SpaceX Tests Ship 29 in Preparation for the Fourth Starship Flight

SpaceX is testing Ship 29 on Suborbital Stand B. It is expected that Ship 29 will be part of the fourth integrated flight of Starship. The Ship has not performed engine testing so far.
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[@MrKellymcilrath]

Well ALL tests are winners because we learn from them! It´s not all tests that go as planed!! Thank you NSF!!!

[@upsguppy520]

especially when its not your money blowing up a billion dollars is no big deal

[@anthonycamilleri7297]

alex has a great understang of what is happening with starships and boosters thank you alex and the whole of team nsf

[@friendo760]

You guys Rock!!!

[@brucetolleson2286]

Can Starship have swept wings like and F111 or F14 to adapt to the thinner atmosphere of Mars for atmospheric belly flop maneuvers? Can the Tesla bot Optimus create concrete for a launch and landing pad on Mars before people even arrive? Are there materials on Mars to make concrete or something similar in light of the lack of surface water? Can Starship adapt to land on uneven or un-prepared surfaces? Just a few thoughts while looking forward to Mars missions.

[@Humanwitpenismale]

i bet they send one and to find a hard rock to land on lol

[@stgeorgeist]

Ok across Europe you can buy small towels that are used around the kitchen to dry the used pots pans after washing or used to wipe down surfaces or use like an oven glove for lifting warm pots pans. Most are bought when away like fridge magnet memento key rings. Just useful everyday quick use and into laundry everyday items

[@SkyndSand]

Found the autism.

[@dissaid]

Great job guyd...😎😎😎

[@margarettaney3618]

Your explanation are excellent Adrian.

[@mjomalleyfl]

Ryan is a good host, clear and consise. Trevor has excellent commentary with professional demeanor. Alex is an exceptional writer. Chris B brings a refreshing professionalism to the channel. Thank you for the livestream.

[@mjomalleyfl]

Good stream overall. We didn't need the discussion/argument about orbital trajectories. Maybe Alex could write up a podcast about orbital mechanics.

[@marioluptak]

Awesome

[@daletomas929]

cool happy easter pro

[@thomasleeper2202]

The stars are bright deep down in the heart of Texas !!!

[@HE-pu3nt]

We all needed to Hitch-Hike to space.

[@hierjetzt]

What is this little black thing, that is flying in the top from left to right by 30:48? Its quite fast, but maybe a drone??

[@fabioseiefabioseie8021]

Wow

[@clevelandexplorer2221]

I LOVE the use of British Broadcasting artist/s/group! I love their stuff

[@alexandrsu8418]

Желаю Только Удачи

[@margarettaney3618]

Off starship subject, any updates on Delta superheavy?

[@JeroenBaxexm]

lovely tea towel discussion 👌

[@RXTRUX1]

Why is this testing program so different from SLS or Vulcan?

[@Alex-cg2ke]

Cuz spacex

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Basically Space X believes in testing before advancing the development of Starship. SLS and Vulcan were both built with some similarity with past rocket designs and sometimes even the same equipment such as the RS-25 engines and SRB's on the SLS. Starship is an entirely new design as it is the biggest most powerful rocket ever.

[@peteetienne5493]

A flour sack towel, is dealing with the Great depression Era as well as the dustbowl time in the Midwest. They used the flour bags as dresses, towels even curtains to keep the dust from comming through the windows.

[@davidcadman4468]

and the companies manufacturing the sacks printed colourful images or patterns on the sacks to make them pretty and appropriate for such use. They were not just plain.

[@sraMoTyawetaG]

A good HisStorical lesson in reusability and sustainability and hooman ingenuity. Very good. And I bet they had some F.U.N. with it, 2!!! ✌️😎🏖️

[@davidlewis9068]

The cadence of testing is increasing. This is going to be an interesting year for SpaceX and Starship.

[@philipjones5236]

if testing ship 29 whats the other ship near olt

[@kumod7]

nice

[@stephenhumble7627]

In answer to the question about whether the multiple engines on starship's exhaust will combine to form an aerospike like effect and increase efficiency i think it will have no effect at all. The thrust of a rocket engine is a result of the force of the exhaust gasses acting on the engine bell and thrust chamber. An aerospike develops it's extra thrust by the force acting on a physical spike - without a physical spike there is no surface against which the exhaust plume can interact so there is no aerospike benefit to the clustered engines.

[@NASASpaceflight]

Look into Stoke Aerospaces Hopper, which has a ring of engines but no physical spike. It gets benefit from the Aerospace effect even without the spike... -Das

[@stephenhumble7627]

@@NASASpaceflight AFAIK the ring of engines on stokes vehicle is to provide a way to use propellant flow thru the base to conduct away heat from kenetic heating during re-entry it does not provide any extra thrust during launch. Whether it's actually feasible to help re-enter that way is something they plan to find out the hard way. The downside of a wide base is that it increases aerodynamic drag. SpaceX's approach is to keep the vehicle quite narrow to reduce drag force.

[@stephenhumble7627]

​@@NASASpaceflight I looked into the claims about stoke space the only place claiming it's an aerospike is everyday astronaut who i think is confused about this. The arrangement with the ring of nozzles around a central core is reminiscent of a coaxial aerospike engine but it is missing the spike - so it is not actually an aerospike - but i can understand why people could get confused about that. The aerospike efficiency gain is a result of exhaust gas pushing against the spike and further collimating the exhaust stream - without the spike the exhaust gas plumes just collide with each other causing additional heating and no additional thrust.

[@NASASpaceflight]

We spoke with the CEO of Stoke about this on an NSF live. - Das

[@stephenhumble7627]

​@@NASASpaceflight Was he really serious did you ask him the right question and is he really qualified to answer. A CEO is not necessarily a CTO he may be was probably parroting unqualified opinion as marketing hype not really understanding the design. Without a physical spike it can't be an aerospike. !

[@soothsayer2406]

Man is this thing going to blow up again???

[@elizabethhoeppner8881]

I loved the chat. I learned a lot about the proper use of tea towels vs towels. 28 is laughing at 29 cuz test fail. 😊

[@_stardust62]

Floodlit in the hazy distance The star of this unearthly show Venting vapours, like the breath Of a sleeping white dragon

[@ernestnorman1677]

flour sack towel is that towel that some four brands used to put in the sack as a free gift

[@loristephens5262]

So how much would that cost? If that’s what happened they lost the keys😮

[@margarettaney3618]

In the USA they are frequently hung on the oven (cooker) door.

[@margarettaney3618]

We enjoy all of the commentators.

[@Demi2210UA]

Spoiler: There was no Spin Prime! But there was a tea towel talk!

[@margarettaney3618]

Yes - USA calls it dish towel. Fancy people call it tea towel. When I lived in Scotland it was called a tea towel.

[@margarettaney3618]

Some people call it a Dish Towel. You dry dishes with it.

[@kc5402]

Are there any interesting parts to this 3-hour-plus video? Or is the towel discussion the main event?

[@jamescobban857]

I suspect SpaceX will try to launch two Starships within less than 30 days this year. After all to deliver HLS they will need to launch multiple within a month to build up a sufficient supply. If they manage to catch and reuse a booster in 2024 they will have at least ten full stacks ready this year.

[@sraMoTyawetaG]

Agree 💯. But IF the FAA allows it. They seem to be distracted in all that they do! Today was another airliner mishap. A wheel fell off landing gear at San Fransisco airport today, and damaged cars. It could have killed someone! Along with the door plug that popped out! For crying out loud!!! Those are maintenance programs that FAA is supposed to be monitoring!!! I'm calling for a complete reboot of the Agency. Peace ✌️😎🏖️🚀

[@imconsequetau5275]

44:31 Oxygen inlet filter mesh was blocked by CO2 & H2O ices, causing engine shutdowns and failure.

[@sraMoTyawetaG]

I thought of the very thing. Need better purging of the plumbing and GSE, tanks, and the vehicles tanks, etc. Maybe even at a temperature that doesn't freeze the H2O and CO2. Best step is no step, but this one may be necessary. Too, the purity of all commodities coming in, needs better monitoring. Just my 2 cents worth. Or $2 million worth. 😅😂

[@ale131296]

Nothing official has been released about what blocked it. We could speculate but it would be that, speculation

[@imconsequetau5275]

@@sraMoTyawetaG The ices are a byproduct of the autogenous pressurization system that bleeds off gas from the Raptor oxygen pre-burners. It's not accidental but intentionally permitted contamination.

[@sraMoTyawetaG]

@@imconsequetau5275 Thank you very much for your answer. I appreciate it a LOT. If it's a byproduct, I can see the molecular links to cause the creation of H2O and CO2, then, what can be done about it? Does the 2 new molecules, condense to each other and form larger pieces? And then, do they contaminate the props, getting into the pre burners? Or the filters are designed to stop that? Pardon me for coming from a relatively uninformed point of view, however, sometimes a fresh look at stuffs, and First Principles thinKING, getting back to the basics, so to speak, helps find solutions. We are maKING huge advancements in material sciences, right NOW, and maybe, there's some coatings or finishes that may help, somewhere along the systems? It doesn't matter if nothing offiCIAl has been reported, these are valid concerns and questions, looKING for solutions. If the OP had to do with why the IFT-2 booster didn't relight, properly and stay lit, I watched it over and over, and believe it was fuel slosh, and just adjusting the flight control software, relight a little bit later, to allow fuel to settle and baffles. I like to think of baffling to be in the shape of, like a snail shell, or Nautilus 🐚. 🤔 Too, my chainsaw and weed eaters work pretty good upside down for a few. It should all be basic, to figure it out. But rethinking stuffs, at times, can come up with solutions, that might even apply to another project or situation. Sorry for the longgg comment. And thank you for taking time with it and any further comments. Goooo SpaceX and NSF/SBL. 🤠

[@fabioseiefabioseie8021]

❤

[@stgeorgeist]

No it is T towel a dish cloth is used to wash pots pans in the sink by hand An face towel to wash face limbs body in bathroom

[@anthonyhall9211]

It's called mass production, not hand-built, only customized toward the finished product. Look at Falcon 9, hasn't changed in years.

[@RobJPhillips]

Stating the obvious: There is a difference between reaching orbital velocity and being “in orbit.”

[@margarettaney3618]

Now that it is started - need Tea Towel mech

[@margarettaney3618]

Just wipe your hands on the tea towel in the kitchen. Now, if it has a starship on it, the dish towel would be in a place of honor in the kitchen and not get used.

[@stargalacticfederation]

choose the right thumbnail for this video

[@tomdalton4016]

I predict fights 8 and 9 will be on same day off 2 different pads

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Since the second launch pad and tower won't be ready for at least 18 months I think they may be well beyond the 8th and 9th flights by then. It takes time to drill the 30 m deep piles for the foundation, build the tower, the launch pad and connect the GSE.The launch pad may be most time consuming. And who knows what upgrades are coming for the 2nd complex. If Space X has a decent 3rd launch they could get into a flight every two months there after which could mean 4-5 more flights this year. It's a huge challenge the next couple years will bring to be sure, but I think they'll get up to speed.

[@sraMoTyawetaG]

​@@michaeldeierhoi4096 IF FAA allows, they're going to launch IFT4, within a month. IMSO

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@@sraMoTyawetaG I suppose it's possible, but that will require a nominal flight for ITF-3 with no RUD's or debris falls into populated areas.

[@MasterIvo]

fourth? not third?

[@Ogopogo313]

Yes. Ship 29 is scheduled for the fourth flight, Ship 28 for the third (which hasn't happened yet)

[@MasterIvo]

@@Ogopogo313 ah I see. stepping up the launches

[@apache937]

no launch

[@bershkaleagueoflegends4334]

sa ma sugeti

[@roncole5789]

29 t

[@rickl.7084]

Just wait until they land this thing on the chopsticks and start rapid re-use trials

[@zapfanzapfan]

Ginger Spice made a dress with the British flag on it, that was a tea towel.

[@Gamer_io1298]

4th? You mean 3rd?

[@gentrywalker]

they mean 4th.

[@dadcooks1347]

Ship 28 is on the upcoming third flight, ship 29 is for the one after that.

[@roncole5789]

-29 t

[@jeffschwager1407]

LOL, a Brit that's afraid to say "y'all."

[@SaxonKingJames]

The next star ship s rockets will not fail. I m friends with Elon and the problem has been resolved, I used my anointing from God the creator to help my friend out I can only handle so much costly unsuccessful attempts when comes to my friends especially Elon. His success which is very important for everyone excluding Russian territories ... So I ask my father God whats going wrong and was informed static electricity was causing a slight methane leak on the second phase. I informed Elon and the following day he graciously thanked me and confirmed that was the problem . I am the Chosen One, Anointed Son of God I am using my gifts for the betterment of humanity and I got the conclusion less than five minutes from the Glory of God our father and my Undivided Anointment , The next Star Ship launch will be a success I believe . I am Saxon King James D Wettin-Windsor Anointed, Chosen One , Appointed the Duke of Wettin-Windsor by my father {God} the Founding father of United Kingdom . I hail the golden white light for the creation I am the undivided glory of God..

[@grumpyd7569]

BBD

[@Roxxek]

18:48 brain lag

[@yodhevauhe8838]

THIS IS SO FAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FU

[@Humanwitpenismale]

i know whats real the drugs your on

[@user-iy3fs6ch5g]

Дай Бог молодёжи воплощать свои мечты в жизнь без таких государственных преступников, как россияне сегодня.

[@Chromatic145]

What a waste of money. There is nothing in space that benefits mankind.

[@fox_3591]

Classic troll comment

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

It is such backward thinking to not research a subject at all so then they claim nothing has come from space exploration! People often ridicule what they don't understand!

[@hamzahkhan8952]

what a waste of time to write such a senseless comment.

[@Chromatic145]

That's your opinion squirt.@@hamzahkhan8952

[@Chromatic145]

So anyone who doesn't believe like you is a troll? Classic fascist comment.@@fox_3591

[@ph11p3540]

Towel tribalism is no joke

[@Humanwitpenismale]

reaching orbit isnt the problem its getting out of orbit is the issue as of now right?