New Tower 2 Developments and FAA Update! | Starbase Update

Welcome back, Tankwatchers! This week at Starbase, we're buzzing with excitement as we see a full stack return to the pad for testing ahead of Flight 4, the rollout of Starbase’s second launch tower sections, and near-completion of the main footprint of Starfactory. Plus, we have updates from the Federal Aviation Administration on the Flight 3 mishap investigation. Join NSF's Jack Beyer for an aerial and ground-level tour of all the developments, including new test stands, the latest on Ship 26, Ship 31's anomaly, and a closer look at the massive new Starfactory. 🚀
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[@NASASpaceflight]

Flight 4 Merch! shop.nasaspaceflight.com/collections/starship-orbital-flight-test Patches are coming out of preorder and shipping this week! 50 percent already gone (and when they are gone, they are gone) - I know that sounds like an awfully worded ad, but to avoid disappointment.

[@lyndapety2766]

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[@nirbhay_raghav]

Another wonderful update video. Hey, since starbase has developed quite a lot since 2019 and is looking like its coming to its final shape, atleast for the build site, could you guys make a timeline video? It would be so cool to see a timelapse with commentary of how things progressed from 2019 or even before and how bays and tank farm got made, demolished and new ones erected or laid down! Specially with the buildings like star factory, tower itself at launch site people would love to have one single video to refer to when they quickly want to check out how many months it took SpaceX to make it? Please consider this request and atleast keep it in the video queue. Love you guys❤

[@rjswas]

Like if for a split second you thought thought this message started with FIGHT 4 Merch and not FLIGHT 4 Merch 😂😂

[@the496elcamino3]

From your first nervous update, to now. Man you do the best updates, you’re a natural with these now.

[@MarsChroniken]

I was about to draw the same comparison. Love the development!

[@Pintuuuxo]

"I love the Skycrane, and so should you!" - Jack, in one of his best moments.

[@JackABeyer]

If you dont love the skycrane, I don’t love you. There, I said it 😅

[@GHOSTSTALKER90]

Yay sky crane

[@ryer8477]

"And don't forget, be excellent to each other!" It always fills me with joy to get that phrase after an incredible narration of the episode. Thank you Jack

[@gordonstewart5774]

A firm in Arkansas pioneered precast garage construction. As an architect of a 2,700 car garage in MD. we used their panels in 1991.

[@colinfurze]

Maybe the 2nd tower is for the catching of the boosters as if something goes wrong they will mess up there launch pad, makes way more sense to me to launch from the current OLM and catch at another. The catch tower then doesnt need any fueling stuff, any deluge system and less infrastructure near by to be damaged, its only going to take 1 ship to fall off the chopsticks at the current OLM and it could take out the new tank farm.Once Landed/Caught they just roll it to the bays for checks etc then back to the OLM for another flight. In fact i'm so pleased with this idea if they don't do this i thin we should tell them somehow. Btw if this has already been suggested i didn't know lol

[@faisalsvideoworld]

i agree lol

[@bobferranti5222]

I'm loving the fly-over shots with all the explanations. This is a great feature now that it has become increasingly more difficult to see things from ground level like we did in the past.

[@MrKellymcilrath]

Thank you Jack for another great Starbase Update!!!!

[@InsouciantSoul]

RIP White Hose. Never Forget

[@iamaduckquack]

Never forgetti the white spaghetti

[@AstroNautics-Official]

But always forget the vertical tank farm

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Thank you Jack! Thank you all the NSF crew! THANK YOU SPACEX! Peaceful Skies.

[@Christian-zv2em]

There is a German company called "Goldbeck" which builds parking garages from the catalog. Fun fact: They also built Giga Berlin.

[@JackABeyer]

No kidding!?

[@MickRonald]

More premiers, more better. Especially right after a live stream. Thank you.

[@bcrisp56]

Hey Jack, love the show! Flight 4 happens when it happens! Can’t wait for NSF’s coverage! Many thanks for all at NSF

[@donculver153]

Thanks, Jack for a great update. It is amazing how quickly private industry can build this massive production site on a sandy beach with all of its intricate details. NSF has been a great avenue for us to keep up with such rapid growth. I always look forward to your updates Jack.

[@Lexington-Concord1775]

Thank you NSF you are the best !🙏

[@barneyrubble8107]

Well done JB & NSF team. Another great update episode.

[@bryanillenberg]

It's not even done yet! (but your right: it's another great starbase update)

[@mrdebris1217]

Thanks for the update and glad you finally switched from „The New Highbay“ to „Megabay 2“ 😅

[@flippert0]

Bought a "Stroomphul" last summer at my local IKEA. It's fine and serves its purpose, but maybe a bit of an overkill for my old beetle.

[@JackABeyer]

Parking for the whole neighborhood!

[@hamiltpj]

I love how genuinely interested geeks like us are in news about a parking garage being built 😂

[@officialwildcardadventures]

That was a cool gaussian blur/ mask effect on the high bay.

[@ouahaahmed3902]

Respect ...jack and NSF members.....for your support and humanity.. ..''if I understand you correctly 🙏''

[@schlenbea]

...because, I love the Sky-Crane and so should you. Sky-Crane for president!

[@JackABeyer]

Skycrane / Tankzilla 2024

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

Can’t be worse than the existing candidates 😂.

[@bideford7099]

Excitement as usual with Jack. I would also like to have a Raptor to decorate my one of a kind yard. Share?

[@bryanillenberg]

Same here.

[@remsmith3233]

Great updates….can’t wait for #4 launch.

[@alexk8729]

After WW2 the whole Soviet Union was rebuilt with prefabricated blocks produced on huge factories. I have a couple of books with typical residential buildings. Back then architectors could use only special blocks from catalogs. Like playing lego in real life. The fastest construction was finished in two weeks for a 5 stories building. It's interesting to see that these technologies are still in use. I thought they were abandonned for a more flexible design process.

[@knowledgeisgood9645]

These garages can almost be ordered on line.

[@gordonstewart5774]

I was using the Russian catalogs in 1984 to model in CADD exactly how the Russian were building the US Embassy in Moscow at the time - we were searching for bugs.

[@rubikmonat6589]

@@gordonstewart5774 Check out Machining and Microwaves, who recreated the remotely microwave powered passive bug that was concealed in the crest.

[@BobSmith-eq4ib]

Great video Jack, loved how informative and observant this was!

[@TAdamLaird]

THE HAT!!!!!!! Yuusssss!!! 💪 Love these videos, love that hat more!!!!

[@MarsChroniken]

Awesome update! Tank you!

[@markhuebner7580]

Looking good Jack! From the wild jungles of spacecraft development!

[@Ch33ziTzsk8R]

Waiting on sights of launch table 2 and deluge plate 2.

[@tacampbell4819]

Thank you Jack 👍🚀🤓 Godspeed SpaceX 🚀🪐

[@CooperHawkins4]

For a video idea y’all should do a compilation of the funniest encounters with SpaceX employees at Starbase

[@sdebeaubien]

Wow, whole lotta stuff goin' on! Guaranteed excitement is coming again, within about 2 weeks it seems. I was going for May originally. I still think Mr. Musk may try to slip it in before the last day of May. Alternatively, June 6 would be appropriate, eh? A D-Day of a different sort? But I like the new flame trench at Massey's, looks like it should work great. Of course, you'd need about triple that for all the Booster engines. We shall see if they build one for the 2nd tower, eh? Great update Jack, entire @NSF team! You guys rock! It's so cool to watch these every week and be kept nearly totally up to date!

[@PC-nf3no]

All the KZbinrs that talk about Ship 31's electrical short turning Sparky or Arcy don't seem to mention that it could have been Boomer or Boomee. With the power in those arcs greater than an arc welder or a cutting torch, even though no Methane was used, even cutting a small hole in a pressure tank could have easily popped catastrophically similar to SN1. With the thrust coming from the failure on the side, there could have been greater damage to the site.

[@markhuebner7580]

Go Bill & Ted! Have an excellent Adventure!

[@barrymcbride]

Great job on the update.

[@john.dcollins5792]

Thank you NSF ARCE👍😎🤙

[@johngarrison4228]

Oh I can feel the heat of starbase.

[@glitchered]

nice. all cought up. thx jack and team. :)

[@brucet4325]

A cutdown Raptor nozzle would be a great thing to put a hot tub in…

[@JackABeyer]

great minds think alike

[@GHOSTSTALKER90]

It would be cool to have a rail from the buildsite to all of these places

[@HOUHA99]

Thank you! I love you guys

[@fredpryde8555]

i watched the WDR it was so cool and filled up so quickly

[@DebraJean196]

Great job as always!

[@benaminconeglon5525]

wdr test this morning was amazing

[@danielb5801]

Miss you as well Jack.

[@JackABeyer]

I ate double extra bacon tacos this morning and you didnt

[@IsabellaIsabella-mc1tx]

Good morning Jack wonderful vídeo ❤

[@dustinlphillips5687]

Great work as always

[@officialwildcardadventures]

🙌 let's go SUPER HEAVY!

[@alexlabs4858]

Arcy is a pretty good name for ship 31 I like that. Sky crane is fun, having worked with them though, I will tell you that initially grabbing the tag line on the load when it arrives can hurt a whole lot. The blades of the helicopter whipping through the air generates a ton of static electricity and you ground yourself to it when you grab the tag. Still an incredible experience though.

[@JackABeyer]

Ok thats cool though

[@DH-sw6vg]

Hey, congrats! You've got a million subs!

[@paulbo52]

Let's do this thing 🔥

[@stevenmckamey]

good vid thks guys and gals at NSF I think 1st week in June for launch

[@browndogprospecting3141]

Kwel Keep up the Great Work ...!!!

[@boringusername792]

Will the 2nd tower share the tank farm or will it have its own?

[@jack4socal]

I love these updates!

[@trevorpickup3820]

Great channel.

[@chadwynia5021]

Would rather have the booster 7 anomaly than a SN4 anomaly

[@GerardHammond]

Great sparky. analysis

[@marcomix17]

Vamos que vamos 🧡🚀

[@WilboBaggins-fo1xh]

Brilliant

[@tomholroyd7519]

8:30 extremely rare one off --- but there are SO MANY OF THEM

[@KillerkoUK]

That new factory is seriously BIG... spaceX is not messing around... ;)

[@refurbansuburban]

Another outstanding, truly outstanding report by Jack! He has panache. Please sell those hats on your site.

[@cletusfordwicke7608]

Panache. Yes!!

[@fisterB]

Perhaps a sky-crane would be a big help with the Stroomphul too. They are not exactly easy to assemble and the instructions are almost completely incomprehensible.

[@JackABeyer]

Hahaha

[@onwardsdown1294]

First nsf best

[@corycrandell2682]

Im guessing the two towers will be oriented the same way. That way if they had to launch with one tower and land on the other, the booster orientation would be the same.

[@robj5780]

My guess for the next flight: 6/9

[@JackABeyer]

Oh that’s good

[@ReinReads]

Team south OLM here

[@rubikmonat6589]

Eagerly awaiting a future where Jack shaves at least once a week.

[@asmrdestiny]

Let’s GOOOOOOOO 🚀

[@cottonball188]

Great rider & I hope to see him on bull's for many years

[@justinseans]

I don't think the parking garage thing is wrong. It's not like they design the same models over and over...

[@JohnBurgundy66]

I was primed and ready for a, “Two turntables and a…” joke.

[@slateslavens]

11:08 Jack, I think the Big Question is: _will Mechazilla ][ get a flame trench?_ booster parts? Jack, I'd love to turn a non-viable Starship into a _house._ I just don't think I can swing shipping to Idaho...

[@scottramos7949]

I like Sparky for SS-31. After the Challenger explosion, NASA considered renaming the three remaining shuttles Snap, Crackle, and Pop.

[@jacquesolivier6517]

Be excellent to each other

[@JackABeyer]

Party on dudes

[@connorfitzgerald9523]

Not even 2 hours after the video. Wet dress rehearsal complete 😂

[@ColdSweet2768]

new intro looks cool

[@anisdjerrab]

"For Jebedaya's public safety" 😂

[@rickrack4812]

It's called the DIRTY SANCHEZ LOT

[@ironman6527]

Skycrane!

[@MrSango123]

morning jack

[@hellfirestudios2.0]

The Jack Attack

[@orwellklimt9947]

6:55 I don't know who leaked this information, but that's exactly how it is done.

[@JackABeyer]

😂

[@smavtmb2196]

The new OLM should definitely be built to the south to protect infrastructure. It just makes more sense. Side note: The Pre fab parking garage kind of worries me. Hopefully my concern is unwarranted. I'm sure there's rebar in the floors and walls, but both look thin. Atleast on camera. Hope it can handle the extra weight of todays modern vehicles. The weight of vehicles are getting out of control. For example: The new electric Dodge charger coming out will weigh nearly 6000lbs. Its just over 5800lbs. I have no problem with electric vehicles but thats an obsurd weight for a car. It's not even an SUV or large truck. Why would anyone buy a (car) that weights as much or more than a huge Chevrolet suburban? How stupid can Dodge be or buyers be? It will drive like a tank. No Thanks! I like cars that can corner really well not just drive fast in a straight line. Whoops that accidentally became a rant. 😅

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

At 1:25 Jack says a crane is not needed. But how is the ship and test mount moved off the transporters?

[@faisalsvideoworld]

always love these jack updates but can anyone clarify the difference between a partial wdr and a full wdr.

[@naeemali852]

I don't see any solar panels on the Star factory. Are they intended for a letter install date? Or at all?

[@Meister1551]

I'm with you, I think flight 4 happens in early June.

[@gabriellebenard5254]

i am hoping next flight would be before June

[@dominicbendinelli4805]

It would be a huge shame if that massive Starfactory roof does not get covered in Solar Panels!

[@knowledgeisgood9645]

It might. But considering how much power the factory uses I don't think it would add that many percent.

[@dominicbendinelli4805]

@@knowledgeisgood9645 not that much power compared to many other types of industry. They have a 2+ acre roof so could get easily 200GW of solar power.

[@TheMarcusGomez]

Any chance they add solar panels on top of starfactory maybe even with an X design like hawthorne?

[@Astroponicist]

Maybe someday an ARCHAEOLOGIST will determine if the name of that ship became 'Arky' or 'Sparky'.

[@alanblasczyk1779]

Mt flight guess is June ,9

[@wclugston]

The military also uses Pelican cases for things that go boom -- no reason to reinvent the (boom 🙄) box!

[@garypio2241]

Wont they have to fuel , fill , the booster for strength before stacking a cargo loaded ship is stacked on

[@JohanMsWorld]

With my luck IFT 4 will happen on any of the two sundays I got theatre visits, Either May 26th or June 2nd. J.

[@yuma990]

Why are the 2 methane tanks at Massey vertical? I thought that was a no-no.

[@ale131296]

What was a no no were the ones SpaceX made because of how they were made and not because they were in vertical orientation. Cryogenic storage tanks come in multiple shapes and forms and these are vertical while others are horizontal. It's just how they are

[@erik-3185]

Ref; Massies aerial view, A test fire of a ship should/will start a forest fire just like the first test pads. NOTE, the direction of the flame trench! I see a fuse that will bleed to the right and into a forest.

[@ernestgalvan9037]

Forest fires??? Forests??? What in tarnation is a ‘forests’…?? This here is Deep South Texas, sitting on an ancient river delta. We have scrub pine, post cedar, mesquite, and lots and LOTS of cacti. We don’t have no ‘forests’… 😁