SpaceX Starship Test History ; Starhopper to SN-11

Here is a fun look at what SpaceX has been up to at their Starbase facility in south Texas. This is an animation of every major test article SpaceX has used to develop the Starship spacecraft which will be used to revolutionize space travel and help move humans to Mars. The speed at which SpaceX has developed Starship has been incredible to watch and they continue to amaze and inspire us all!
This animation could not have been possible without the amazing people who dedicate so much of their lives to bring us SpaceX information and video!
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Also a big thanks to my fellow artists of spaceflight! You have all been a great help and such a fun community! Thanks for continuing to raise the bar!

[@hosh9880]

I love how he upgraded the pad everytime nice attantion to detail 👏🏽

[@bostieandres]

Yes! Actually crazy!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks! Lots of reaserch!

[@johnfallas3627]

Maybe a good idea for a follow up ... All the main site traffic over the past year, showing the slow accretion of concrete spreading over the site. Yum yum, yes please!

[@gcburns4]

@@johnfallas3627 Sounds like a lot of work for the pay off.. I think he should model spot the dog for a zoom in sniffing the SN10 wreckage. That's pay off. The new crane is gonna take some time on it's own, though

[@Poatatero]

You can also see the build site progressing in the background

[@waterrocketlab151]

Imagine if he just had a grey screen for the SN11 launch

[@morecowbell2611]

Sure would be more accurate!

[@nobpyxl5389]

@@morecowbell2611 but lazy

[@harryithink5336]

@@nobpyxl5389 but funny

[@migasmiguel10]

To see sn11

[@diamondswiss8026]

It really would have been funny but it provided a lot more insight for me on what really happened

[@micahroonytps]

6:29 I love how it just blows up in mid air out of no where

[@GreysonGabble]

Well that’s what happened

[@micahroonytps]

@@GreysonGabble the sound is funny

[@wavetrex]

The sound is just glorious ;-)

[@NickHenning3D]

Glad to hear that!

[@christheother9088]

I love the sound of the metal bits bouncing off the ground.

[@JoaoPedro-gi2du]

I'am Glad!

[@brunozerra]

@Chris Bushmaker tell the creator of instaportal that nobody falls for it anymore.

[@ngocnatalie9628]

Realistic sound

[@FinkHD]

Could’ve probably just let the screen white for SN11. Great work! I love how public every single test is, videos like this are probably going to be shown in history classes on Mars

[@mariasirona1622]

Just Mars, without the 'the'. And with a big M.

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

@@mariasirona1622 grammar nazi lol

[@FinkHD]

@@mariasirona1622 Good thing you can edit comments, thank you!

[@mariasirona1622]

@@FinkHD oh, it's nothing

[@Arae_1]

@@mariasirona1622 no, it's being a grammar nazi

[@mnh1270]

Damn I didn't even know half of these tests ever happened

[@thedarkside13]

I've watched all these live.😎

[@thebrownsvilletxprophet5907]

I've watched them all

[@qzg7857]

I belive i only missed static fires

[@autum6764]

Loved the details such as the flying COPV from starhopper and pad destruction from SN5

[@Arae_1]

Destruction But yeah I agree with you

[@migasmiguel10]

Hi

[@yashthakur7562]

Amazing attention to detail , launch site construction 🏗️🚧 tracked perfectly ❤️

[@keithscott1957]

Animation + sense of humour. That was fun.

[@imperialtiger9015]

Not even three years and Starship is almost ready to go to orbit.

[@ivantimofeev2233]

not even 2 years if we start counting since starhopper, that is.... and still, starhopper wasn't starship, just as grasshopper wasn't Falcon 9 the Starship program officially started with the MK1, Starhopper was a test tank for the engines, not a starship, so yep... not even 2 years (meanwhile SLS after a decade of development... and don't even mention Blue Origin who it seems still won't have the Glenn by the time Starship goes to Mars...)

[@tegarandikash]

Idk why but i like reading you comment lol

[@TheSpaceEngineer]

ah this aged well

[@jelly4frog498]

HAHAHA

[@GetDeported420]

Tomorrow

[@hamzein6831]

Yay! The trilogy continues, and with so much details, amazing work!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@arcosprey4811]

Crazy how before covid we didn't even have a starship anything, and now we are 5 away from an orbital starship.

[@NickHenning3D]

Amazing progress!

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

They scrapped SN 16-19, the next flight will be an orbital one.

[@TheSpaceEngineer]

@@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2 lol, aged damn well. (hopyfully this month finally)

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

@@TheSpaceEngineer man it's been an year, i stopped following starship development months ago, can't believe starship lost against the sls for the first orbital flight by MONTHS

[@7cpm293]

@@TheSpaceEngineer YES SIR

[@joshk7461]

Been waiting for this one 😄 well done!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@mortallychallenged]

Love the production site development!

[@Zackzickel]

The sounds are hilarious.

[@bjarnes.4423]

Only Criticism: SN10 didn't hover before landing

[@theoracle4035]

Haha almost all the ships went Shhhhhhhhhttttt--- Clang! Nice vid!

[@thomasprice9385]

Awesome. Continue to make more

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks! Will do

[@ocimar_correia]

Parabéns Nick , belo documento , isso é historia .... Campinas / SP , Brasil 07/04/2021

[@suyash_m4]

Amazing, best animation i hv seen

[@NickHenning3D]

Wow thanks!!

[@RussmanDesignHD]

This is so awesome! Amazing detail on the Landing Pad Textures!

[@voxgaming2064]

The animation looks funny but your efforts are good. Love it!

[@oliwierkwiatkowski8817]

This is surprisingly high quality for a KZbinr this small. Keep up with the good work!

[@NickHenning3D]

Why thank you!

[@GerardHammond]

Hahaha Gold star on the fridge for you Nick. This was great!

[@user-jj9hd8qo9j]

Idk why but I love seeing all the test vehicles

[@stickmann7363]

Ooooo!

[@mussie302]

Fantastic. What a hell of a lot of work went into this! Great. 😊 It shows just how much progress has been made in a very short time. 👍

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks! SpaceX have been amazingly fast!

[@Cleptro]

I've watched this so many times now, and everything looks amazing. One thing that strikes me as off every time, though, is that one of SN8's engines did actually experience a flameout, and the other started running engine-rich. If it had happened as you show, SN8 might well have survived, it certainly seemed to have more control with one engine than SN9 did, and SN10 landed on one.

[@realisticthinking3019]

you should do a 15-25 or so when that happens and then add it to the end of this so you have a starhopper to starship in orbit

[@NickHenning3D]

Great idea!

[@jakubmitlohner4615]

Man I love the precision of literally everything in this video. Good job!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@mvmmotovlogmusic2815]

So great!! Fantastic recap of the innovative goings on at the Chica Boca.

[@shiningsiren4258]

These animations are so cool! Keep it up and I love the way the high bay grows as it continues!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks for noticing!

[@gabreiellawissell7310]

WOW you done a awesome job THANK YOU SO MUCH ,capture it perfectly i can not waiting see your future work ,thanks again

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@nicolasbonnet5377]

I hope we have the same when the starship is fully done, that would be awesome! Great job 😍

[@NickHenning3D]

Can't wait to make it!

[@Arae_1]

This gets my seal of approval

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks hoppy. Hope you stand forever!

[@dml3oo0]

Perfect combination of music, sound effects and exploding CGI. Funny as hell 10/10 IMDb

[@manoelhenrique7689]

Insane

[@Xtars]

4:48 imagine a tiny test tank between a giant full staked starship like a titan

[@vallabhkavi1477]

THIS IS SOOOO COOOOL!!!!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@hoodlum182]

Nick this is absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much. I especially love the sound effects lol

[@NickHenning3D]

Thank you 😊

[@gaussdog]

Amazing.....this should be part of history classes 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@kiotonakamura2585]

that's a very cool and informative illustration

[@thebrownsvilletxprophet5907]

Beautiful work!!! Can't wait for future iterations!!!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thank you!

[@trencidarko7271]

-_--:)-_--

[@coastalfog809]

Great Job 🇺🇸 Thank you!

[@NickHenning3D]

You bet. Thanks!

[@vamsikrishna4107]

Excellent!

[@muppen74]

Great animations and summary! 👍 If SpaceX engineers had applied the pressure vessel codes they could have saved a lot of time and money.

[@diraziz396]

0:40 - Great laughter. Thanks

[@horman1973]

Amazing rundown of the recent history!

[@HaightNetwork]

Awesome job with these. We all appreciate the work you put into this animation.

[@baeili7506]

Hope to see succesfull SN15 soon !!

[@Soenderup21]

i love the 90's level debris animation. i do wish there was some simulations involved, but good work

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@starshipsn1511]

Wow, incredible job, Been waiting for this since you last update on the tests.

[@kworkshop]

ooh another one!

[@NickHenning3D]

😃

[@jonjoe42]

A lot of fun, thanks !

[@VECTAVERSE]

thanks for uploading this video

[@shlomster6256]

Freaking amazing, man. Brilliant animation.

[@brianashdown4836]

Nice job! Thank you!

[@ihateflatearthers]

Oh my fucking god second full stack just launched it was amazing, both exploded but they made it through staging

[@bjarnes.4423]

love those janky sounds

[@Adrlii]

Amazing

[@schabalabadingdong7805]

the animationstyle is super satsfying

[@zeeshanomar8137]

6:12 First Starship to fly in Fog 🌫️ 😂😂😂

[@NickHenning3D]

😉 wish we could have see it!

[@smacksman]

Outstanding. Thank you for your hard work.

[@martynbutlerOBE]

Awesome - Been waiting for someone to do this!!! Keep it UP - SUBSCRIBED!

[@alrightydave]

Awesome video, I love this style of animation.

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@mrsqueakkz]

Wow, I love how everything progressively changes over time!!

[@fabioferreiragomes]

.......ESPETACULAR.........INCRÍVEL...........

[@a9l8e]

This is great! May you please make a new one for every test launch!

[@NickHenning3D]

I'll try but SpaceX is so fast!

[@blazepascal1878]

wow this actually really helped me understand their process so far in a lot more detail, thanks

[@user-cb1sc8rl1r]

Very nicely done! We enjoyed it. Thank you!

[@user-zm8et7om4p]

Graphics ♾ level

[@manoelhenrique7689]

Perfeito. Parabéns

[@chadmcelroy4194]

He has returned!!!

[@allanchurm]

subscribed because i loved the way you did this history..look forward to things from you in the future ..good luck

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks for the kind words! I hope to bring much more content like this!

[@Starman20290]

Thank you for making this, great job!

[@NickHenning3D]

You bet!

[@mazillaplays]

1:27 “survived tests” Me: *thinks of school*

[@wisteria115]

SN 8,9,10: **explodes trying to land** Starhopper: Look the spectacle!

[@mengkit7884]

Thank you!

[@harshshah8751]

I like how he did the sn8 nosecone in the video exactly the way it was in reality after the rud👍

[@nidnev3857]

Great sound effects. Birds chirping in the background seemed to encourage SpaceX so they too could populate Mars in the future.

[@benl.3880]

just insane

[@MrMrutube1987]

Excellent video thank you!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks you! Your welcome!

[@bill_ruppert]

Great work as always! Thanks!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thank you!

[@mccvargues7792]

This is brilliant keep it up, i hope you keep doing this until you become the literal history book of mars

[@NickHenning3D]

That would be awesome! Thanks!

[@maddyaurora]

you should reupload this with SN15 now that all the suborbital flights are done, next up are only orbital flights

[@gustavorestrepo8209]

Excellent job dude!

[@bharathsubramanian5460]

Very real and phenomenal work.

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks you!

[@bharathsubramanian5460]

@@NickHenning3D I am from india and am a very big fan of SpaceX. Your work is commendable

[@d.ccraft7632]

And more a sn15, sn20, bn1 super heavy 🙏

[@PN20____]

Bn1 ain't flying

[@migasmiguel10]

Bn2!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dangerous_ngga]

Wow !!!!!!🙂🙂

[@chrisschaller4137]

Fantastic. Very very cool.

[@alizaidi2152]

This is SOO GOOD!!!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@harrycalibra]

WOW very very impressed great video animation - respect at you 😎👍

[@NickHenning3D]

Thank you! Glad you liked it

[@prasadt772]

Great work dude!

[@TotoCabia]

Amazing! Nice!

[@steam1188]

yet after all this starhopper is still fine

[@salimsabi5078]

Great work on this. How come l just saw this video. Amazing work. 👏

[@rbxless]

4:32 Rapid Unplanned Disassembly

[@skeelo69]

Amazing work !!!!

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks!

[@fanium]

very very good video, hope to see more, great job.

[@NickHenning3D]

Thanks! Working on it!

[@dianarosepatron3101]

The bird sound from 0:01 is relaxing