SpaceX Is Launching Starship To Orbit This Month!

[@TheTeslaSpace]

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[@conradbarajas5145]

what?

[@thomastom]

I have been following Spacex since Falcon 1 and hope and pray that when it goes it will perform flawlessly. Go Starship.

[@xchen3079]

The ship can fail at any stage of launch and return. But no matter what, it is one step close to success with Musk persistence.

[@jkimo1178]

Time Stamp 18:01 -- "Realistically this launch is not expected to happen in August."..... yet your title says that it is --- with an exclamation point!!!!!!!!

[@cadenza3210]

And as I remember, Elon said "Some time in the next one to twelve months." Next JULY is within that range.

[@ArtofAvalon2]

Agreed. The title is deceptive and has me reaching for Unsubscribe but good video

[@danielmarek4609]

I think with every flight they'll improve the Starship. They aren't starting from zero as they already have experience other manufacturers only can dream they had.

[@joshgutierrez7380]

I mean yea obviously they’re gonna improve it lol that’s the point

[@troychampion]

every time you get in your car to go to the store does your car magically get better? Do you wash it before you leave every time? what about when you are travelling long distance do you stop every time you refuel and do a whole system's check?... your car and that rocket are much different, BUT that isn't going to be the only one, it will be used reused and used some more, it will get inspections, but it will not be gone through taken apart and rebuilt every time... like your car in that manner. I know it is an exciting time, but let's keep expectations on the ground and just let the rockets shoot off into space. keep it real and it will be real. If you make it something it is not, even in your own mind, you will only find yourself disappointed eventually.

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

@@troychampion Firstly - my car DOES get better - not with EVERY drive - but a dozen or more times per year. That's because it has "over-the-air-updates" - which means that there are software imptovements that can be (and often are) done to it all the time. Also, SpaceX won't be improving one specific rocket. They'll change the design a bit - and then make a new one. Because Starship and Superheavy are made of cheap stainless steel - the engines are mostly 3d printed - they use lots of Tesla car parts - these are CHEAP and EASY to build. So they'll do what they've been doing for the past two or three years... build something, tryit - figure what broke - build a new one... over and over again until it works perfectly.

[@kengollon9537]

@@SteveBakerIsHere What Tesla car parts would the largest rocket ever built...use? A windshield wiper, turn signal, electric motor? Not sure what aerospace engineering for take-off, flight and re-entry a Tesla sedan would undergo to be interchangeable with Starship or booster.

[@stephenhumble7627]

@@kengollon9537 I think tesla supply power electronics, motors and battery packs with thermal management systems. Probably also share embedded computer software and hardware.

[@Shabazza84]

Boy, I really want to see that thing take off and land (however that will end). The first time they stick that would probably be within the top 3 things I ever witnessed in my life.

[@psychomonkeyinc]

I remember watching falcon land. Felt like a big deal for mankind. Starship won't be nearly as impressive for me. It's time we look to better propulsion for planet to planet travel

[@claudedaco3339]

Pour moi, le numéro 1 sera toujours Armstrong pausant le pied sur la lune. Après c’est chacun son truc.

[@grantcurrin4934]

Looking forward to a 100% successful launch and all round event. The sooner the Nay sayers can see the success the sooner we are onto other worlds...

[@dagger4146]

The chopstick failure last night is cause for big concern. Something like that happening on booster retrieval would be catastrophic. It must be fixed properly and be 100% reliable.

[@Istandby666]

If starship takes off this year, I'll be shocked.

[@zaz4667]

2:50 did the narrator really say "Blue Origin's flying dildo?" lol

[@anthonylosego]

They have to shut all the engines off on the booster to release Starship. So that means they won't use all 33 engines to land with. They can't restart the outer 20. 12:09

[@georgeyoung2336]

Why would they not be able to restart the outboard engines?

[@59seank]

@@georgeyoung2336 I think the outer 20 engines are started by mechanisms built into the launch mount. This is to save weight. The inner engines have the starter equipment built into the booster itself.

[@kstaxman2]

@@59seank I believe you are correct that the starting system to spin up the engines in the outer ring won't be there after launch. It's done with engines on the launch tower I'm pretty certain. So that means no way to light the outer ring of engines exist after launch.

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

They don't need anywhere near all of those engines to land with. Firstly, they don't have to cope with the weight of a fully-laden StarShip balanced on the top. Secondly, almost all of the fuel in the SuperHeavy is used up. It's now an incredibly light structure. Three engines are all it needs - and it could actually land with just one of them running.

[@GntlTch]

@@59seank Exactly! There are 20 quick disconnects around the periphery o the launch mount. Same reasoning that eliminated the landing legs - don't need to restart the outer ring engines so don't need to launch/carry that extra weight. Also, no way in hell are the engines still running during stage separation! The only way to separate the stages is to remove all thrust. The 230 ton thrust Raptor 2 engine raised the possible payload to LEO from 100 tons to 150 tons. The Raptor 1 engines could still have launched Starship to LEO. Even if they couldn't, it would NOT have meant an explosive ocean landing. Please get your facts straight. Your videos are pretty good but these mistakes/misinformation gives the entire video a black eye.

[@sonnyburnett8725]

This has been one of the best reviews of SpaceX’s Starship first flight I’ve seen. Thanks!

[@tezhug1890]

Meh

[@misryluvsco8169]

This is the best summary and explanation of the Starship that I have seen. Great job. Even though I follow many KZbin contributors of this program, I learned a lot from this one video. I will recommend it to friends and family. Good job!👍

[@devenperez9164]

once starship reenters the atmosphere it will gradually slow down to terminal velocity, which is approximately 70 m/s. At 2:30, no matter what height starship falls from it will have the same impact if the landing isn't nominal.

[@h.a.9880]

Wait... terminal velocity is only 70m/s? That's insanely low. Given the right construction, a crew might survive even the worst case scenario of Starship lithobraking.

[@TheDisgruntledImperial]

I instantly thought of this, but didn't have the numbers in my head to back it up.

[@alexjeffs7092]

Nobody would survive

[@Soulleey]

@@h.a.9880 terminal velocity is not always 70m/s it depends with the mass and shape of the object... e.g. the falcon 9s booster is really thin compared to starship and its orientaion is upside down then its entering the atmosphere thats why its terminal velocity is something closer to mach 1 befor the start of the landing burn.

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

@@h.a.9880 lithobraking...or in this case...hydrobraking at 70 m/s is 150mph - and I doubt many people survive a 150mph car or airplane crash. But I agree that with enough crumple-zone under their seats - and a back-first impact - they could survive. But if there are a couple of tonnes of propellant left aboard - the resulting deflagration would be impressive- and their odds of survival drop dramatically. Now that both methane and oxygen header tanks are in the nose - and you have two large volumes containing gaseous oxygen and methane in the main tanks below you - it's not going to end well. You've only got to look at the consequences of failures of the SN-series hop tests to see how big an explosion you can get from even a very slow speed impact.

[@MrJamesBird]

i'M DOUBTING THIS WILL HAPPEN.

[@atinoteintunovas9969]

It all going to fly and I am going to be sitting here watching the SpaceShip on its way to Mars. With Gods help everything will go according to plan. Be positive, Elon is making sure that all his dream is going to go well and can't afford to lose it. With God's help!!!

[@jonathanstein6056]

Uhhhh… isn’t the title of this post a little… misleading… at best?

[@JZDutchman]

It'll launch, I don't think before October...will likely succeed landing booster in ocean, Starship may or may not survive reentry. It'll be epic either way!

[@zam6877]

Okay Okay...🙄 SpaceX has some seriously amazing engineer teams 😲😮😲

[@georgeyoung2336]

I am very much hoping Starship and SpaceX are successful and the launch goes off without a problem. I wish them all the luck in the world and look forward to seeing SpaceX take the next giant leap for mankind.

[@lordwiz6653]

1 month is up ! When are we launching ?

[@wouter_system2]

Minor error at 12:10 "Slow down starting with all 33 engines". Only the inner Raptor engines of the booster can spin up on their own, the outer Raptors rely on stage zero to start. So it is not possible to ignite these during flight.

[@bestfurybf6079]

its not even possible to land

[@sriramireddygangireddy8597]

What a beautiful narration. Its a good summary of all things happened in last 1+ years on Starhsip program. Good job. Thanks for your time and compiling all the information.

[@kmac6248]

I sincerely believe that Starship will be successfully launched and landed again in the next month or two. After all, ten years ago, who would have believed we would have seen the first stage of a rocket landing vertically on a seaborne platform or back to base. As a Brit, I would love to see a lift-off first hand, but, at almost 69 yrs old, it won't happen now, except for on tv. I wish Mr Musk and all his workforce every success now and in his Martian efforts. Keep up the good work and above all, 'Stay Safe.'

[@tra757200]

You might want to check the comment that the Max Q test rig popped a “tube”. It actually popped during a cryo test when the pressure differential between the two tanks became too great, no can crusher involved. Additionally, they only put mock-up test articles in it, not full boosters.

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

Which was probably a "Stage 0" error...either operator error or software error. (And if that's an operator error - then it's ALSO a software error because the software shouldn't allow the operator to do anything that'll break the spacecraft.)

[@prestonl.2432]

There are a LOT of inaccuracies in this vid

[@edwardcoulter9361]

Name some, please.

[@prestonl.2432]

@@edwardcoulter9361 sure, at 3:00 the guy says it will reach 250 km making it orbital. thats not what makes it orbital. later he says there are heatshilds becasue of the drag. Do i need more?

[@toddmarshall7573]

@@prestonl.2432 Without the drag, heat shields would not be needed. But with the control of everything they now have, why do they have to come in so fast? Why can't they just make a few orbits slowly reducing their energy. Ultimately it could stop, leaving it free falling straight down at terminal velocity. Like an airplane, you adjust pitch and thrust to have any descent rate you want.

[@francosporto3c]

What about launching SpaceX Sky Clean Up robotic satellites catching space debris … would this be another Elon Musk Service

[@tm502010]

Good idea.

[@codex9190]

Ther's not that much space debris.

[@mikecozy9784]

Elon plz change these engines

[@chrissantos7865]

Who is gonna pay for that

[@MUCKFOOT399]

it looks like the Futurama ship

[@jroar123]

Starship is experimental and still undergoing improvements. If anything goes wrong, it's a worthy endeavor to learn what needs improvement. Eventually we will see problematic issues become less and less.

[@davidsherburne8429]

I bet not. If NASA and congress.has anything to do about it.

[@prestonl.2432]

What?

[@RGPinger]

This month... One month later: NOTHING. Thanks for more info, so reliable

[@stevewaldridge4067]

I am really looking forward to the first combined launch and land programme. I understand however that the outer ring of raptors on the booster will only fire for launch, there is no facility to re-light them. So if I'm correct they will not be used for slowing the booster down on decent.

[@verdigo5892]

Yeah. The narrator made quite a few false or at least mistaken statements. Still a pretty decent video.

[@josephmegan4233]

@@verdigo5892 The title is quite false as well.

[@claybair4904]

with the fuel and O2 almost spent , that is most of the weight of the rocket . The center group can easily handle the booster

[@jerome-neareo]

Such a great video, thanks for making it this easy to understand !

[@tonysaint6749]

well done, all the best from Australia👍🙏

[@ROGERWALDMAN]

AWESOME VIDEO ! THANK YOU. ! THANK YOU !!!!

[@CraigMcDonald1234]

Imagine we had this much public knowledge about the building and testing and launching of the Apollo Space Program; wow! Thanks "The Tesla Space".

[@scifycartoon]

I tough the booster outer ring engine can only be started at the launch site

[@balaji-kartha]

It would be wonderful if the first launch happens this month, but I have doubts

[@fmpApps]

How much the world has changed since the first government space program launches... Tesla and Musk are so amazing. Every tube I watched leaves me amazed,

[@davidboyle1902]

Without the weight of Starship, and very little fuel, SH could well destroy itself by firing all it engines. Moreover, without the launch platform, the outer ring of engines cannot be restarted. The boost back may use the inner 13, the landing likely 3.

[@SteveBakerIsHere]

Yeah - without a fairly full tank of fuel - it's like an empty coke can - REALLY easy to crush compared to a full can. For landing, using more than 3 engines would be impossible. Even on minimum throttle, 4 or more engines would produce more thrust than is required to keep it in a hover - and it would instead re-launch. Falcon-9 has the same problem with just ONE engine - and has to perform that terrifying "hover-slam" maneuver to cut the thrust at the precise moment it hits zero speed and at the precise altitude of zero. SuperHeavy can't do that because it has no landing legs. It MUST hover - at least briefly - while the chopsticks get themselves lined up.

[@tedmoss]

@@SteveBakerIsHere Easy.

[@NotThatBob]

Obviously we all want this test to succeed. But this isn't just all new, it's massive and new. I think SpaceX has a 50/50 chance. However it goes, they will learn so much. Best of luck SpaceX.

[@aldejesus7195]

Fantastic! Thank you Elon!

[@Random_How-tos]

😂 2:52 so true.

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

This is great but technically wrong in that the booster can’t relight the outer ring of engines as their starter motors sit in the launch tower.

[@allanchurm]

correct

[@2ndhandjoke]

They don’t need to relight the outer ring of raptors. Only the inner ring of gimballed engines

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

@@2ndhandjoke yes, for landing. Very interested to see how the testing regime pans out.

[@wyo550]

Well done video production and writing!

[@SejalPatelDrSej]

Great channel good to see your subscribers increasing

[@davidvogl5447]

I’m really enjoying your channel 👍

[@marvincedrickthiel]

Maybe the ship that will recover the hubble telescope when the time comes.

[@jantoleu8392]

I am pretty sure a starship will once be used to descend the Hubble telescope to the Earth's surface and everyone will be able to watch it in the Smithsonian museum. That's the tribute we owe to the Hubble.

[@danielsmyth189]

this all sounds very good. im very pleased and cant wait for Vera station to start along with mars exploratory nation to be set up, looking forward to taking the ethical aptitude test.

[@impossible5500]

I can't wait for this moment anymore 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RedDogForge]

so they did successful static fire tests on both the booster and starship yesterday....

[@miller2675]

The height it flies to is not the issue. It is orbital speed that matters. Why did you not actually address this difference? A suborbital flight and an orbital flight are EXTREMELY different.

[@royromano9792]

SpaceX should let us gamble on whether the ship will succeed or explode

[@toddmarshall7573]

What's stopping you?

[@TheGreatTimSheridan]

Hey love the videos. When you show raptor engines you should splice in some video of all the factories that make them. It's so huge

[@markhuebner7580]

Fully reusable is more cost-effective than partially re-usable. Go Elon, go!

[@de-kat]

I bet 1000€ against it, nothing will fly before September/October.

[@MrEd2291]

You are probably right, but I will celebrate any attempt this year.

[@roderickreilly9666]

You win!

[@carlbrown5150]

The outer ring of boosters does not have ignitors. they are ignited by the launch table.!!😊

[@cjkitty2360]

Love seeing this, some folks claim we're in the last stages of capitalism but they're wrong. Us "mankind" reaching out into space is a step towards many changes for the better.

[@toddmarshall7573]

Actually we're in an advanced stage of communism. Government now takes 3/4ths of what we earn. And 3/4ths of us are dependent on government. In 50 years these rations went from 1/4th to 3/4ths. That puts the rate of growth of those ratios at 1.396% per year. We will reach 100% government in about 19 years (i.e. 2041). Then what?

[@MrMaxStalsky]

Yes we do actually. Mankind went in to space in 60", and that changed nothing and will change nothing now. There is no gain in space. No way to make money from it now. And due to the inevitable cascade of crises on the last stage, richest assholes will.only care about fast gains and not hyper long-term investments. Capitalism is about constant growth of wealth for the richest mofos, and exact opposite for the 99% poor bastards around. Capitalism is just meant to be like that and there is nothing you can do about it without complete change of is to something else without those controversies embedded in the capitalism.

[@fmpApps]

60 years ago Hollywood produced a rocket man show for Saturday morning. He wore a rocket pack on his back that spewed a weak smoke and he leaped of a ladder off scened onto the rocket shell with a thud, trying to not slide off. I forget what the rest of the show was about but that was quite memorable. Far ahead of Tesla.

[@patrashdigger]

Is this the same guy that has (the space race) channel?

[@jameswinburn6843]

I'm starting to believe I'm living in the age of the world's greatest ever genius.

[@MarkXHolland]

Surely whether Starship falls from 10km or 100km, it will hit the ground with the same (terminal) velocity?

[@lf-domino7876]

Was thinking about the same thing...

[@DireW0lf0]

Terminal velocity just means you know what speed you need to slow down from! And can design your braking solution accordingly! The big trick will be controlling it enough to put it into a hover between the chopsticks so they can close and "catch" it! The first trick of course is to actually launch and not blow up on the pad (like the Russian N1). Second trick is reaching escape velocity!

[@stevenswitzer5154]

I had the same thought. Same speed and with less fuel as it burns it all on the way down

[@bossmag6228]

@@DireW0lf0 Second trick will be reaching orbital velocity. Escape velocity will come later - much later when they head for the Moon. (and later yet, Mars)

[@DireW0lf0]

@@bossmag6228 You are correct my learned friend (My bad).

[@jaymac7203]

The bravery of astronauts is crazy 😳

[@carlstoner2012]

You do know that none of these rockets have Astronauts?

[@mariaromero4793]

When will it happen, which date is it?

[@stevebroome1288]

You did not tell about thrust differences between Falcon Nine and Super Heavy booster. One Merlin engine has more thrust than the empty booster so it has to precisely time getting zero altitude and zero speed at the same time. This is not true for Super Heavy. It can stop the booster in mid air and maneuver into position. This is why they are confident that they can land in the Mechazilla arms.

[@deanticocombar7529]

Amazing video as always 👍

[@jolonsweeney8387]

Brilliant video I have an idea could the spaceship be retrofitted to clean up space, and bring the space debris back to be recycled ?

[@cj3720]

August, 2022?? Yeah, that worked.

[@williamburroughs9686]

6:55 A bummer? Do you know about Appallo one and what it did? All Appallo 1 was a test flight. That's it. At least with Starship they are doing more.

[@prestonl.2432]

Apollo 1 never launched

[@-Chooka]

Even if the first few fail they have the resources to keep fixing the problems and trying again until they are successful.

[@williamburroughs9686]

10:05. Wow! What a view. Raptor 2 is slightly smaller and a much more streamlined. Plus more power. It looks like a work of art.

[@linyenchin6773]

Will become nearly 3 times bigger when it switches to using detonative instead of explosive acceleration of propulsion. The drive to low Earth orbit will be only 1/10h the time = 10 times greater g forces on the cargo and crew = only hihh level pilot training can allow you to survive the high efficiency escape from Earth's gravity. Good thing it's a matter of seconds as opposed to minutes and then there is decelleration due to micro gravity, even thiugb you will still escape Earth orbit from that momentum alone. Such detonation driven Star Ship would not need orbital refuel, it would just go directly to Mars and even faster than it would take for concerning levels of irradiation to bombard and warp the crew dna.

[@icecube606]

booster 7 will probably explode but inevitably a mission will succeed. I cannot wait to see what happens

[@pgiono88]

Right this month?

[@alflud]

The outer ring of engines can only be ignited by the orbital launch mount, they can't be re-ignited in-flight.

[@casperdahlheim3692]

I just love how much he hates Blue Origin, lol. "It's about the same altitude that Blue Origins flying dildo sends tourists to space" XD Always hating on BO

[@sweetmcnasty]

I had to replay that part a couple times. He's not wrong.

[@davidsherburne8429]

Dildo,ha Ha. What are the people on the dildo called.

[@MrEd2291]

I would not call it hate, but Blue Origin deserves some teasing. For all its talk and put downs of SpaceX, it has not made it to orbit yet. The Soviets made it to orbit in 1957.

[@konradd8545]

I'm really looking forward to the first orbital test, but I can bet my life on the fact that it won't be a success. It will either never reach orbit or fail during re-entry, which is such a violent process. Btw, I'm not Elon's hater, just reserving a bit of realistic caution.

[@tedmoss]

I will bet that they achieve at least partial success.

[@adryncharn1910]

I'm going to be optimistic and say that it will go flawlessly or only a few things will go wrong. After all, sn8 only failed the landing.

[@konradd8545]

@john goskowicz LOL 😂 What the hell are you talking about? I have normal adult life. You should try it too one day 😂 Also learning to think critically would help

[@williamburroughs9686]

13:00 This seems too risky, it maybe better to have it land in the water Until Spacex works out all the bugs.

[@david.e.miller]

He should hire Ellen Ripley. She knows how to get rid of bugs.

[@williamburroughs9686]

@@david.e.miller 😂

[@zephy_sx]

33 Engines on re-entry isn't possible i.e. the outer engines can't relight because the necessary equipment for it is integrated in the launch mount.

[@emmanuelmahuni8163]

That's why there is the ignition mechanism for the centre engines in those wings like things on the sides.

[@zephy_sx]

@@emmanuelmahuni8163 he was stating that the outer engines will relight for the re entry burn when they wouldn't. only the inner group of engines will.

[@toddmarshall7573]

Those outside engines are not needed for re=entry. A huge percentage of lift-off mass is already gone.

[@GarryAReed]

Success, Success, Success ! 👍👍👍👍

[@11vshank]

It will work....can't you feel it? Mankind is moving on to the next stage ,which is aliens 👽 and star trek

[@Tinman_56]

While I thoroughly enjoyed the video and its content, I like many others believe the title to be very misleading. Understandably creators attempt to grab your attention with some hype titles and this one falls into that category for sure. I also believe you can have an eye-catching title to attract viewers without the misleading hype. Thanks for allowing me to comment. 😃

[@MrAuswest]

A valiant, yet i fear altogether futile attempt, to get Truth into You-Tube video titles. (They don't listen, or care - it's all about the view count/subscriptions). Keep on tilting at those windmills Dude, I'm right behind ya on my donkey. ;-)

[@smokerx893]

its going to be an explosive success

[@markskeldon1347]

No dream, no innovation, no advance.

[@jimhofoss9982]

quite an oversight, leaving an ignition source,(running generator) in the vicinity of the booster’s spin test, don’t you think?!

[@flattire707]

Never bet against Elon.

[@executivesteps]

If you bet against his time when things would be achieved you would never have lost a bet.

[@jerryb.9754]

It's Aug 24, 2022 When is liftoff to orbit?

[@LeonStyChen]

Any source saying the launch is going to be this month?

[@executivesteps]

Musk said the first launch would be in July and one every month after that.

[@Dan0__]

Is there a new date?

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

Mid-September. Still waiting. But they're still "making progress".

[@Darth_Revan25]

Your outro is cut off on this channel too bud! You need to QA each one to see if it keeps happening.

[@Lupazi]

question... is elon still working on BFR? when is next launch?

[@PexiTheBuilder]

Last day of month, did they launch? ;)

[@blongsiab]

No no no! I say let starship grab hubble bring it back for upgrade then send it back out as a refurbish.

[@KenPaulsenArchitect]

August 2022? Not likely. Elon says different.

[@joefunk1611]

Ship 24 has under ‘some kind’ of engine testing….they have done spin prime tests which are essentially full engine tests minus actual ignition.

[@johnyesford2199]

No, the outer most ring of 20 engines don't have the ability to restart. Only the inner 13 will fire for landing.

[@MrEd2291]

Good video! Two points: -If the Starship can launch Starlinks then it can also launch other sats modified for the Starlink launcher. -There is no reason that 29 Raptor 1 engines could not have made it to a successful orbit. It is only because regulatory delays made it a better decision to go with the simpler more powerful 33 Raptor 2 engines. Do you really think with all of Space X's experience they did not do the calculations?

[@luke_fixed5266]

Successful operation of starship will certainly see the launch format of non Spacex LEO constellations alter to flat pack. Lets wait and see how long it takes. My guess is China will be a close follower.

[@DireW0lf0]

The outer ring of engines on the booster CANNOT restart! They need the orbital launch mount to start (stage 0)! This was done to cut down weight on the booster! Only the inner engines will restart as the booster carries COPVs for these to start them (outer ring COPVs are on stage0).

[@davidbate6346]

They dont need to restart

[@davidstaples746]

“Explosion free from now on” lol there is going to be the biggest KAHBOOM!! at T+1 I’m watching with enthusiasm.

[@wacojones8062]

I consider a launch with recovery of the booster possible with on board automation making the decision. I understand both the booster and starship have Starlink terminals installed to better gather all data possible. This allows the dump into ocean of the Starship with possible future recovery to avoid prying eyes of Russian or Chinese later. Also, that is why off Hawaii was selected where it can be monitored as needed.

[@toddthurmond8401]

If Elon wants to guarantee that China can't evesdrop on the return of Starship, he could have it drop into the Gulf of Mexico, or somewhere off Virginia's coast, where our Navy's fleet could recover it. :o)

[@denispol79]

1:20 It was accomplished many times after the Space Shuttle. Don't forget the russian Buran and the Boeing X37.

[@EGSY-8p7]

yeah but now we can forget about russia forever...haha at least for our life time for sure.