Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1 // Summer 2021]

Join me as I take a tour of SpaceX's Starbase facility with Elon Musk as our tour guide! This is part 1 of 3, so stay tuned, there's a lot more coming!
If you need some notes on this video with key points, check out our article - everydayastronaut.com/starbas...
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• Complete Guide To Star...
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Conversation Starts
06:18 - High Bay
28:23.- Grid Fin
33:55 - Raptor V2
39:53 - HLS
40:45 - Stage Separation / Hot Gas Thrusters
48:00 - HLS (again)
51:44 - Outro
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[@scottmanley]

My father was an engineer and designer who specialized in developing manufacturing facilities and I grew up with an appreciation of how critical the optimization of manufacture is.

[@hafeezalimeam9781]

Scott Manley ❤️ lov from india

[@BrettBernier]

Vastly Underrated. Also underrated is the design of the pad.

[@johnalbers6153]

Hullo!!!!!

[@05DonnieB]

I've always admired the machines that make the machines in production, fascinating.

[@tgregi]

My job is to design and then make wooden jewelry and I´m saying for years, that i can make "anything" from wood, but its hard to design a make something, which make sense for me to make and then sell:) Funny that you can compare something so basic, that I make, with something so complex like making reusable rocket system and assambly line:)

[@SoyanOsman]

Can we just appreciate how absolutely insane it is that Tim pulled this off?? Hats off to you & the entire team - seeing you tour Starbase with its creator is seriously inspirational.

[@philipptielmann]

well he also finally has the one million subscribers he deserves!

[@xOperator]

I remember few months ago, he said that this was going to happen, it was just a matter of getting the timing right

[@tylerjosephson4205]

good seeing Soyan here!

[@JonasWhat]

We couldnt be more blessed to be a part of this adventure...

[@ROCKEFELLAPRODUCTIONS]

- - - > Yes, thank you Tim (his team) and Elon for sharing this! - - - - - - - > I especially enjoyed Elon's 5 step process and the explanation breakdown of that process! (For anyone interested, check out Booster 3 Static Fire with no sound delay over on my channel)

[@kazewaze.]

You gotta love it when the interviewer is actually knowledgeable on the topic so you can have awesome moments like this: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2700">45:00</a>

[@steinanderson9849]

and then during his next interview Elon claimed it was his idea

[@azhwanhaghiri6336]

​@@steinanderson9849 Because it was his idea

[@steinanderson9849]

@@azhwanhaghiri6336 haha stan loser

[@ivoryas1696]

​@@azhwanhaghiri6336 I mean... I guess?

[@LV_223]

Wonderful video. For me personally, the best learning moment was at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1050">17:30</a> when Elon said “Possibly the most common error of a smart engineer is to optimize a thing that should not exist.” That is truly wonderful advice, if you chose to take it as such and not a simple statement.

[@tanushbanerjee6774]

What does it even mean practically? I didn’t quite get that and what does that have to do with school/college?

[@williamtsmith9668]

​@@tanushbanerjee6774It's because some times the best part is no part. Meaning, complexity leaves more points of possible failure. I'd come up with some basic examples, however, that's your job, now. 🤠

[@AshleyDukellis-mb9fd]

​@@williamtsmith966847:52

[@AshleyDukellis-mb9fd]

​@@Elonmusklk6zy47:52

[@juliuspreloznik7236]

@@tanushbanerjee6774this is relevant to most aspects of life.

[@jpvdl9312]

Elon mentioned on Twitter that he didn’t shower for five days prior to the interview for lack of time, the whole team being in surge mode for the first orbital launch. The fact that he granted you (and us) a 2 hours interview speaks volume to the esteem he holds you in. Congratulation to you and your team Tim!

[@Peter-bg1ku]

Or it's simply good PR for SpaceX?

[@caspermartijn]

@@Peter-bg1ku Do they need pr? And why with such a small media outlet?

[@mrbeastwithnomoney]

@@caspermartijn well they are getting free publicity though he knows it

[@breakfast-burrito]

It also speaks to the fact that Tim wont ask silly or repeat questions. Considering Elon is perpetually short on time, doing one interview with someone incredibly competent in the field means a better use of time for both parties.

[@glyngreen538]

@@caspermartijn Elon seems to enjoy being interviewed by Tim much more then mainstream journalists, where he tends to get repetitively asked simple questions in order to get soundbytes. He doesn't need PR to sell more product but does interviews and presentations to attract talented engineers to work for him and to inspire younger generations into becoming more interested in the field and perhaps pursuing engineering careers.

[@falcon9482]

It’s crazy how Tim went from asking only one question to Elon at a conference and tweeting him along with many other journalists to actually touring all of Starbase with Elon. Tim has gone very far in his career and will go even farther!

[@wintrparkgrl]

I think the key is that unlike most of the reporters Tim was asking questions that were technically in depth

[@whiteblack6865]

He's gonna be one of the first 5000 people on Mars.

[@That_Awesome_Guy1]

I'm pretty certain he will be picked for dear moon.

[@chrismoule1]

I bet raw space is jealous

[@philipdrew10]

Elon really only interviews with impartial followers. Like Jay Leno, picks his interviews

[@PF9O]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2869">47:49</a> Elon thinks and concurs on Tims improvement suggestion. Incredible moment, credit to Tim for such in depth knowledge of these rockets.

[@justinperry9754]

I love how comfortable his employees seem to be around Elon. A lot of places there is tension anytime the big boss is walking around.

[@watchingwatches2785]

There probably sub contractors

[@edgybastard1952]

It's because he is usually on the ground and hands on with them. He spent 3 years in Tesla factory, would be out on floor all day. His employees are used to him seeing so hands on and that is rare to see these days.

[@spookje111]

@@watchingwatches2785 The guy who he is talking to most is literally talking about getting some subcontractors on a permanent basis, so he himself for sure is Tesla Employed.

[@Balsley1105]

He’s a cool guy

[@musiclife7251]

You couldn't be more wrong.. You can hear one of his employees killing his favourite dog @ 29:49. But it clearly doesn't affect Elon because he's superhuman of course

[@thinkingai6017]

Love how he can just talk to Elon like a friend and not some corporate billionaire. Amazing interview!

[@amcadam26]

You won't see Jeff whatshisname or Branson doing tours like this, and explaining things to this level.

[@PhiveDelta]

@@amcadam26 bezos.

[@raifikarj6698]

@@Noam-Bahar yeah who knows maybe Jeff will let Tim film too

[@Spit823]

@@Noam-Bahar yeah Tory and Elon are both engineers and true rocket guys. Bezos is just a fame/money hungry guy who mocks his slave laborers

[@Seafox0011]

@@amcadam26 Jeff and Richard are entrepreneurs not engineers - so unlikely to do the guided tour.

[@Simon_Said]

This is the kind of access an interviewer can get when they're asking genuine questions, in good faith and with genuine interest - not like the majority of the scoop-hunting or 'gotcha' press, mining for clickbait. Brilliant job Tim, one of the best and most enlightening pieces of SpaceX media to date.

[@rifz42]

I like that he asked a question that started Elon thinking about changing the design.

[@syrox1564]

@@rifz42 do you have a timestamp for me? I can remember that there was something about a Design change but i just wanna listen once more and cant find it

[@johnwhorfin5150]

stop it , this was an illusion

[@natetwitchell1969]

@@johnwhorfin5150 bruh what 😂

[@HylanderSB]

Business Insider will NEVER get this sort of access….for example.

[@SteveAkaDarktimes]

I expected an hour of interview to be a slog. I am positively surprised. there's literally no boring filler, no bullshit. This man knows what he's talking about. the time just flies.

[@gtamediaproductions1]

A few hundred years from now , kids in school will be learning in their history classes about Elon Musk like we learned about the Wright Brothers. We are going through a special time right now with this brilliant man.

[@mm-qd1ho]

I really like the straightforward, non-nonsense conversation. Elon not trying to gloss over mistakes, Tim not doing slick editing, just honest questions and answers. Walking around the site makes everything that much more real. Well done.

[@Jayess-c]

It's not that Elon wasn't trying to not gloss over mistakes. Buddy said something that just made more sense. If you have some humility you don't even think about the mistake part or being wrong you just focus on the next progression.

[@Jayess-c]

And it's hard to call them mistakes when it's the first time for some of these things ever being used. I guess a mistake in the sense it didn't do what they intended.

[@Meta8_Eth]

Kids of the next generation are going to have a shock when they realise that Mine Craft doesn’t actually build stuff in real life?...haha I bet NONE of the workers doing the heavy lifting and actual building of that giant mechano set ever even touched an iPad in their early years!! Like Elon said over and over - the design process is the easy part. Hope he’s paying his engineers enough bitcoins! Haha Amazing times!! 👏🏻🙏🏻🤓🚀

[@Jayess-c]

The one thing I liked was how comfortable his employees are around him because he actually works on the line. They almost don't even notice he's there.

[@OYeahan]

@@Jayess-c or they just for the memo about filming and were asked to try and ignore it/look as if nothing was happening :)

[@marioiram1975]

“Possibly, the most common error of a smart engineer is to optimize something that should not exist “ Gotta love this man.

[@ct1762]

you mean when Elon insisted on writing his own clumsy code for Xpay, then tried to fire actual software engineers to design software with 10x efficiency and 1/4 the code?

[@jongwynne7434]

@@ct1762 how long ago was this?

[@BiancaAguglia]

A variation of that is "there's no bigger waste of time than doing perfectly that which shouldn't be done at all." 😊

[@ZameerHJ]

@@ct1762 his insights are based on a lifetime of experience. That’s how progress is made. Most of his mistakes would have been made early in his career. Then he learned, improved, and moved on. It’s an iterative process. Now he’s a few years away from building the first fully reusable rocket and putting humans on Mars.

[@flir67man84]

tshirt qoute

[@jacksonpegram5153]

What I find fascinating as I rewatch this interview is the workers don’t seem Aw-struck or surprised to see Elon out on the tarmac. He obviously is out there working with his team every day and seeing him is a normal day-to-day thing. Leading by example.

[@HAM6BONE9]

yeah right, doubt they let the workers anywhere near him. especially the ones he union busted because he was such a nice boss lmfao

[@nikolausbrandl7028]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2847">47:27</a> The moment that Elon refers to in the new tour video. Great job Tim, love your work and thanks for actively improving the starship. :)

[@Klon337]

Whats the name of the new tour video ?

[@mickeydrago9401]

Interviewer rocket guy should be getting a consulting fee paid by Elon

[@roverdad]

This is why you need a technical ceo for a tech heavy company. He is clearly deeply knowledgeable about the subject and the trade-offs of the decisions being made. Very impressive.

[@willyolio9590]

despite all the people who try to rag on Musk for not being a "real engineer", he sure seems to have learned a lot about engineering. A CEO who actually listens to his engineers and understands his product is pretty rare these days.

[@cyrilio]

Definitely, another one I know is the CEO of 'United Launch Alliance' - 'Smarter Every Day' Destin (accidentally wrote Justin, corrected now) made a video touring their factory. Highly recommended video.

[@WestcoastAudiGuy]

@@cyrilio Tory Bruno is a wildly cool guy... That raw footage factory tour video Destin has is fantastic

[@zaphodbeeblebrox2817]

I think most people would like their boss to listen to this man.

[@jtjames79]

@@willyolio9590 real engineers call Elon the engineers engineer. Anyone who says Elon is not an engineer doesn't know what engineering is.

[@3DPrinterAcademy]

1. Make your requirements less dumb 2. Delete the part or process 3. Simplify or optimize 4. Accelerate cycle time 5. Automate

[@williamlee7119]

such good points!

[@Mosern1977]

Can we simplify and optimize these points? 5 must be stupid, we should get them down to 3.

[@williamlee7119]

@@Mosern1977 true!

[@datsteves]

@@Mosern1977 well when you Simplify then you remove parts or processes most of the time and to "Accelerate cycle time" you often automate stuff. so we can just combine 2+3 and 4+5 :)

[@knowlegeisgood8735]

@@Mosern1977 Would that not break rule 1?

[@puglieri1]

This interview gonna be watched for many many many years to come.

[@EdwardTilley]

Incredible video - unforgetable as I am coming back to see it again after a year.

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

It's fascinating hearing Elon talk. You can almost see the gears in his mind turning every time he speaks, like he's constantly trying to improve on the very advances in rocketry he's talking about.

[@amcadam26]

Totally! Tim suggests a different engine config and you can see Elon simulating it in is head, literally staring off into space.

[@mirandabeaudry7936]

So true! I get the vibe that it takes him the same amount of effort to explain and reduce his intelligence to simple logic as it does for me to absorb advanced concepts - except he actually succeeds in his efforts Lolol

[@jinxshaddix]

I think its also part visualisation of what he is about to say. He barely stutters anymore. Much training has gone into getting that under check.

[@Scaliad]

Elon's mind is half controlled chaos... at his speeds, gears would spin their teeth off. Elon has a hard time slowing his mind down enough to communicate coherently. Elon is a dynamo!

[@Andyman9279]

Totally. He came up with a few new idea's while talking. I understand why he want neuralink, speech is way to slow for him :)

[@flatspin7]

The whole conversation about the folly of “Optimizing something that should not exist” is absolute genius.

[@NexenTriz]

I just went to a random part of the video and Elon says the phrase you quoted.

[@jackdaniell5258]

I swear I could hear Bezo frantically scribbling notes.

[@GenauSo007]

Brilliant

[@bbirda1287]

@@jackdaniell5258 I sure hope so

[@Knate1104]

It’s funny because for as long as I can remember, visiting factories or seeing them on tv, I’ve always been in awe of the manufacturing systems that make it all happen. Under appreciated to say the least

[@michaeldavid5770]

Just imagine how badass you would feel of a man standing in front a rocket you designed and built knowing you came from nothing,I'd feel like a evil villain bruh😂

[@paulruemmele]

I'm 10 min in and I have the thought, "This is the best interview I've ever seen in my entire life.".

[@SteveKasian]

Yeah, definitely. I love how Tim adapted and corrected his approach when he started interrupting Elon multiple times. Most people don't get that. Well, correction: NOBODY EVER gets that before ruining a great interview. It's a difficult thing to master, particularly with someone like Elon, because his speech is always punctuated with long, awkward pauses where he's busy formulating the next words out of his mouth - and interviewers just LOVE to jump in right there in interrupt the process. Elon always tends to roll right over top of them, anyway, when they do that. But he only had to do it 2 or 3 times with Tim, and then Tim started shutting up until it was clear Elon was totally done speaking. Great job!

[@mrnicktoyou]

I can’t imagine any mainstream media personality having this level of knowledge to engage Elon in such conversation. Great job Tim.

[@mbukukanyau]

Lame stream media are over paid lazy communists.

[@aiden359]

@@mbukukanyau you realize most of, if not all, mainstream media are large corporations with pro capitalist bias right?

[@mrebholz]

And the trust is there because they know each other for some time.

[@hunternewberry5860]

That's because they cover a variety of topics not just space travel...

[@honesty_-no9he]

I could the same thing on TESLA stuff but on this stuff I am a dummy.

[@MrTyui987]

Its incredible that he has all of this information ready at the front of his head

[@TechTomVideo]

this might be the most legendary interview ever

[@markjt193]

"It's particularly dangerous if a smart person gave you the requirements...". So good to see Elon Musk so relaxed and engaged. He clearly relished the opportunity to get so much of his design philosophy and principles across. Just the best SpaceX video to date.

[@RobertLBarnard]

Yes, its the kind of sage knowledge/advice that makes you laugh because it really resonates. (Laughter is nothing more than us resonating when we encounter a truth)

[@KatharineOsborne]

Tim is a really good interviewer for him, he's extremely knowledgeable and knows the right questions to ask, and also knows how to steer the conversation (I have autism like Elon and tangents are always flaring off in my mind too). I cringe at some of the questions other interviewers have asked him because they are usually so clueless. Anyway, I know there are more parts to this coming up, but I hope Tim gets to have many interviews with Elon as SpaceX continues to evolve; this will be an important part of history to record.

[@Bensmithgardening]

Just amazing to get a real insight into manufacturing and engineering. Makes me think differently about software engineering things

[@Bensmithgardening]

@@KatharineOsborne Tim is very good isn’t he. Think they genuinely get on so Elon open ups to him.

[@choppaa4204]

Best video to date… part 1/3 😵

[@RippanCSGO]

The fact that footage like this will tell the story of how humanity reached Mars in the future.... and we are here to live it, amazing!

[@TheScarnak]

@Train 2noplace He has never said "buy dogecoin". The rest are true but get that outta there.

[@TheScarnak]

@Train 2noplace Haha, appreciate it, thanks. I also agree with you.

[@gregorytrue5634]

Elon’s candor is a most welcome breath of fresh air in comparison to the folks I have worked with, and for, over my last four decades.

[@zyourzgrandzmaz]

The place is so cool and weirdly retro. Its like we're finally breaking into what the 1950s predicted of the future. The stainless steel makes the rockets look straight out of fallout or something

[@shriq177]

I love how Elon references things from Tim's videos, the fact that he's a fan is so cool.

[@ohnhai]

Not just his vids, but is up on the up and coming ones.

[@MrDJAK777]

Pretty sure his wardrobe is half everyday astronaut merch.

[@Eyedok]

Amazing video

[@naotamf1588]

you can tell he is far more comfortable talking to Tim than almost everybody else, I was used to hear him stutter in every sentence!

[@blackf1ng3r62]

Elon said at the end that Tim had given him an idea for less complexity . And Tim was asking lots of good questions .

[@bobthebomb1596]

"You must have a name not a department" One of the wisest statements I have ever heard. How many processes exist solely because "It's always been done that way?"

[@Hexnilium]

That's almost life in a nutshell.

[@hakonhalldorsson6673]

So true. I´m going to quote this at work whenever we are chasing some POR feature that is adding risk or complications for little apparent reason.

[@sluggo7]

If you look at the SpaceX job board online, most positions include the phrase "you will own [job description]". Not "your responsibilities will include", but "you will OWN". This is not only hugely empowering to the employee - who is essentially empowered to act as if they were a sole proprietor entrepreneur, with all the motivational impetus such unlimited risk/reward endeavours offer/impose - but, it's also hugely value added for the organization; no one gets to pass the buck to the department head and claim that they can only, or only have to perform as well as they are managed. Because the buck doesn't just stop at the department head; it stops with every single person in the department. You OWN your work. With all the potential up and down side that that implies.

[@thesuncollective1475]

Its like Ford Production line 2.0

[@JB-dv7ew]

That literally describes my job. People follow these rules simply because they're a rule or have always existed. They're more concerned with the rules than the product itself. We design per our rules and not per the product. Blows my mind.

[@christopherdinsmore]

I love how you can see Elon pit forth a ton of effort to simplify his explanations.

[@Dr4gonWarrior]

Absolutely phenomenal video! I was expecting it to be really good to go on the tour but I love the conversations you guys had so much better than seeing every little thing. Is there a part two or three video yet? Never mind I see it. I just looked into description and didn't see them

[@arloc_official]

this is probably the longest interview/tour that elon has ever done. you can tell that he likes tim.

[@verbimaarten]

I think only the third row interview at his house was longer (3h+).

[@bradclifton5248]

Tim is so on to it. He knows what he talking about, isn't just asking some else's prescribed questions, is intelligent enough to keep up with Elons brain spewing numbers left right and centre. There are very few people who could not only keep up but functionally contribute in a meaningful, seriously meaningful way.

[@verbimaarten]

@@bradclifton5248 yeah, gotta love Tim! He’s awesome. 😎

[@chrisdevine4848]

The bromance is strong! :)

[@verbimaarten]

@@redvintro like what?

[@GrzesiekD]

Tim, this interview will go down in history. Imagine, in 200 years people will be watching this in history class to study the beginnings of interplanetary human exploration.

[@zxsw85]

You could say, he’s essentially balls deep in this topic for the memories.

[@TheLyricsGuy]

It’s amazing to watch Elon‘s mind at work after the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2706">45:06</a> mark, coming up with new ideas after an initial spark.

[@michelleveronica6097]

His silence is so uncanny. And the subsequent conversation is so bizarre that even if I don't get what they were saying I can literally see him say, "I'm thinking but keep talking this is revolutionary."

[@vjjbgf7452]

i don't even understand anything about what they're talking about but somehow i watched the whole thing

[@batmanbluedarker5087]

Me too lol

[@teslaowner9020]

“The most common error of a smart engineer is to optimize a thing that should not exist” - Elon

[@megabeam]

Wow scary, I read this as he said it.

[@megabeam]

18:00

[@TechnologyGeek862]

This is the main joke for our Bachelor of Engineering school xD

[@MrGaborKukucska]

Love these conversational videos with Elon. Some real gold nuggets of engineering are in here (for a non-engineer). Great work Tim!

[@francitomerchhustler6202]

This sentence will make history in Universities all around the world from now on to eternity.

[@mullholand]

I love how Elon is walking around and none of the employees are looking at him like "wow - the boss is out here" because the boss is ALWAYS out there. Good on you Elon! Running this huge company like a small startup.

[@Galactis1]

They probably don't even know who he is or what he looks like. It's just a job tbh.

[@kevinaltamirano7884]

@@Galactis1 i think they know who he is, like giga texas when all employees meet cybertruck

[@nielson0122]

@@Galactis1 Considering how well known he is, I really doubt that.

[@Sbinott0]

@@Galactis1 how can you not know the richest person in the world if you work for his biggest project

[@amcadam26]

They like "omg! That's Tim Dodd! I love that guy!"

[@Tanker39]

It’s amazing to she Elon working through problems in his head as he speaks. I love watching interviews of him.

[@dahhopper4838]

What I like best about this is it is NOT the canned sound bite bits of the big networks. There is even a point when Elon says oh wait we need to apply this to ...., That's awesome as we feel the connection to a person and their thinking behind this huge project. Thanks' for your efforts and devotion to bringing this to the world. Awesome input and information about the engineering behind Starbase and insight to Elon.

[@jimbulgerin9621]

Congratulations, Tm. You just helped engineer the Starship! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2870">47:50</a> "We're going to fix that."

[@coarhoneybadger9189]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the humility and humor of Elon's shirt? It's literally an image of the smashed Cybertruck window! hahahahahaha

[@falconthebird5582]

Came looking for this.

[@Mike-kr5dn]

Yeah it’s official Tesla merch you can buy.

[@bertilhatt]

You should see what he did with all the rockets that blew up…

[@SteveKasian]

@@bertilhatt Actually, some of them are likely part of BN4 at this point, as everything's been recycled.

[@arishanafi]

NO. It is arc reactor underneath. Elon the iron Musk.

[@kylenorman3867]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2707">45:07</a> Seeing Elon consider the addition of thrusters to starship was a testament to his earlier statements about everyone being chief engineer; ideas come from everywhere!

[@jwanilrules]

Watch the new one he actually did it ...like nothing about this guy is fake but everything he does is so insane how can it be real but it is what a god

[@ykwoozie606]

Elon seems so chill gotta love him

[@DUUKE100]

I'm wondering how it feels when you walk around your own space company and see only cars of your own car company ^^

[@Jay-407]

So weird I was just about to type that. Probably the most badass thing

[@perspective8369]

What a dream

[@moneybags8869]

I was just thinking bout that. Real Power i see. Lets take a walk down elons amusement space park 😂

[@BirnenBaer]

That's nothing what elon concerns in the first place :)

[@Pakicetus_]

Like a real Peter Weyland.

[@robbiero368]

Imagine if KZbin had been around in years gone by and there were interviews like this with people like Brunel, Edinson, Tesla, Watt etc. Tim this is epic.

[@SanctuaryLife]

Hey don’t forget Einstein and Bohr :-)

[@davidearl4022]

Delete n

[@ras_krystafari3333]

Imagine Akash

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

One would hope, that those hypothetical interviews, would have been as open and educational as this it.

[@johnwhorfin5150]

they wouldnt have npc's

[@BTN1979BoBo]

Those Grid Fins are absolutely huge :O I did not think they were that big :D They look so small on the rocket.. Love this channel!! Thank you Tim and team

[@MorganrhysLingard]

I feel like every time Elon stops speaking and looks like he’s thinking, he’s trying to translate what he wants to say so we understand 😂

[@brandonberchtold9484]

I love how Elon is wearing a shirt with the broken cybertruck window on it XD

[@viienn]

I first thought it was an arc reactor shirt, cause he kinda is real life iron man

[@green7449]

I know right! When I noticed I just lost it.

[@dancowen1]

Lol is that what that is??

[@Mattsretiring]

I was trying to make out what it was. Cheers

[@RandomCircleStudios]

i hope it comes with every cyber truck preorder 🤣

[@maxwella.gamingps4631]

You are probably here for this part <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2706">45:06</a> when Elon shows how he isn't arrogant, and notices he could do an improvement because of the conversation. Most people would just not accept improvements, just because it came from someone they deem beneath them. Elon isn't like that. Respect!

[@degraham9198]

You're doing a great job documenting this part of history, Tim. Thanks. The magic is back!

[@bubediscuss]

This content is supreme. I can’t imagine ever seeing a piece like this produced by a mainstream media outlet, nor would they know how to talk the talk. Exquisite viewing for the interested!

[@djosearth3618]

Great point, and based on your existing knowledge... It's like your comment is kinda like the kind of insight that it is itself in reference to. Ouch I think I just half pretzel-paradoxed myself

[@Renovatio2142]

Yea common media are not designed for this kind content, they need to sell ads and create mood nodes over tv in heads of a viewers. But youtube platform is excelent place for a content creators, i pray it will stay open like this for everyone.

[@ProxCyde]

Interviewers who know and understand the topic in question are the way to go these days. Normal old school journalism is on its way out and has been for a while. There's nothing worse than listen to or reading an article from a person who is completely ignorant on the subject matter. It's fine for general news. >

[@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars]

Have to admit these kind of interviews make him more relatable and human. I really enjoy listening to him ramble on about everything. Amazing guy.👍

[@joannewilson6577]

You are wrong the mainstream media have way better expert in science and 10 time more viewers.

[@EverythingAlways]

"im not sure having this many things beeping is actually helpful..." god I love elon lol

[@KevinTaNet]

"all designs are wrong, it's a matter of how wrong."

[@benjaminbusch5068]

07

[@mr_cold-187]

Beeping...just another thing he has to help humanity with. 🤣

[@easyridermodularstudiosinc726]

Building Capex is Noisy

[@DJvvAZZ]

... and then continues to be in the way of said beeping 😃

[@NickyDare]

Reminds me seeing my late father visiting NASA way back in late 70’s This is cool to watch founder himself walking through his vision in reality ❤️ 🪐🔭🛸👩‍🚀 you are such an inspiration! Hope I meet you one day xo

[@matthewlittel]

Who came here after watching Tim's second interview, just to catch @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2665">44:25</a> and Elon realizing that they needed to change the design of the ship due to Tim's question. Just the booster, right?

[@terencehood]

I get the feeling Elon really likes and values having these conversations with Tim. He is actively making considerations in possible changes throughout the talk. I really enjoy getting to see the way Elon thinks about problems, and isn't afraid to point out his failures and how he learned from them.

[@carfish]

Also, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him spend so much time with a KZbinr! MKBHD and others have talked with him, but it’s usually like they’re graced with 30 minutes at most. You can just tell Elon lives and breathes this stuff and Starbase is probably his favorite place to be

[@patrickgrassey2290]

I agree with you.

[@ironagent45]

He's glad to have a break from all the news reporters who know absolutely nothing about space. Like that women who asked him (in full seriousness) if they could find pink aliens on mars.

[@ashdoglsu]

He seems tired or preoccupied to but hes really putting in the effort to not make Tim feel uncomfortable. I cant stand ppl who bad mouth Elon.

[@eerienine]

Elon just wants to go to Mars..zero f*cks given till he makes that happen. Or he will do anything or take any idea that can make that happen.

[@jardelelias5625]

"A dino trap." says the guy with a room full of Raptors.

[@methira]

Underrated 😂

[@marcusrauch4223]

He had to catch them somehow.

[@letsgojake.4078]

Touche

[@nightfox6738]

The namesake of "Raptor" is actually not dinosaurs but another term for birds of prey. Still a good joke though :P

[@rockymntnliberty]

Lol

[@youknowlesthisman1928]

Say what you want to about Elon, this man is a mental powerhouse the amount of information that he processes each one of the things he talked about from robotics to engineering to rocketry to production lines is all its own field, and he’s not a master of all of those necessarily, but he has more than a working knowledge of all of them, and can weave them together. And it also shows how hard it is to have groups of people working together that’s what most of the CEOs job is is getting the kings out of people, not communicating, etc..

[@kasperkisbye1379]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2705">45:05</a> is the moment you´re looking for, if you came to this video for the booster correction thing.

[@MattLowne]

Oh my god it's here 🥳🥳🥳

[@freshmemes1803]

Mr. Bad hand lowne

[@kvsko2416]

Yo Matt how are you?

[@15gamershaven89]

When are you starting lowne aerospace city?

[@arjunamin9399]

Holy crap the legend has arrived

[@breathdiss9801]

There all here

[@ryanreeves8931]

Elon is so HAPPY when he gets to talk about Space X and the engineering about it.

[@Missnips24]

Talk about doing what you love for a living. Elon is living his dream, one reason he is so successful and motivated.

[@AngelCatUK]

Marvin the Martian making an appearance right when the dinosaur bear trap was being moved lol. He was just supervising the workmen lol. So sweet 🐕👽🤣

[@shoop4040]

This is where you see Elon's passion, Not in an interview room but out on the field in his element. I truly admire this man and Dam glad I am alive during this epic movement.

[@therichieboy]

40 seconds in and I already know this is the pinnacle of Space based KZbin content. You really are the man, Tim!

[@alizalee5454]

I feel like I'm listening to a lecture. This is awesome :)

[@SoumilSahu]

1. Make your requirements less dumb 2. Delete the part or process step: if you're not adding things back in at least 10% of the time, you're not deleting enough 3. Simplify or optimise: this is not an earlier step since the most common error is to optimise a part or process that shouldn't even exist. 4. Accelerate cycle time 5. Automate NTO - nitrogen tetroxide ; MMH - monomethyl hydrazine ; LMD - lunar module descent ;

[@simonthehuman]

1. Make requirements less dumb 2. Delete part or process 3. Simplify or optimize 4. Accelerate cycle time 5. Automate

[@stefanbuscaylet]

Thanks for saving me writing this down myself. I love #2 and when said if there isn’t some “Re adding of dropped requirements” the your not deleting aggressively enough. I also loved that every requirement needs a person by name attached to it.

[@EdKaine]

This list is the key insight to why SpaceX, Tesla, Boring, Neuralink, Dojo and everything else are so effective. Imagine if every manufacturer followed these principles.

[@Hibbidyhai]

@@EdKaine What is Dojo?

[@aimanj8060]

6. Profit ??? lol

[@wheeln24-79]

6 profit

[@NickFlightX]

"All designs are wrong, its just a matter of how wrong" - Elon.

[@devindykstra]

It works well with his "question everything" mentality

[@devindykstra]

@@keeli5575 most people laugh at Elon, but then he'll prove the entire industry wrong when he lands a booster, makes a mass manufacturerable electric car, and eventually will land on Mars. Elon's greatest strength as a leader is that everyone underestimates him.

[@djei5105]

some designs are looks-like-a-dick wrong...

[@starley_]

@@djei5105 *Jeff Bezos left the chat.*

[@DailyDoseofSpace.]

People say that elon can't get starship orbital by the end of august, but I think they can if they push for the next few weeks. The only thing they cannot control is the FAA

[@rossginn1171]

One of the BEST interactions with Elon I’ve ever seen!! Excellent content 🙌🏻

[@Elonmusklk6zy]

❤️Hi.. glad to hear from you. I appreciate your support Where are you watching from

[@roy.esummersjr7688]

Love your audacity keep on pushing brother God bless the higher power of this universe

[@nicolaswalsh]

At 45 mins in Elon is like, “now that you mention it, we probably need to do that” this was the day “everyday astronaut” changed space technology for the better 😃

[@Tankwiper]

Everyday Rocket Scientist

[@alexanderea99]

Yes, since Ship is using cold gas thrusters right?

[@andthen0170]

Time stamp? I’d like to watch that part again but can’t remember where it was

[@aaronb7990]

@@andthen0170 45:00

[@harrycalibra]

For Elon to take on board a suggestion from a random guy and to say he's going to implement it WOW what an honour 😉👍

[@Villains_Nate]

"we're gonna fix that" so dope to see Tim asking the right questions!

[@johndodge8999]

@Vicente Studer toward the end

[@eddydeathwishe4638]

always timestamp

[@pushabug_923]

@Vicente Studer 47:47

[@simplerocketscience6222]

@Vicente Studer 47:45

[@JayOyster]

47:24

[@kaneshearer2180]

I just love how happy elon becomes further into the interview when he realises he's talking to someone who knows what they are on about love it he gets so into his work man say what u want about this man but watch it I bet you anything he'll be running everything in a short few years 😉 🤙😁

[@eoghankidney]

elon is eager to share knowledge, but he needs a good interviewer to ask the right questions. kudos to tim!

[@leofreese1]

When Elon stares off into space, he is actually staring off into space

[@blownapartmovies2243]

Hes looking of home... "Oh mars, i miss u"

[@pastblaster3285]

Are you saying he's spacey ?

[@rollingalong]

Brilliant one-liner.

[@Seabee203]

He gets spaced out.

[@PrograError]

@@pastblaster3285 well... just not * that * spacey...

[@iamshikhersrivastava]

sometimes it's easy to forget the scale of what this man has made. Seeing them walking through a small part of Starbase, with huge rockets, parts, engines, machinery, and people reminds us of the magnitude of work he and his team are doing. And that he knows and understands every detail of the whole rocket and its manufacturing system is truly astonishing

[@sevenravens]

When he started out he didn’t know anything. He went to Russia for help from their rocket engineers. They weren’t really interested so he bought some books about rocket design and taught himself.

[@TroySpace]

And this is just the beginning. Even at the scale to support Starlink launches, Artemis, and tourist flights around the Moon you're looking at a couple more highbays, the Phobos and Deimos rigs out at sea and all the oceangoing infrastructure to support all that.

[@viceice]

And also the number of regular folks who are getting paid and whose families and communities are being supported because of SpaceX. I often get very annoyed at people who say he ought to be spending his wealth on eliminating poverty... well here is a man creating jobs for crane drivers, riggers, welders, metal works, administrators, engineers, plumbers, electricians etc etc etc

[@WCM1945]

@@viceice He hasn't spent his money on yachts and mansion and private islands, has he? He's plowing it right back into the working economy while returning America to a leadership role. Too bad we had to turn to a South African man to do it.

[@iamshikhersrivastava]

@@viceice so many people say. 'why is he spendning on space instead of earth?' like as if he going to space and throwing money there. Going to space means paying hard working smart people here on Earth. But no, they want to 'distribute' money to people who don't want to work hard and learn a skill.

[@TomAnderson.]

Your genius made you trending on the KZbin shorts and I had to come check your channel. New sub over here, you are really smart.

[@Scrapla1]

We always read about great people in history but it's amazing to be alive during the Elon era who is going to be written about and read by people for hundreds of years in the future

[@JKM972]

I genuinely feel like I, personally, just spent almost an hour walking and talking to Elon ...... can't describe how awesome this video is!! A heartfelt THANK YOU to the whole team!

[@Munchprime]

Musk's algorithm for optimal design: 1 - Make the requirements less dumb. 2 - Delete the part or process 3 - Simplify or Optimize the part or process 4 - Accelerate cycle time 5 - Automate

[@credence7777777]

thanks, i was going to battle to remember it that well.

[@ivanright3467]

I was searching exactly for you and your my dear friend, thank you very much for this recap! I'm your 100th thumb up and I wish you the best!

[@WouterSimonsPlus]

I wrote down 3a. the requirement must come from a person not a department, because that seemed rather crucial 🙂

[@dyingearth]

There's an unspoken 6th step: Do it in that order. His example of the Tesla battery mount was where they did it backward.

[@CalgarGTX]

@@WouterSimonsPlus Wasn't that 1a

[@neilsheldon8355]

I loved that he alluded to a video of a video of a video. It was a recursive bit of humor. Thanks! :) I don't think I've ever heard someone use recursion to add a bit of humor.

[@striperkid]

...this is the best geek talk I ever watched !

[@ulle85]

Congratulations Tim on reaching this level of access - literally! 😀

[@matthewwilliamson7419]

I think elon has always appreciated tim's enthusiasm during interviews and on twitter. kinda cool that tim's able to get this kind of engagement from elon now

[@jaspermillerlandscaping6174]

@@matthewwilliamson7419 completely agree 👍

[@lifeinthe6038]

@@matthewwilliamson7419 tim also knows what he is talking about lmao

[@aeroripper]

It's probably a lot more enjoyable having a knowledgeable enthusiast rather than doing a standard media interview.

[@md123180]

I want to work at SpaceX just so I can have better access to Tim. 😂

[@OmahaGTP]

I love seeing Elon get asked a "simple" question, start to explain it, realize there's a caveat, split off into another tangent, then there's full tree of conversation path, then it ends with "So. . . yeah"

[@Mp57navy]

There is so much going on in his head at the same time, it's impossible to say it in simple terms, or the right order. It's hilarious.

[@TheArtofFugue]

@@Mp57navy it also sucks.

[@TheArtofFugue]

@@Mp57navy sucks was unnecessarily strong word, inconvenient is more appropriate.

[@NateZawg]

Didn’t understand a single thing in this series but still watched each and every vid. And enjoyed each of them LUL

[@NominalOrbit]

Here a few hours after the First Orbital Test Flight Launch Attempt. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2465">41:05</a> Now I understand what he meant by ROTATE THE WHOLE STACK.

[@caryd67]

“All designs are wrong, it’s just a question of ‘how wrong.’ “ I like this

[@youngray1991]

Words of a wiseman

[@cvoo5369]

I’m honestly really impressed by how humble Elon is in this vid. He doesn’t seem like the narcissist the media makes him out to me, he’s very aware of his shortcomings and he will tell you when he was wrong

[@theAppleWizz]

There is no why to get to were he is at without admitting your wrong in the past

[@ILIKKA]

You can’t be right. Only less wrong. -Elon Musk

[@goingballisticmotion5455]

This is the kind of video all the haters need to watch. It might change their perspective on the man.

[@ILIKKA]

@@goingballisticmotion5455 the only problem is they are not intrested about the truth

[@wintrparkgrl]

He is a narcissist but in the best way possible. A little narcissism is healthy

[@edsherwood2173]

Man that was cool. Elon is a true inspiration

[@jacekgatkowski8869]

Elon's five production rules summarised: 1. Make your requirements less dumb. 2. Delete the part of process step. If you're not adding stuff back in at least 10% of the time, you're clearly not deleting enough! 3. Simplify or Optimise. 4. Accelerate Cycle Time. You're moving too slowly, go faster! But don't go faster until you have worked on the other three things first! Like if you're digging you're grave, don't dig it faster. Stop digging you're grave. ( <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1302">21:42</a> flow overdose on video :D ) 5. And then the final step is automate. So insightful :)

[@gerrychen]

That ending: "omg I'm pretty sure ITAR won't want ..." *video cuts* XD

[@geoffallan]

after watching 29 of them drive by on live streams all day. :)

[@cyborgbob1017]

At this point, Elon just feels like a celebrity friend that frequently comes on the show.

[@LucasDimoveo]

Right?!

[@HeidenLam]

Same goes to Rocket Lab's CEO

[@russlucas8521]

@@HeidenLam Yes. Peter Beck must have been cast from the same mold. Should have given him the billions instead of Boing and Bezos.

[@yohanathandowns9057]

I worked in a relatively small scoreboard factory. He is 100% correct. 1% design and R&D and 99% R&D manufacturing, and its a NEVER ending process. There are always ways to push more, increase quality and increase profits, all while balancing out making the workers happy. Alot of the time as well, tooling is special, so now you're putting R&D into making the tools that make your product.

[@aauwhatitdo1582]

Yeah. Once people understand that, it makes more sense why Musk is so adamant about cutting cost. Going from Carbon to Stainless Steel for the frame and tanks doesn't seem logical, until you realize that it would save you about 100,000 dollars on each prototype. You cut the cost of 99% of the project by 10-15%, you save shite tons of money.

[@yohanathandowns9057]

@@aauwhatitdo1582 1 penny saved on 1 million manufactured products = $10,000. Once you look at it like that the game changes

[@thisistcab7]

This is also an amazing business lesson. Thanks for posting!

[@yafes_han]

Pure engineering and manufacturing talk as an interview. This is gold.

[@victortomas2391]

Disagree that this is about engineering and manufacturing. It’s about what Elon said in the TED interview - BE USEFUL for the good of humanity. It does not matter what work you do…