Starship Development Montage (William Tell Overture)

"The best thing about SpaceX is that they are so confidently fallible." -JoeSchmuckatelli
Sources:
SpaceX official livestreams on X and KZbin (often clipped from KZbin reposts, usually by The Launch Pad)
NASASpaceFlight Starshopper tethered hop coverage • StarHopper Raptor Stat...
LabPadre coverage of SN10 post landing explosion • SpaceX Starship SN10 e... (not the original, was a clip)
Hans Zimmer's version of William Tell Overture from The Lone Ranger • Finale (William Tell O...

[@war_fish]

from a flying little water tank to the worlds most powerfull rocket

[@martinmoraga2220]

yeah... it's spacex style

[@theplouf5533]

"little water tank" lol

[@spamramm568]

This made me feel like I was watching these events unfold all over again for the first time. Genuinely enjoyed every second.

[@scottie_2024]

Yes, that's exactly the feeling I was trying to describe! It feels like those magical months in 2020/21 condensed into a few minutes.

[@Boxersteavee]

"YES! WATER TOWERS CAN FLY!"

[@RegularSir]

Did not expect so many explosions, but I did enjoy them greatly.

[@chrisc1140]

And it didn't even include the ones that burst on pressure tests or other ground tests!

[@robyn051]

This isn’t even most of the explosions ;)

[@Cobson_GamingYT]

Better to have the prototypes explode to gather the data to ensure that future vehicles dont explode wh3n carrying people.

[@oberonpanopticon]

Ah, memories. Hard to believe it’s been 5 years.

[@Lapt0pMarc]

Harder to believe Starship has developed this much in just 5 years! This is unprecedented development pace in rocket launching. (Maybe the space race development was faster but this is still incredible)

[@danielbrowniel]

@@Lapt0pMarc and that ding dong japanese guy doesnt want to go to the moon now.. what a lame dude.

[@97thGalaxy]

Of course someones done a Finale (William Tell Overture) montage of starship

[@scottie_2024]

I've watched this more times than I can count, and it now lives rent free in my head. 😂 Seriously, this is some simply flawless editing and composition.

[@EternalEcho-xt7ne]

Excitement is guaranteed!

[@johndoepker7126]

Many of these tests.... in Starships early days.....I was hunkered down in a warehouse....sittin on my fork lift not giving a shit about work....!!! I remember vividly how bad I wanted SN8 to land......and SN9 (Eileen). Wen SN10, DID stick it ....and then "launched" a second time I screamed so loud.....but not as loud as wen SN15 stuck it for real !!!! These past few years have been ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE !!!! ❤SpaceX !!!

[@demondoggy1825]

The worst moment in the entirety of Starship development is when SN11 exploded in the fog, turning the streams into a horror film as random chuncks of debris just appear from the fog with now idea of what happened.

[@Spacenoodlesisgreat]

We’ll soon, you will be seeing more spectacular things than even the sn launches! A booster catch!🎉

[@oberonpanopticon]

Can’t believe everyone’s just letting elon get away with stealing farmer’s water towers and grain silos and turning them rockets 😡

[@whatdoido-18]

Joke or serious

[@prototypical]

@@whatdoido-18 joke

[@prototypical]

@@whatdoido-18 all of the early prototypes looked like water towers and had the integrity of one too

[@Time4aSnack]

Starhopper was nicknamed “the flying water tower”

[@vergil-__]

WATER TOWERS CAN FLY!!!

[@fishrman29]

enjoyed this. I bet 1812 overture would be a good one too. all the way from the beginning during develoment to the rockets scene of launch in the song

[@sust8n]

From one Steve to another - Loved it !!! Well done.

[@Buzzy5600]

This is AMAZING 11/10

[@Lse380]

I began observing the initial test flights in 2021. It was at this juncture that I made the decision to purchase my first Tesla, primarily due to my admiration for SpaceX's accomplishments.

[@kenjisakaie6028]

I wouldn't mind having the stream commentary edited out of the sound, but fantastic work, very inspiring!

[@jorrendiaz8347]

The moment when Flight 4 is on this scene, it was chilling down to the bone with goosebumps adding to the music's prime

[@captainflintl0ck]

I love the music when ift4 hot stages, makes it feel even more epic.

[@jaypaint4855]

I’d like to point out the great attention to detail with the editing in this

[@IRennie222I]

Wow, so cool how you edited it the way, so the music fits so well.

[@Arnie_Davidson]

Thanks Steve for the great video. Its been watched over and over. One of the best and appreciate the effort from a fellow video editor. More please.

[@loetwiek]

great edit, brought back some memories

[@Schwing27]

Very cool video! Hope to see more as Starship evolves

[@AmericanCrusader222]

SpaceX: We turn farmer Joe’s water tower into an inner solar system class rocket system powered by the most insane engine ever built

[@samuelealessi234]

well done

[@6cbrilhante]

🫡 to SN15's Lone Hose and to S29's Little Flap That Could

[@KiwiNibbles]

Loved this. Thankyou

[@garyfearon3018]

Brilliant. Simply Brilliant. Thankyou. Made my day.

[@JimMZed]

Bravo!! Very well done!

[@faith4760]

the music is just perfect , nice video Ultimate Steve

[@independentskarab7775]

this is awesome

[@jameskelly1680]

Bravo!

[@tecktan7250]

Great music fitting the events!

[@Oxurus]

This was absolutely awesome lol. Nice work!

[@nealrcn]

Thank You Elon. Thank You SpaceX. Thank You Ultimate Steve.

[@Treityn.]

Kerbals would be proud

[@georgeturner2374]

Excellent editing!

[@Sysiu]

10 minutes of non-stop development

[@robcampbell1056]

Loved it, nicely done.

[@Astra2]

The last few years have been incredible, but the new few are going to be even more epic. The catch attempt next flight, landing on the moon unmanned (hopefully) next, then landing humans on the moon the year after that (subject to delays), then not too long after that landing the first unmanned ships on Mars.

[@dgsantafedave1]

Ok this is pretty cool!

[@Noel_Jaco8]

epic

[@gregsteele806]

Ahh, those thrilling days of yesteryear.

[@JamesSchettler]

08:44 жив цел орёл!

[@colinvanoverdijk5855]

Would have been nice if you added which starship was being shown. I do not know all of them. Could be a quick easy edit?

[@EvanPang-w4i]

Go spacex! To mars and beyond!

[@NoamAlber-b1i]

MOAR BOOSTERS!!!

[@paulboger3101]

Could you do The Barber of Seville or the Thunderbirds March for the next one please?

[@Canofasahi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpqnaaF9eZWEbNksi=459EOUoTd2GlrheN - Thunderbirds, but it needs an update, this is from 3 years ago.

[@bullit9137]

exellent

[@misty.gt243]

They are developing very fast compared to other company’s that are trying to go to mars, like the company’s for the sample return.

[@dgsantafedave1]

All of this testing and launching how much do you think Boeing would have charged NASA for something similar?

[@shauryadeb-e8l]

10 billion by the first launch, spaceX only took 2 billion, which is half of how much it took boeing to make a capsule...

[@MFaiqVaince]

@@shauryadeb-e8l 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@colegustafson199]

They do better after each test

[@MX33]

🌍 #1

[@Sysiu]

do you remember when the truck pull the flying gas tank to join the 10m flying competition? to earn the 10k usd reward

[@varietyegg]

This is gambling but in rockets

[@oberonpanopticon]

No, it’s iterative design

[@alexstefan4442]

Gambling? It's literally completely the opposite..

[@Meow_Meow343]

IFT 5 booster explodes

[@MadSolarTrading]

Background music made this unwatchable. Damn..was so promising.

[@emptiester]

Flap

[@MISTERLeSkid]

My two bits: I really don't feel William Tell's Ouverture as suitable background music.

[@Kanru-5829]

Not sure that’s what he did

[@geoffroberts1126]

I liked it, but several others would work. Impossible from Two Steps From Hell, someone else suggested 1812 overture. Doubtless others.