57 *Heatshield design challenges* 14:02 *Tile expansion issues* 15:36 *Missing tiles test* 17:04 *Passenger safety priority* 18:43 *Alternative cooling methods* 20:49 *Flight 3 failure* 21:56 *Linear adjacent flow* 23:27 *Reusable heat shield* 25:04 *Booster landing simulation* 27:33 *Thruster ice blockage* 29:41 *Autogenous pressurization explained* 32:43 *Multiple booster display* 34:54 *Cold gas thrusters* 36:29 *Thousands of changes* 37:58 *Design refinement process* 39:24 *New engineering challenges* 41:58 *Next-gen Raptor engine* 43:36 *Next-gen engine servicing* 45:08 *Raptor cooling improvements* 47:41 *Increased Raptor thrust* 49:14 *Full reusability goal* 50:45 *Moon landing challenges* 52:54 *Factory production flow* 55:09 *Heat tile attachment* 57:42 *Starlink deployment method* 59:53 *Expanding factory layout* 01:00:56 *Electric actuation system* Made with HARPA AI

[@junipersnow1]

Total nerds and I love it !

[@I-Dophler]

@@junipersnow1 LOL.

[@سيلز]

شكراً لك ❤️

[@I-Dophler]

Sure thing.

[@DesayD18-wy3bz]

For someone who describes his mind is a storm, he's definitely in a league of his own. He's broken so many rules & achieved so many records, it's just insane. 🎉

[@XeKToReX0]

Crazy hearing the chat about the flap hinge in advance, shows just how much they know about the potential issues!

[@theGottowatch]

CAE

[@RK-ve4xp]

Yes.

[@paintedpony2935]

It's crazy, that you think it's "crazy". You must not be paying attention.

[@Ormusn2o]

They moved the flap many months ago actually. But its very fundamental change and they already had like 9 starships in the works so it takes a long time to actually implement.

[@AWDTurboPOWAH]

Literally everyone knew it would be an issue. This is why re-entering vehicles use passively stable shapes and not movable flaps with hinges. Only exception is the space shuttle, which stopped being flown for a reason… But yes watching a man light tax money on fire so he can accomplish what was done in the 1960s in the worst way possible is very impressive.

[@Renvoxan]

I am here after watching Bezos' Blue Origin Factory Tour. Man, Elon and SpaceX are on a different level

[@matthewcarnali7700]

Bezos knows how to communicate and be a human. The way he waves and says hi to employee's and thanks people, and can complete sentances and knows how to say things when there is a long silence.

[@Renvoxan]

@@matthewcarnali7700 who cares? SpaceX has results and will put people on Mars, or create o'neillian cylinders for bezos

[@Lightbringer.528]

Elon is such a legend what a great guy

[@groundzero6662]

@@matthewcarnali7700 Just remember if Elon's little pauses while he is talking bothers you, he is working on a new Raptor design and trying to solve a couple of orbital re-entry problems while having the mundane conversation with the interviewer.

[@azonnoza]

​@matthewcarnali7700 his social skills are not his strengths. The guy just only thinks about refining an idea. Also, the guy is literally living on the production floor so everyone who works there probably has seen him one too many times 🤷‍♂️

[@Zahidulhasan]

12:36 the hing gap & hot gas passing through the gap. How accurate Elon was. This is insane 😮😮😮. Thank you both for the precious interview.

[@LightBurdenCreation]

The best part about Tim’s interviews with Elon is that he lets him speak. This is unprecedented that we can enter the mind of a mogul and tour around it. Thanks Tim!😊

[@Mr2winners]

Thats why elon invites tim, cause tim does not interupt meaninglessly and does not ask the basic repeated questions by mainstream media

[@MirceaGoia]

@@Mr2winners And Tim also doesn't ask uncomfortable question which can put Musk in a corner :)).

[@TheNheg66]

Yeah, why should he. Elon isn't the subject, Starship/SpaceX is.​@@MirceaGoia

[@JohnJTraston]

He doesn't. Tim just add that voiceover after the fact.

[@thesadboxman]

The biggest lesson I gather from this interview is that Elon is hyperfocused on putting all the team's brain cycles on the limiting factors of getting Starship to RRR state. The responses to all Tim's suggestions were "well we could do it that way, but it doesn't matter as much at this point until we can achieve RRR"

[@hycron1234]

Yep, "I don't care how we make it work, so long as it works" ... half the problem is knowing what answers you need for questions you don't even know to ask, you only get that from experience. Starship landing on a virtual tower was a bit deal. I suspect RRR will happen way further down the track, but that doesn't mean Starship can't be operational way before that stage. Either way very exciting and cool stuff.

[@RI5E_AGAINST]

maybe, but I think his responses were more tailored to, "we could do it that way, but what matters is that it's done."

[@thesadboxman]

@@RI5E_AGAINST yea. your quote akin to the idea of "done is better than perfect". what matters most for the starship program is that it's done (ie. RRR)

[@aj7utu]

The biggest lesson I gather is Elon had about 3 hours sleep.

[@ёжикколючий-х2ч]

excuse me, but what is RRR? My eng is bad

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

Tim, I think Elon truly enjoys having conversations with you. I know for a FACT he sees you as one of his peers, when you asked him about the thrusters on the last interview you did with him and gave him the idea, I forget if it was cold thrust or whatever, and he knows you've learned your rocket engineering and physics to a tee, but he is SO thoughtful answering you it makes for a wonderful view inside his head.. Thank you for all the hard work you've put in Tim, truly and honestly I appreciate it with all of my nerd heart.

[@ElonMuskReevee]

Thank you for the interview It was fun having you around.

[@konkam744]

13:00 "So you know one of the key questions is, does that seal work? We think it'll work, but it may not work." Well that aged well

[@soapbar88]

*Queue music*

[@Asterra2]

What's funny is the seal may actually work fine. But the position of the fins clearly does not. Fortunately they'd been planning to make that particular change for a few years. Unfortunately, that change won't come for the next two or three flights.

[@chris-hayes]

@@Asterra2 where are they gonna move them to? like away from the reentry side?

[@davidbonilla2253]

​@chris-hayes I would expect they either use a wind tunnel or computer simulation to find an orientation or slight placement change that enables control in atmosphere but avoids the "flow of hot gas" that it seems to currently enable. To your point, it can't be "too far away"... perhaps even a mold of steel then plated with tiles to physically redirect the gas flow?

[@CorwinPatrick]

@@davidbonilla2253 Generally, I believe they are just moving up around the curve of the Ship (from the side on view when entering the atmosphere). That way the hinge and hinge gap are at least partially protected by the body of the ship. Control authority would be lower, but I'll take that trade-off with a little massaging of Size and Programming to get it back.

[@Hibbidyhai]

There have been many buildings where rockets have been assembled before, and factories that built components for those rockets, but never a factory that builds the entire rocket just as there are factories that build cars. So getting a tour of Starfactory under construction is kind of like getting a tour of the very first Ford factory.

[@operator0]

To be clear, there are no longer any factories that build the entire car. Basically, the only thing an auto assembly plant actually creates, aside from assembling all the parts, is stamping the sheet metal that makes up the car body itself. As I understand it though, the original Ford plant that produced the Model T did make every part for that car, up to and including the steel itself, but modern manufacturing relies on a lot of outside suppliers for things like seats, windows, alternators, ect... In fact, I believe most auto manufacturers, if not all of them, have a separate plant, usually not located in the same area, that produces the drive-trains.

[@Hibbidyhai]

@@operator0 That's true. And at Starfactory many components will be made elsewhere, such as the engines themselves, and integrated onto the rocket. But the method of the rocket moving through a linear series of work stations rather than assembling the rocket in a stationary location is much more like an auto assembly plant.

[@holderplace1224]

Are you a bot?

[@rynz_2893]

WOAH!!!!!!!

[@KBoomEnte]

Ford build things that acutally work for a reasonable price. Elon destroys tax money for something Nasa did know 50 years ago doesn' work. will never work. Unless he "invents" a white paper with an anti grav propulsion.

[@kjcoach12]

You can tell Elon really enjoys his time with Tim, their interaction is so natural. I love the pause after he listens to Tim’s questions and “crazy” ideas, you can virtually see his brain processing. Very entertaining, well done to Tim and his whole team.

[@miniwaern]

Looks natural, for being at his own installation I think he looks very unnatural: his frozen legs and the politician arm gestures are so bad I wanna call Hollywood and ask for my money back on this one.

[@Big_AL_Nowitzki]

You love the pause 😂

[@Mortac]

He always has these thinking pauses before he speaks.

[@ivan.jeremic]

He looks annoyed by Tim if you ask me.

[@normanweatherly9475]

@@ivan.jeremic Tim talks over Musk and interjects when Elon pauses to gather his thoughts. If Tim was a bit more patient and allowed Elon time to elucidate I think this would move from a good interview to a better interview. No place to go but up for both of these men. I think Tim has overused "That's crazy." It is amazing. It is impressive. It is massive. It is substantial. It is not crazy, it is feasible and very intelligent.

[@jakedalton3352]

2:28 why is he built like that

[@thinklikethings]

he gave up his life for humanity😢❤

[@TanyaDegurechaff96]

Lmfao

[@nicolenixx__]

I’m weak😂 that’s still daddy though

[@zofiaklimczak3544]

Pracował ciężko w lesie!!!

[@wikkmanee]

Because he’s an alien lol

[@RoadhousePrinting]

This is one of the few KZbin channels that will become a historical document in the future.

[@ImtheGuy_23]

yes yes

[@rossthomson1958]

In ten years we will look back on these videos and evaluate the success, hopefully it was more than successful.

[@mein3324]

Yeah cuz it has elon musk in it, showing around spaceX factory.

[@herickdeharo]

No duden que a pesar de la monumental evidencia, algún terraplanista llegará a desmentirlo.

[@gregorybolin4672]

Is this the guy who was suppose to have flown around the moon?

[@PeterHocking-mh2wc]

What amazes me is how focused all the workers are. They are not too concerned seeing Elon there. Focused on a job

[@DestroyER82]

Easy to focus when you are building the future of mankind.

[@PaleoWithFries]

this amazes you??

[@KidCorporate]

Well yeah, they'll get fired for making eye contact with him.

[@Ind9405]

@@KidCorporate 🤣🤣🤣

[@mattknell6741]

@@KidCorporatethat guy that fist bumped Elon didn’t get fired?

[@beyse101]

Elon casually walking though his starship factory and whistling Tchaikovsky is the best part about this whole thing

[@mishXY]

Whats the time stamp?

[@guitarinjustin]

51:29 ​@@mishXY

[@axumitedessalegn3549]

Really?

[@jamesmck896]

57:18

[@vincep1c156]

Let’s be honest he was whistling the “Nutcracker” likely due to his childhood cartoon watching than anything highbrow.

[@crailtap25]

We are all so privileged to live during this period in history

[@MegaClaymore123]

working at starbase in any capacity would be absolutely incredible

[@its-420-somewhere]

I can see it. Janitor/Test pilot. I wonder what the pay would be?

[@han5vk]

Incredibly bad working conditions, harassment and burnout, yes.

[@shanelynch7757]

@@han5vkand you’ve never worked there you’ve only read that online

[@AztecDread]

​@@han5vkbetter than being behind a desk

[@han5vk]

@@AztecDread pathetic false dichotomy.

[@msromike123]

What a class act. He treats this interviewer with so much respect. Musk also listens almost as if he knows he can learn something from this young man.

[@MAC-nm5is]

Thats because he actually has learned something from Tim - IN the last interview series Tim mentioned a design option regarding using autogenous gas pressurization. Elon looked at starship and said "you know that's actually a good idea". They made a corresponding design change

[@loonateer]

Sure, he owns him a flight to the moon he will never get.

[@inthefade]

A sign of a really smart person is listening to everyone as though they know something they don't. That is the only way to learn, and smart people are constantly learning from everything and everyone.

[@ryansmithc]

The most successful people are great listeners. You have to be.

[@roykliffen9674]

@@MAC-nm5is TBF Tim asked confirmation that the Heavy Lift used a different system than Starship - if I recall correctly - and it triggered in Elon a question in his head like "Why DO we actually maintain a different system in the booster?". As he seemingly couldn't come up with a good answer, and probably saw advantages with interchangeability he decided there and then to have his engineers change the design. It's still awesome Tim was a triggering part of that process, but it was Elon that came up with the idea.

[@luckyjay778]

Noticed on several occasions Elon was slightly irritated by Engineering ideas. In interviews he has mentioned several times that the ideas are easy and execution is where the engineering really happens.

[@jeffclowes]

Noticed that as well. Tim seemed to try a few times for a repeat of his autogenous pressurization suggestion of last time.

[@JJJT-]

@@jeffclowes Yeah, it feels a bit desperate/cocky

[@asraharrison]

Elon is a complex mix of a kid, creating the "coolest thing evar" and a serious and highly focused man... creating the most powerful, historic rocket in history!

[@michaelburnham4293]

@@asraharrison Yea the idiot with the cybertruck...

[@axumitedessalegn3549]

@@jeffclowes You have to remember that Tim is not as smart as people assume he is...if he was he would be working there. Elon was irritated on several occasions. Some are unjustified. Also, Tim didn't do a good job on asking so many potential questions that could have been answered regarding the factory, program among many other things.

[@kojwangdocumentary9976]

imagine some poor boy from Africa watching all these ... what a fantastic world we live in😊😊

[@HarryNicNicholas]

when you consider something like, say, building a house can be plagued by all kinds of setbacks, things not arriving on time, things not fitting, moody crews, red tape - it's amazing the amount of work that actually gets done and how dedicated (or well paid) the crews at starbase and the peripherals are, shout out to the people working 24/7 to get us to mars.

[@loonateer]

Why would we want to be on mars? I am always amazed how much energy and dedication people, with aims that are clearly bullshit, have. They are working their asses off so a few people can suffocate on an inhabitable rock.🤣

[@jimdetry9420]

@@loonateer Obviously, "we" doesn't include people like you. I'm amazed you even bothered to watch the video and leave a reply.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

@@loonateer there is no good reason for going to any planet - but if we don't it's equally dumb. you can stay on earth, it really makes no difference to me.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

@@jimdetry9420 i do find it hard to think of any reason other than having a back up planet, for going to mars - i want to go myself, i love the idea, but i do think that other than satisfying our curiosity, our desire for new things, there isn't any practical reason for going, anyone who does go is going to stay there, live there - in other words no real benefit to earth. it's a bit like asteroid mining, we can never bring anything from an asteroid back to earth (practically) (extinction event comes to mind) so we will stay in space. earth will not benefit unless we can move EVERYONE off earth and make it a nature preserve, which is what i'd lobby for.

[@jimdetry9420]

@@HarryNicNicholas The only people who need a reason are the ones spending their time, effort and money on it. Personally, I think "satisfying our curiosity, our desire for new things" is a lot nobler than a lot of what society spends its money on. I'm almost 70 and have a lot of Tesla stock. My hope is that I get to spend that stock on a lunar vacation before I die.

[@johnhancock636]

2:30 the kid dropped the cheeto puff and still eats it, Hilarious! I love the children being around able to see the world changing from a young age

[@ExtremeUnction1988]

😂 good catch

[@ravener96]

We all learned the danger of eating sand the hard way

[@MrKennyanders]

should have blessed it before eating it

[@Scaliad]

Two second rule...

[@GayActorMichael_Douglas]

Those are funyuns

[@justinstravel]

"Idk if anyone is going to copy us... it's a hard thing to copy..." The badassery in that statement...

[@UninstallingWindows]

Nah, they cant even copy themselves reliably atm. No one wants to copy them. Perhaps, in a decade, when they have a working ship, someone might want to copy something off of them, but definitely not now.

[@ethan44866]

@@UninstallingWindowsfalcon 9…

[@UninstallingWindows]

@@ethan44866 Falcon 9 doesnt really contain any groundbreaking technologies.

[@ethan44866]

@@UninstallingWindows I guess you’ve never seen it before

[@Boomkokogamez]

@@UninstallingWindows I guess you are not up to date but China is copying both Falcon 9 and starship. They succesfully test launched and landed their mini falcon 9 hopper a few days ago.

[@MaverickTheSiberianHusky]

Love the content with Elon, he’s a goat for walking you around like this

[@mattwilliams3456]

It’s awesome how comfortable Elon has gotten with Tim, so it’s 2 friends discussing things.

[@StrategicStripping]

I agree! I was just thinking how comfortable, open and happy this conversation is. They both seem like kids excited about space to me lol

[@jofromWI]

Was waiting for them to say, let’s go get lunch and draw some stuff on napkins for the next rocket

[@justagigilo1]

Elon Musk is a legend doing all this explaining. I cannot imagine, any other leader in any other capacity whatsoever, understanding his company's procedure and work so well that he is even able to explain, let alone be willing to do so.

[@LEE_MILLARD]

He is the chief engineer 💪

[@dasiro]

The higher you go up a corporate ladder the dumber people get technically. Elon is an exception to that rule, because he started as a technician with enough brain capacity to spare for corporate management (and then a few more companies). Don't forget he's probably able to do a similar tour at Tesla, The Boring Company, Neuralink and X.

[@dawidmurray]

Managers and CEO's these days are not leaders and on the front line experiencing and understanding their products. They prefer to think they already know the best course of action, which typically in this day and age, is minimize costs, maximize profits, and get my performance bonus.

[@dawidmurray]

Boeing is a great example. Vulture CEO's cutting every corner to maximize shareholder value. Its short term gains, and when its an empty shell crumbling, that CEO is long gone with their paypacket. Sad, because a company like Boeing doesnt just sprout out of nowhere, it takes generations of iteration to create a compelling safe product, and SpaceX is exactly that formula on fast forward and is a very unique company.

[@hatersgonnalovethis]

Well, he needs engineers. Mars, the streams and these interviews are just to hire more engineers.

[@MakeSushi1]

the scale of this factory is insane, it's also hard to judge the size of the BFR aka starship, but seeing Elon walk past a segment really opens your eyes to how big this rocket really is

[@MrGoesBoom]

Nice to know I'm not the only one that still thinks of it as the BFR in their head.

[@bluelineaerial]

I've never seen such a humble person with such intellect. So passionate about something, and more than excited to share everything about it. Class act. The man is ALWAYS thinking.

[@Wes4Trump]

What I truly love about Elon, is that he doesn't act like a know it all. When Tim gives a thought or an idea, Elon listens and even considers the idea, even used one of Tim's ideas. Thanks to Tim and Elon for the tours they bring us by video. Truly love the approach SpaceX uses to better space flight.

[@solarissv777]

Oh he does! Especially when talking about things he has very small competence in, like healthcare or history and politics of eastern european nations.

[@MirceaGoia]

@@solarissv777 Exactly :))). And he doesn't take it well when he is contradicted on something he doesn't know.

[@joakimlindblom8256]

It's an interesting contradiction: when he knows a lot about a subject, I think he appreciates how complex things can be and thus seems very open to suggestions and feedback (more so than a lot of people). Hopefully, he can learn to apply the same approach in areas he knows less about.

[@Wes4Trump]

@joakimlindblom8256 I believe he does. I mean he's not perfect like the others who responded to my post, but he admits to his shortcomings and thrives to do/be better.

[@chadnicholas1575]

Anyone who knows it all misses all the information

[@Driftwood-Cove]

Last time Elon had Marvin the dog following him around and now he has the whole Starbase daycare with him

[@jordanmazzuca]

Why does the richest guy in the world have to bring his kids to work? I am sure he can afford full time daycare for his kids. This is something you do when there is an emergency on a Saturday and you have to bring your children with you.

[@awlkdural5396]

This should be something we all do and have a part of our culture to be honest. Get them exploring and interested early instead of hiding away doing nonsense all day.

[@Nas412]

Hey is busy, this is his way of spending time with his kids, easier to have a babysitter following him to care for the kids while they are with him and he gets few quality moments with his kids! I think it is also good for the kids to see their dad in full spectrum through work, home and all

[@davidkirinic9463]

​​@@jordanmazzucait's quite obvious you don't like or love children. Why would he have his children next to him, if he can? You actually ask this question ❓⁉️ Quite obvious you don't like children, and even of you do have them, you probably don't love them.

[@davidkirinic9463]

​@@jordanmazzucaand to answer the question: because he loves them and wants them near him

[@Km4rt]

Flat earthers must think Elon deserves an Oscar I mean... the dedication to the bit!! 😂

[@laptopdoc]

😂😂😂

[@lozhell]

I hear that Elon is a method actor!

[@lennartjuhh]

The government conspiracy costing many many billions and a ton of actors on the SpaceX site must keep on going, to keep the silly masses in line. We can only keep the plebs in line and under our control if they think the earth is a sphere!

[@JessieThorne886]

He has the coolest, shiniest props 😂

[@joshuabradshaw5270]

You and I could be friends. Well played, sir. 😆

[@BrandonSmith-zu5pq]

Elon Musk is the real Bruce Wayne🚀🛰🛸🌎🪐

[@MattLowne]

Hyped for another Starbase Tour! This one was certainly fun to watch with the hindsight of knowing how successful flight 4 ended up being 😀

[@STILLTESTING]

Hi

[@legobuildinggamer4048]

Matt for your next Ksp video make an SSTO with the space shuttle cockpit parts and land at the surface with a big payload please

[@SuprSBG]

Agreed! Also cool to see you in the “wild” lol!

[@tomboyd7109]

Take a drink every time Tim says "crazy" or "insane". I would be so sloshed. Or so over-hydrated.

[@GrantLenaarts]

Underrated comment, or ignored brilliance.

[@chrisbashaw7000]

Or an um from musk

[@aloufin]

he needs to throw in some "that is NUTS"

[@s1nb4d59]

Yeah you need to have a drink after the 100th time he says it.

[@2ndhandjoke]

Yeah they need to get a professional interviewer huh? You’d think with all his money , Elon could afford to step up his interview game.

[@sethbrown6668]

So cool that Elon did this interview. His access to non traditional media is second to none. Flight 4 was more successful than Elon predicted. Crazy.

[@FreshwaterCamacho]

live wire rockstar out here everyday in the lime light have a tesla awards ceremony or technology of robotics

[@ab-js2gw]

ask EA how's that getting ready for the trip to the moon going...

[@zinashepherd3261]

You know that was always a problem at nasa the heat shield tiles always back to the same problem tiles here we go again

[@catseiboth5289]

Elon ist so ein positiver Mann, ich liebe ihn von ganzem herzen❤❤❤

[@knewhunter1]

Glad to see that Elon is a Space:1999 fan. Tim really knows how to get him to talk. Elon seems relaxed around him.

[@babbagebrassworks4278]

Imagine the media giving Elon this opportunity without dissing him.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I understand him better than a vast majority of people; like him, I'm on the autism spectrum. The only difference I've noticed between me and him is that he is a terrible narcissist, and I am very much the opposite. When I speak of the similarities, I'm referring to how many people with autism and ADHD have a tendency to go 110% into things that interest us the most. Things that don't interest us, often irritate or bore us. For him, dealing with the media is both frustrating and very much against his strengths. But dealing with Tim is like talking to a friend who shares his passion. I realized how brilliant Elon is through these videos because he actually has a grasp on what he is accomplishing here. The key thing about SpaceX is that it isn't just Elon who's doing this. If there's one thing Elon is good at, it is following through with a vision, and picking the right people for the job. Tesla and _especially_ SpaceX are great examples of this, and through both companies he has dramatically changed the future of humanity, because even if Tesla goes under, the contributions to EV usage will stay. And with SpaceX, he inspired a great many companies to follow their lead, with the realization that, yes, humans can in fact have a rocket return to Earth in one piece. I may dislike Elon because of his political views and how he treats a number of his employees, but I can never deny the fact that he is dramatically changed the future of humanity, and that we need him, even if I hate to admit it. And Tim is doing a great service by interviewing him, because he is giving a lot of people a lot of useful insight on both Elon's positive contributions, and SpaceX itself.

[@MsArchitectschannel]

@@TheEDFLegacy I think he isn't a narcissist any more than your average person. He just has SOO much money he doesn't need to care any more, he has been rich for so long he has changed.

[@tiesetsormatsipa]

@@TheEDFLegacy I respect your honesty and the fact that you may dislike someone but able to recognized their achievements. I myself don't agree with Elon's way of living (spiritual wise), as one striving to be a Christian, but I do respect and admire all his intelligence, knowledge, leadership and achievements, but I would never follow his way of living, from a spiritual perspective, I'm a nerd just as he is but Spiritually wise, not so much.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

@@MsArchitectschannel It's hard to say. He is very anti-worker in a lot of his actions, and how he treats a lot of his Tesla employees. A lot of his political advocacy is toword a lot of rather harmful ideals. It's between those two things that makes me question a lot about him. I like his fun side, and I love his brilliance, but those are the parts are what make me uncomfortable.

[@BrannonAerospace]

In NORMAL rocket language that would be heavy lift. Best line ever.

[@davidwoods80]

We've got a Starbase, and a Starship...and by God, we're gonna see a Star Fleet. Thanks, Elon.

[@BACA01]

Sadly he's a satanist

[@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot]

Hi there! Jesus says to you today: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28 May God bless you! 😊

[@spacecraze5513]

@@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot Amen

[@MrChongkahtze]

It'll be some time before we get the Federation. 😊

[@dream.machine]

@@MrChongkahtze That's for 2040 😅

[@daytona595]

Elon is barely human. There is nobody this capable. He is a treasure to humanity.

[@donfields1234]

Tim is the brilliant choice for interviewing Elon on SpaceX, two dorks just knocking ideas off each other. You can feel the tension in Elon's responses attempting to be as accurate and open minded as possible. Mental chess for rocket scientist nerds, its borderline fruatrating just feeling the brain energy being excersized. Great work, I can't imagine a better person than Everyday Asteonaut for this job....perfection.

[@matthewcollier3482]

I can’t believe how clean and organized everything at Starbase seems now!

[@amirshahab3400]

Professionally taken care of the people there. How it should be in many work sites.

[@simplelife88393]

They probably have cleaning bots. Wait until Tesla masters Optimus humanoids and starts employing them here and on the Moon and Mars with AI + Vision and Sound.

[@davidbonilla2253]

Every area with vehicles is like this. The launch pads are less so, but at the Cape they're quite old too. This is all magnitudes larger than all I've seen in person. Area 59 where Dragon is prepared is an enormous clean room, and yet, tiny compared to this.

[@gravelydon7072]

@@simplelife88393 If you watched, you would have seen one of the employees cleaning the floor with a ride on machine.We did ours at work every Friday the old fashion way. Sweep down and then mop down. Our floors didn't shine as much as Star Factory's because we had added anti-skid to our epoxy coating. But they were clean.

[@MdarifArif-mg9rj]

​@@amirshahab3400NO Q A L

[@JuztZake]

WE ARE SO BACK

[@Gutek524]

@@bryantk608 Hey, dont be so harsh towards Elmo 😉

[@CharlesReiche]

Sam from Wendover, is that you?

[@wick9427]

@@bryantk608 you’re suffering from elon derangement syndrome, there is no antidote, the only thing i can suggest is to not obsess over elon musk every waking moment of the day.

[@Thunderstorm_Badrae]

Hahahaha! Loved the comment ☺️

[@jamesarterberry222]

@@bryantk608no matter what your opinion about Elon is seeing all this stuff about starship is cool

[@kentio]

This is just mindblowing, Elon is a Engineer from another Planet, people should be amazed by him every day

[@walterj7986]

It is crazy to see a CEO that understands all the engineering. Can tell in enjoys talking about the project and what's going on.

[@bruceccorwin]

He's also the Chief Engineer.

[@hernerweisenberg7052]

Try to make sense out of his hyperloop whitepaper. Dont you ask yourself how someone bringing a brain fart like that to paper has the capacity to understand anything? Props to the real SpaceX engineers making things happen despite having to work around Elon xD

[@uncoiledfish2561]

@@hernerweisenberg7052 I clicked on this comment to see the hate 🤣 More will come. You all need to work on what's really eating you up. Maybe take a break from the internet.

[@Nuke-MarsX]

@@hernerweisenberg7052 hyperloop was just an experiment and in the noone got hurt not eve nyour tax money. your second sentence is complete ignorance, without him none of this wouldve existed, hes the reason why billions of your tax money is wasted on other rockets from nasa

[@NavidIsANoob]

@@uncoiledfish2561 Let me guess, you're still on the waiting list for a Cybertruck?

[@funny7]

so refreshing to have a CEO come out and talk about all the weaknesses in their product, shows confidence that everything will be fixed and work one day.

[@pebmets]

I hope Tim can one day interview Tory Bruno. Then you will see the night and day difference between someone who is a real aerospace Engineer vs Musk.

[@DustinBrett]

@@pebmets Tory Bruno when asked "Is Elon Musk the Greatest Engineer of All Time?" gave the one word answer "Yes."

[@pebmets]

@@DustinBrettI believe he said, "someone you have to absolutely admire for the excitement he has brought back to space”. Do you really believe Elon Musk is better aerospace person than Tory Bruno? Technically, Tory Bruno is an Aerospace Engineer and Musk is not an engineer. Did you ever see the Tory Bruno interview done by Smarter Every Day?

[@grumpusmaximus9446]

​@@pebmets IKR! Just like how Steve Jobs had all those computer, programming and engineering degrees. ...... oh wait🤔

[@bazanime]

@@pebmets No need to create animosity where none is needed. They have different backgrounds and education, but both know what they know and have visions for human space travel. It's not every day you have a multi-billionaire just giving a candid view of their company with a decent grasp of its intricacies.

[@danfadden]

It’s amazing when you realize that Elon is multitasking in real time when he’s being interviewed. Lol

[@robinvermot4946]

That's exactly what I was thinking ! I'd pay to "hear" his mind for a few minutes hahaha

[@BradiKal61]

He's not just answering, he's thinking about the answer and revisiting whether that answer is really correct.😊

[@wtxrailfan]

LOL! First time I ever heard brain misfires described as "multitasking." Each neuron bounces around inside Elmo's head for 10 minutes before finding a place to land. 🤪

[@PetesGuide]

Best example of this starts at 1:00:49

[@jz4436]

Seems more like he is just bad a speaking. Kind of annoying.

[@theblondeone8426]

My grampa was one of Von Braun’s rocketscientists and he would be extremely proud of SpaceX and that its in Texas - where he also lived and live today. Musk hasade himself the new Von Braun. Id love to go see a launch - makes us very proud as well ;)

[@adamcolon]

One of the qualities that makes me really like Elon Musk... is that when he's talking to you he's really thinking... and he's not thinking about how to present to you, how to say it, or the optics of his words... he's actually thinking about.... the topic and question that you're discussing like it's the most important thing in the world at that moment. I can listen to this man all day.

[@lvcxpr1777]

yes he seems very passionate about his craft

[@06jtm]

Yeah very different to Jeff’s interview tbh

[@goofball1_134]

@@lvcxpr1777 I agree but I also just think that's who he is. When you talk to him he wants to make sure he gives good thought to what your asking.

[@JeremyMasters87]

Yea he seems to give his full attention.

[@antonioprado4306]

None of this incessant fawning over him would be necessary if any of it were remotely true.

[@timpadgett8679]

At 36:59, a human walks past the base of the middle booster in the Megabay. The scale is jaw dropping.

[@RyanMWilliams]

He's probably more than the radius of starship into the foreground.. so he would be even smaller if he was actually climbing up the platform and standing next to the base.

[@JayJae-o7x]

Be crazy if it wasn’t a human that walked past

[@Reevemusk-v3b]

Hello it's me Elon musk....I really appreciate your honesty and kindness 🌹🌹🌹

[@spaulagain]

"We've had that discussion many times... [cut]" 😂

[@johntheux9238]

I'm the one who gave Tim this question on discord. Definitively an ITAR protected information ^^

[@oooooooooo3449]

timestamp?

[@rayjay848]

46:35😊

[@bluemountain4181]

@@oooooooooo3449 46:26

[@bradallen1832]

@@rayjay848 I recommended he cut that. I guess he kept it.

[@Mr.bearuk112]

Say what you like about Elon Musk but the guy is a genius. He’s expanding our understanding of space and technology more than anyone else in the current generation. I just hope he does it for human good.

[@OldPannonian]

Why should we say anything (nasty) about Musk. He is doing his thing. Just to mention one behefit, he is providing employment (a.k.a. livelihood) for thousands of people, many with families. That alone is praiseworthy.

[@Mackcolak-xf5bk]

Here are the key takeaways from the video: 1. SpaceX has significantly expanded their Starship production facility at Starbase, Texas, transforming it from tents to a large permanent factory building. 2. The goal is to achieve serialized production of Starship, potentially making up to 1000 ships per year long-term, with the current facility capable of producing about 100 per year. 3. SpaceX is aiming for Starship to lift 100 tons to orbit initially, potentially increasing to over 200 tons with future iterations. 4. The main challenges remaining are developing a rapidly reusable orbital heat shield and perfecting the booster and ship landing/catching systems. 5. Each Starship flight is primarily focused on gathering data and refining the design, not on delivering payloads at this stage. 6. The Raptor engine is being continually improved, with plans for a next-generation version that will be more integrated and require less external shielding. 7. SpaceX is aiming to increase Raptor thrust to around 330-335 metric tons, bringing total liftoff thrust to about 10,000 tons (nearly 3 times that of Saturn V). 8. The factory is designed for linear adjacent flow production, allowing for efficient specialization and movement between workstations. 9. Elon Musk believes full and rapid reusability is critical for becoming a spacefaring civilization and making life multi-planetary. 10. Future plans include developing a permanent moon base and potentially a Mars city, with Starship being key to these ambitions. 11. The facility and production methods are constantly evolving, with thousands of changes made between each flight iteration.

[@willemhaifetz-chen1588]

Is this ai? Point 8 second part makes limited sense allowing for … … Does not catch the essence, the essence is cadence

[@luke_fixed5266]

12. Orbital fuel transfer may not need an orbital depot. The lunar vehicle will be launched first then re-filled by a fleet of fuel carriers in quick succession. Inter-starship fuel transfer is considered much easier than transfer to something like ISS.

[@8ballfpv]

13. a distinct lack of beeping. Go watch the first tour... when everything has a warning sound its no longer a warning....

[@jofromWI]

33:10 imagine in 50 years people will look back at that image like we do at the 1960’s NASA engine images. Looks so futuristic now.

[@Kvlar2963]

i have no idea what they're talking about.... but I'm loving every second of this video.......

[@davidanalyst671]

yeah, they are talking about how the fuel flows through the raptor engine. The raptor engine is the first functioning Full fuel flow engine. there is a zero percent chance I could explain it, but it is the most advanced style of rocket engine, and its more efficient than any other engine ever built.

[@openmike4559]

💯

[@juliusseizure3039]

I like that he has his children close by, they listen, they learn, they're respectful too.

[@Kyrinson]

Watching Elon Musk talk feels like I'm watching a dad talk about his backyard pet project that just got a bit out of hand but ended up working anyway.

[@MrPLC999]

When I was a toddler, my father was a test pilot at the Landing Aids Experiment Station in Arcata CA. He carried me around to visit with the other pilots and mechanics, and occasionally took me up on a flight. Now, 75 years later, Elon's kids are running around amid the highest technology on earth like it's their playground. What a memorable experience it is for them.

[@orlysrestoration]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@antonioprado4306]

@@MrPLC999 Dream on. Elon puts on a deceptive show for the public. His eldest child has made it clear he's a sadistic bully in private when the cameras aren't rolling.

[@antonioprado4306]

@@Kyrinson Recalled cars, trucks and irretrievable space junk are nothing to brag about.

[@Gallowglass7]

I know right! haha

[@stevemcbain1816]

How does he have time for all of this? Massive businesses, family and still gives his full attention to each interview.

[@twoeagledrones]

Dude, you have such a great relationship with Elon. No one better on the Internet man. Thanks for the tour.

[@MikeSavageZA]

A few takeaways from this, but what stood out is that Elon really doesn't mind having his kids around at work, in fact it looks like he enjoys it. Not many directors can say the same. Also - looks like hes totally chilled. Doesn't mind the spotlight but also isn't trying to be perfect for it. The mark of a confident man.

[@MikeSavageZA]

Also - knowing that this interview was before flight 4, its interesting that Tim had a few ideas that I reckon Elon did some learning with - like the last time - for instance the towers simulating a catch when the booster returned and did a water landing. Seemed like he hadn't thought of it but it made perfect sense.

[@CapnSlipp]

Part of it is autism spectrum- role-playing or acting or being fake takes a lot of mental and emotional energy, and one never really is very good at it. It's far easier and far less stressful just to be your normal self all the time.

[@solomanneil]

I do.wish Elon would have never fought that sumo wrestler, his neck still bothers him constantly

[@gregstewart8654]

It's nice to have the kids at work, but need to be super careful.

[@texasfossilguy]

I really appreciate him taking so much time to explain all this stuff to us nerds who care. The type of return on his time is crazy to think about.

[@Oxibase]

It’s so easy to get caught up in the importance of all of this, but then I ask my coworkers about it and they don’t even know what SpaceX even is. I guess it’s a somewhat niche interest.

[@themeparkrob]

This exactly. This is what you get when someone loves what they’re doing.

[@Reevemusk-v3b]

Hello it's me Elon musk....I really appreciate your honesty and kindness 🌹🌹🌹