SpaceX’s Exciting Super Heavy Catch Test - Fire Time Is Approaching!

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Welcome back my friends to another absolutely packed week. SpaceX’s Exciting Super Heavy Catch Test was interesting to watch, and yes, Fire Time Is Approaching for Starship number 31! We have Falcon 9’s blasting off all over the place, the end for Starliner's mission… finally, a total backflip with New Glenn's first mission, we bid farewell to Vega on its last ever flight, and even more awesomeness from the James Webb Space Telescope!
Still waiting on Polaris Dawn, but keep an eye out on social media to get the latest update. Currently scheduled Monday (at the time of publish).
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[@karlwest437]

SpaceX aren't usually sentimental about their test hardware, but I'm glad they're taking care of StarHopper

[@vincent4013]

It's pretty bad. They should really preserve every milestone hardware. Imagine we still had the first Wright brothers plane

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

They should start keeping it indoors, it's probably going to be in a museum some day.

[@Vatsyayana87]

Pretty sure they still have the first Flacon booster to land, first Dragon capsule to come home, and obviously the first Starship hopper. The only one I can think of that maybe should have been kept was Ship 15. Sounds to me like they are in fact usually sentimental about their milestone making test hardware. Personally, i would say im glad they are keeping hoppy, though i would argue they should take better care of it, not just let it sit in the salt air as is for years on end. Strip the thin partially remaining stainless, give her a sand blasting and paint that lady with some good quality stuff.

[@PDLM1221]

The Dragon and Booster are in the museum at the Cape and they also have the first Dragon that flew hanging in their main office complex we used to see it when they launch in the background through the glass yeah Starhopper is special I still remember that day it flew not so long ago yelling go go go baby goooooo! Look where they are now!

[@andrewpyrah]

If anything happened to hoppy they'd be riots. We're all pretty attached I think

[@byronbesherse3703]

All the space news that matters and almost no click bait. This is why this is the only one I make a point of watching. I watch most of the other channels but not every week.

[@godagon97]

Scott Manley is really good too!!

[@zachbase1124]

Marcus House is the Space News King, every Saturday I am waking up to this wonderful upside-down fellow.

[@antoinehanekom4689]

@@zachbase1124greetings from OZ. There is a lot of technical space related stuff going on down under that warrant a “deep dive”.

[@Nuke-MarsX]

​@@zachbase1124marcus and WAI are top picks for me

[@xxtoptankxx6873]

CSI is the only one I enjoy probably a smidge more but they don’t upload enough 😢. Marcus house once a week tho is perfect!

[@ghost307]

Let's have a few words of thanks for the painters who seem to have never-ending jobs, especially so close to the ocean.

[@hawkdsl]

They work for free?

[@sunfireking7199]

@@hawkdslfor doing there job well

[@hawkdsl]

@@sunfireking7199 They are getting paid then. That's all the thanks that matters.

[@Tailspin80]

@@hawkdslI think SpaceX get so much done so quickly because they don’t employ clock watching wage slaves.

[@sunfireking7199]

@@hawkdsl hey man, all I’m saying is that everyone who does the job and does it right deserves the credit now and then, especially when we compare it to the like of Boeing as a company failing in similar regards.

[@BaselineNL620]

I love seeing the Canopée in your video. I am very proud to have been responsible for the electrical installation on the ship! Thanks Marcus.

[@MarcusHouse]

Wow! Thanks for being here.

[@Trump2024-b3r]

Good Unlike the DEI hired at Boeing.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Trump is an equity hire​@@Trump2024-b3r

[@user-mu2xu9kp9r]

So cool! Thanks for your part, you legend!!!

[@robbannstrom]

@@Trump2024-b3r A typically stupid comment from a magaot.

[@JorisBax]

The anticipation for Starship's Booster 12 catch test is off the charts! Can you imagine a 70-meter beast being caught mid-air? The bumper segments, the crazy quick-disconnect tests, and the evolution of those tower arms are mind-blowing! Also, the James Webb Space Telescope news is pure awesomeness. October can’t come soon enough!

[@MarcusHouse]

It's going to be crazy! 😆

[@liamanderson4992]

I get the idea Elon was watching Thunderbirds as a kid, but no one told him it was fiction.

[@pigbenis8366]

​@@liamanderson4992 you never know if it'll work until you try. Nobody has ever tried it before so who knows if it'll actually work.

[@Kelnx]

@@liamanderson4992 Ha! Exactly. Out of all the things SpaceX has wanted to do with the Starship, catching that booster seems like the most incredible to pull off. I still don't like how much those arms waggle back and forth like that. That would be a fair amount of impact force on the side of the booster if an arm smacked into it due to its own momentum, not to mention what might happen if the booster itself didn't quite have the control they need when it gets close to the tower.

[@leardc]

Guaranteed “something” is going to happen.

[@quentincampbell5865]

Through the week I watch some random YT videos about the world of space flight. A lot are over hyped and clickbait. Every time I think to myself, I'll just wait for Marcus' video on Saturday at 1pm (in SA). You never disappoint!

[@MarcusHouse]

Thank you! 😃

[@xmasbruvsgaming8234]

Star hopper seriously looks like its straight out of fallout

[@cratecruncher4974]

I see more than a passing resemblance to R2D2. Maybe Hoppy is like an ink blot test.

[@bb5979]

To the great beyond!

[@sammorgan31]

Have you seen the Rocketlab Neutron?

[@wonderboy8073]

I can’t wait for flight five. Much love, Mr. House!

[@clay-tw5gc]

16:28 energetic welding. Interesting.

[@craigmackay4909]

Wee thermite crucibles like they use to weld railway tracks?

[@nicholasamesbury]

How can BO patent it when SpX already suggested it.

[@davidedwards1705]

5:22 All Hail and Bow Down to the Mighty StarHopper. Thank you, little Tank for without you we would not be here today.

[@allanrose3661]

I feel sorry for the 2 astronauts that got bumped from the next Dragon / ISS flight because of this ongoing Boeing fiasco.

[@Vatsyayana87]

I would say the fiasco is mostly over and now they are finally in the normal testing regime personally.

[@andrewpyrah]

@@riparianlife97701 that's what he meant by bumped. Bumped off...Removed from. The ones who aren't going

[@andrewpyrah]

@@Vatsyayana87 fiasco is definitely the right word lol

[@hawkdsl]

Meh, it's not like they wont ever fly. They can wait.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Starliner landed successfully. They should have been on it.

[@andrewcatlin3590]

I very much appreciate your videos not being clickbaity

[@wild_lee_coyote]

I was lucky enough to watch Starliner come home. It was an interesting fireball to watch come in. I hope Starliner becomes a regular so I can continue to watch the reentries.

[@grumpygreg7505]

Another outstanding recap from Marcus and Crew!! Everything in the week rolled up with good concise explanations and outstanding delivery.

[@Charles-7]

already I feel like Starhopper has became a mascot of the Starbase.

[@JohnSostrom]

SpaceX posted a new launch date for Polarus Dawn as Monday, September 9th, at 03:30 am EDT. Go SpaceX. Go Polarus Dawn crew.

[@MarcusHouse]

🤞

[@DouglasJMark]

@@JohnSostrom The cure for Monday blues!

[@thomasbarlow4223]

So is that Sunday night at 430 in the morning texas time? 2 hrs before the sun rises on Monday?

[@mutepakabende3256]

🤞🏿

[@williamgalbraith3621]

"Patent applied for welding the landing pads to the deck." That's how you really stick the landing!

[@MarcusHouse]

😆

[@mutepakabende3256]

😂

[@sagasus960]

That Ariane 6 boat (!) was the most surprising this week I think. I read about this concept years ago and I'm surprised it actually went in to full scale.

[@HippieLongHaired]

12:40 I expected the noise from the Starliner's speaker to sound like: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

[@andywatts2529]

Bloody good as always mate, love watching your work and production gets better and better 🤙

[@stevej7139]

I'm a little surprised they haven't lifted a mockup StarShip Booster with the crane and done capture tests in different positions to test the arms ability to compensate for off center grabs, that just seems like a logical step before trying it on one that is actually flying.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

I figured that's what they'd do with the mini test tanks. Filled with up with water to match the almost-empty booster weight, and then dropped from only a 12 inches (30.5cm) above the catch points. After all, the booster WILL be hovering nearly on point, so not much need to drop from any higher _(though I think it'd be smart to, ensuring the system can arrest all the weight)._

[@jamieosz]

💯 I was thinking the exact same thing, some risk of damaging stage 0 but the information gained would be more than worth it IMO

[@papapiers1588]

Marcus House. Updates just get better and better. Fantastic updates. Thanks again.

[@hammettl]

That cargo ship was very cool. Thanks for including that.

[@SynFuZe]

The only type of up skirt shots that are ok, are with Starship 😂

[@papapiers1588]

Yikes

[@mattcurrent00]

You bet

[@TheStopwatchGod]

lol

[@Gen3ralInterstel1ar]

Concur

[@notagiantseaslug5523]

Millions of Japanese men would beg to differ. Please respect our Asian brothers belief system.

[@johnvargo8050]

Ice Cube would be proud of that 38-wheel motion!

[@JAKEY-000]

This upcoming flight is going to be wild!!🔥💯

[@plurplursen7172]

I simply cant wrap my brain around it. No matter what happens, it's going to look unreal

[@JohnMuz1]

🎉Hey Hey🎉

[@andrewpyrah]

@@JohnMuz1 get the same feeling I used to from favourite TV show intros when I hear hey hey on a Marcus house video. Throw in an hullo there.. and you know it's a good day for a space geek

[@interplucky]

I prefer your videos over the other channels that I follow. Yours seem to be a bit more to the point and concise. I enjoy all your content!

[@MarcusHouse]

Glad you like them!

[@clay-tw5gc]

18:35 Sailing is making a comeback.

[@dillonbledsoe7680]

I love scott manley's comment about jeff bozos mom catching large long items 😅

[@Chuckt961]

Saturday morning routine complete. All is right in my world. 'Good on ya mate'

[@HeartDocRao]

Marcus, yours is by far the best weekly wrap up of all things space. And thank you for introducing me to Henson shavers! They make the best shaver out there. I've been a customer for 2 years now and it's been awesome and economical! Thank you from Columbia, South Carolina USA!!

[@MarcusHouse]

You are welcome! 😍

[@Sciencetube10]

Catching the booster 12 for the first time is very exciting. I can't wait for this. Otherwise, this is possible like falcon 9.

[@kinglouiethegreat]

Good thing I just happen to be up at 6am here in Texas!

[@KiwiNibbles]

11pm here in New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@ShamblerDK]

Those absolute _crisp_ 4K pictures looks amazing!

[@MarcusHouse]

They are!

[@carbonmc3782]

Love your stuff, Marcus. Can’t wait to hear your breakdown of Flight 4!

[@robsturgeon8284]

A boat proppelled by the wind. GENIUS. 😂🎉

[@jeremyfarmer2502]

I know, what a time to be alive lol

[@MarcusHouse]

😆

[@davefarmery8180]

😅 but on a vessel that big a 30% reduction in fuel used is a great thing to achieve

[@Vatsyayana87]

@@davefarmery8180 Indeed, Though I wonder how much more a large sheet of fabric that could catch the air would do lol

[@planttech]

This is not the first hybrid. Back in the day, all cargo ships were wind powered, then ocean steamers out performed the wind powered vessels. many of the old wind powered vessels eventually retrofitted diesel engines and were called auxiliary ketch, auxiliary schooner etc. if you look into your own Tasmanian maritime history you will see these vessels pretty much built Tassie.

[@livergen]

Thank You Marcus, We know your working hard & it Show's , I tell you , Life is a hell of a ride & your Solid in the Saddle.....!

[@MarcusHouse]

🤙

[@melsuarez]

You caught me off guard with that hyperbolic cleansing and if I understood you correctly it produces an image of the same stars five times wow amazing thank you

[@cipedead0777]

What a week. I can not wight to tell my kids about how I watch the first catch of a rocket. What a time to be alive. Thank you MH

[@jamesneary663]

The starliner noise is obviously alien probes😂!

[@robertanderson5092]

I'm guessing it was a prank or hack

[@Scanner9631]

It was a highly compressed audio signal saying "I can't do that Dave".

[@RainerDarazs]

I love your JWST-News. No other of my Rocket Chanels does this, not even Scott Manly. Thank you!

[@jantoleu8392]

Hey Markus! Thanks the Heavens you are here for us! I like your everlasting excitement and commitment!

[@flyingpictures1100]

Still the best Marcus, thank you.

[@robertboeckmann1111]

Thank you Markus and crew! Always great to learn what you have researched, compiled, and curated about development in space exploration!

[@j-theorythequantummechanic6025]

21:27 pretty sure that's a guy with a flaming spear about to slay a space dragon..

[@hawklord100]

A Booster catch is like something out of a scifi fantasy, I am sceptable but hope SpaceX can do it, regular and safely and what a spectacular display it will be, putting further distence between SpaceX and its rivals.

[@robfive2555]

Looking forward to to the possible catch certainly exciting times... Thank you MH + Team for a quality update

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

6:25 - Gateway to Mars - what an entrance!

[@skyrat3816]

That pulsating sound from starliner does sound very similar to a heartbeat. It was a good call to not bring back the stranded astronauts when the craft is doing unusual things, even though starliner made it back safely and disrupting ISS scheduling by leaving it's passengers behind.

[@andrewking6604]

The renders don’t show the massive amount of shit that’s going to be blown up off the ground on landing. It’ll be interesting to see what actual visibility is like on landing.

[@Spectator1959]

The thrust of landing is going to be a small fraction of the takeoff thrust. The booster will be tons lighter, only three engines running for the catch part, and those not at full throttle. It will be only minutes after launch, so any loose debris will have already been blown away by the launch.

[@MarcusHouse]

They will also I believe blast the water deluge again on landing.

[@notapplicable7292]

Excitement is certainly guaranteed!

[@octopify]

i’m looking forward to Starliner next flight- iterate what did not work and try again!

[@What1zTyme]

Great episode! Well done, congratulations and thanks for all your hard work!

[@ericcarver9250]

Now need blast proof glass cover atop high bay for live landing viewing!!!

[@flybywire5866]

That would be the ultimate view point. The booster would be nearly on top of you. Plus a chance to get killed, though.

[@davidmacdonald2919]

Look forward to this every Sat morning.

[@cpm1003]

Good Luck Blue Origin! You're going to need it...

[@Braxton15able]

Honestly having hybrid boats is the best idea that we should have done a long time ago use wind to power to propellers and diesel for backup that's amazing those sails should be bigger tho more savings!

[@robertofala6624]

My Favorite space x and more news cast....... Thanks Marcus...Keep up the great work.

[@jt9602]

Hey Marcus, great job I love your videos. I have a suggestion that maybe you can pass on to spaceX. I have experienced something similar to the tower arms on a project. I was able to remove the arm bounce by having an opposite force pulling the arms open. This opposite force smooths out the rate of arms closing and seats better when closed. A simple example of this is extending a tape measure. You can pull the tape out as fast as you can. The tape pulls out smooth then stops as soon as you stop exerting more force than the winding. Think about it… The arms can’t bounce backwards if they are already taught.

[@brucem4633]

Thanks!

[@MarcusHouse]

Thanks very much! 🤩

[@moniquejo2890]

Yes 21 landings for Booster 1063. She is going to be the new fleet leader. 😉🚀🔥

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

13:00 - sounds like the mothership from the movie Alien when it was set to self destruct :)

[@otpyrcralphpierre1742]

Awesome update! Thank you Marcus, and Team!

[@johnbarrile0612]

As usual, great job Marcus! Look forward to Saturday mornings!

[@mikerochelle4816]

Thanks for the excellent summary of the week! Always anticipate your show and am never disappointed! Cheers from Texas! 🤠❤️🙏🏼

[@PJSkinnerAuthor]

I love the anticipation before each flight. Your excellent information makes it so exciting. I hope to live long enough to see people land on Mars. I saw the moon landing as a child, and the Mars landing would be a nice way to go out.

[@Captain-Cardboard]

A Mars landing always seems to be 20 years in the future. I fear that in 20 years it will still be the case ☹

[@robertanderson5092]

I hope new Glenn can soon compete with falcon

[@jackdbur]

Not even! NG is only looking at 25 launches per year! F9 does that per quarter.

[@bs_serpents]

Not ignore the greatness of #5 but imagine 2 complete towers, & when they try to catch a Starship! :0 Seeing the belly flop maneuver again & again will be incredible!

[@StarshipToTheMars]

Imagine a side by side super heavy booster landing. But I think the FAA would never aprove a simultaneously Starship start😅

[@johngrimble3050]

Those bumpers look like cybertruck doors

[@moniquejo2890]

Awesome Marcus 🚀 space is better together 🤝

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

Great stuff Marcus. I can't wait until the next Starship launch.

[@galas455]

Hey Marcus, I went ahead and ordered the Henson shaver several months ago. It took a couple of weeks to get used to razor but I now really love it.

[@MarcusHouse]

It really is great. I'm still running on the original 100 pack and I've been using only that razor for well over 2 years now. I am not even half way through that box.

[@ESTERMON-MINECRAFT-CITY]

Can't wait for the booster catch!!!

[@jimhammer2638]

At 6:57 in the lower left of the screen, there is a guy on his phone at the security gate. Tell him, no one gets in without their TWIC card. 😁

[@johnbarrile0612]

Space Ghost!👻

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Bro, have you ever considered building something for space exploration? lol, you have the right stuff.

[@Maddoktor2]

Personally, I think the Starhopper should be in the Smithsonian.

[@4runner4ever83]

It will work. If spacex can land it on a droneship perfectly, they can catch it. It may not be perfect the first time but the next will be. I am confident it will work.

[@hawkdsl]

I think the key for SS is how much fuel they have to play with for an exact pin point landing. Guidance is not the concern.

[@CIBERXGAMING]

been watching sine 2013/2014 and still watching every upload. youre amazing dude. hope you realize that

[@MarcusHouse]

Thank you! ❤️

[@ajctrading]

With the FAA and environmental issues it will be lucky if flight 5 is before 2025

[@Vatsyayana87]

You seem to be the only one still on the unfounded FAA hate train. They have so rarely had any effect on anything in the entire history of Starship.

[@admarsandbeyond]

@@Vatsyayana87 The same unfounded mantra about how good the FAA is (despite having caused years of delays by halting the test flight campaign according to Spacex) that some apologists of the FAA and big government like to spread with no proof . Same people who unabashedly can't stop saying how much they love the SLS boondoggle that spends as much on a steed tower as Spacex has spend on the Starship program.

[@ajctrading]

@@Vatsyayana87 who said anything about hating the FAA?🤔

[@ghost307]

I wonder if Hoppy's shade will become prime parling spots to stay out of the Texas sun.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Cheers Marcus 🍻

[@BoundlessSpace2024]

Thanks Marcus for another fantastic episode!

[@andrewradford3953]

Free hugs!

[@davidloewen5528]

@SpaceX I hear you plan to catch the new super heavy booster on your working tower. Isn’t it less risk to configure your new tower with just apparatus needed for the catch, instead of risking existing stage 0 with all the launch interconnects?

[@Barthhhelona]

It’s actual the other way around. No point risking the brand new tower. Especially when tower 1 will eventually be decommissioned

[@pauljcampbell2997]

Marcus, you are the man! Thank you for another superb roundup of this weeks space news!

[@GregoryDaniels-d1n]

Not to be pessimistic but remember SN8? I feel like flight 5 is gonna be a while. Great video as always! I always look forward to Saturday morning for the new video.

[@lindajirka5020]

I always look forward to your email link to your weekly video.

[@Gilgwathir]

Perfectly fine and working moon lander: CANCLED! StarLiner with software problems, valve problems, flammable tape, crapy thruster, and helium leaks: just keep on rolling guys and don't worry we aren't going to ask for a refund or something.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Happy weekend all *sips coffee

[@octopify]

thank you from covering other space news on top of Space X.

[@blackdog6969]

As amazing as all of the space news is, I can't help but acknowledge the sail ship. I had a feeling we'd return in a way to older methods, at the very least to compliment what we have now. 30% more efficient (in conjunction) is insane and something sailors 400 years ago would be loving and laughing at

[@Scanner9631]

Now add the torroidal propellers that are supposed to save 20%,

[@jwize386]

You know I really did enjoy this vid. tyty xx

[@robbannstrom]

Hi Marcus! - a lot to take in again, but you do this so well - thanks! One thing you might mention when talking about satellites launching is the type of orbit the satellite will finally operate in. In the case of Sentinel-2C, this will be a sun-synchronous orbit at about 786 km height. For me, the highlight of this video is at 22:15, showing the shadow of a circumstellar disk ... wow, just wow! Thanks again, keep up the good work.

[@jessevanes1]

as always, nice, thanks!

[@YuenanCao]

This is as insane as full self driving - i still can’t believe it but it appears to be becoming a reality!

[@richardvivian3665]

Awesome reporting Marcus! Great show

[@blood.mirror]

"...second row of shit piles?"... At 4:59 Could be... Just some shit piled up... 😂