How Musk Will Redesign The SpaceX Starship Launch Mount!

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Musk drops a huge amount of information, including confirmation of a Starship flame trench?! Starship Pad 2 is just around the corner, and it will be even taller and very different! China copying Falcon 9 while its rockets “land” on… villages? Falcon Heavy reaches 10 flights, and the Redline heli gets a birds-eye view of Starbase. Sue-Origin strikes again! What is it this time?
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[@Whataboutit]

Go to www.neoplants.com/WHATABOUTIT to get your 7th pouch of Power Drops free of charge at checkout. That’s one extra month of pure air. Thanks to Neoplants for sponsoring today’s video! What do you think will the new OLM look like? Let your imagination run wild!

[@alvisantonylopez]

I want it to look super cool and robust. something out of a sci-fi movie lol

[@Pssst.ByTheWay]

Bruv… if i google this will i find out its fake?

[@FractalParadox]

@@Pssst.ByTheWay yes. (spoilers) it does work, but the "pollution" is negligible, and the "benefits" are more consistent with the placebo effect. Living in a place away from smokers, or having friends who don't vape, is likely 100X more beneficial to your lungs than "purifying" your house's air with either plants or bacteria.

[@skierpage]

Hey WAI team, at 1:47 you display the text "Tower section see's some work too". There's no apostrophe here, this is not a contraction or a possessive form. At 4:58 you display "Tiny boster"

[@simbacuty944]

its gonna hold starship in a hug

[@karlwest437]

When Elon and Tim were stood underneath the stacked starship, it was magnificent, and also utterly ridiculous 😂

[@michaelmicek]

It was "insane" "insane" "insane"...

[@sunkid86]

it was an image for the history books

[@Andrew-13579]

Or from the science books of the 50s and 60s depicting rockets in the 80s! 😆

[@ricardoabh3242]

Becoz sad Zoz ses sos …’

[@ShifraMcCoy]

We should call 14.1 slappy with only one of the arms hitting it then change its name to clappy when both arms hit it!

[@michaelhart7569]

I was also thinking that China should call its new rocket the long hop.

[@garyr1522]

Two reasons to make sure you watch these videos: the first the genuinely high quality and rich content, really good stuff. The second is to get a fix of Felix's unbridled enthusiasm which never fails to put a smile on my face. Thanks Felix!

[@UnrealatedContingency]

The fumes from the falling Chinese rocket looks potent

[@nicksalvatore5717]

Hypergolic fuel

[@nguyep4]

No no, it's a flare signal for the people below.

[@DarkNightDreamer]

I think it is respectable how Felix wasn't afraid to call out the Chinese space program for it too.

[@ryanhanauska8883]

@@DarkNightDreamer yeah how brave to say something everyone agrees with

[@sysbofh]

hydrazine is some unholy mess. I don´t want even to look at it - nevermind coming close.

[@bjbosche]

One possible explanation for the height of the launch tower being the same but accommodating taller stacks would be a shorter OLM. With a flame trench the OLM may not need to be as tall.

[@johnmcfarlane9416]

Happy Friday space fans!

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Those cranes are unbelievable! "Just keep making it bigger".

[@user-ex6ks2ps2h]

Good eve Space Enthusiast from Philippines here

[@obbie1osias467]

How enthusiastic are you about space?😊 At what age did you realize this and how deep is your knowledge about this technology? I came from the Philippines and I've been following NASA's progress even before I moved here in America some 40 years ago. Unfortunately, you may find it odd that there are not too many Filipinos here in the US who share the same enthisiasm as you have about the subject of space and space exploration. That's why I'm always very cautious about my casual conversations with my other FIlipino friends and associates and I usually avoid talking to them about this subject. I hope you'll continue your enthusiasm and who knows, if your young enough to be able to pursue science or engineering career you'll someday become a SpaceX employee!😊

[@user-ex6ks2ps2h]

Hello po I'm 17 year's old and I'll like this idea of Elon becoming the humans multiplanetary species and his rocket starship I hope someday I could become one of their employees

[@obbie1osias467]

@@user-ex6ks2ps2h IF you are good in science and math, consider science and engineering field! We need a lot of them today, especially in computer engineering dahil sa development ng AI. Pero I'm not 100% agreeable with full AI on everything...

[@Jumbo_Smooth]

Thank you for taking a moment to talk about the bad side of China's space program. Full disclosure is always the way to go! Sent a thanks, I really appreciate it.

[@khyron6]

If you see Orange propellant RUN away. When I was driving an 18 wheeler out by Edwards AFB they where testing a Solid Rocket Booster ( SRB ) It threw up a huge cloud of Orange smoke. I was scared, I thought I was going to die. But the SRB orange gases are ok, Orange gases from a liquid fueled rocket are very deadly. I believe it was in White Sands NM. that the Lunar Module leaked out causing the town near bye to be evacuated, Back in the 60's. Thanks for the video. You Rock. :)

[@AeonExploration]

SRBS wouldnt have orange smoke? the orange exhaust you’re referencing is from hypergolic propellants, which are liquids..?

[@JosephHarner]

​@@AeonExplorationhigh chance the orange "smoke" was actually just a dirt and debris cloud kicked up from the ground. You can see a lot of dirt get kicked up in footage of these SRB test firings.

[@alvarofaustino01]

Actually the SRB's used solid fuel named ammonium perchlorate composite propellant made of ammonium perchlorate, hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene and aluminium mixed together in a form of rubber. The exaust fumes were dangerous to humans en enviroment. They consisted of hydrogen chloride that in contact with water vapor produces hydrochloric acid. On the other hand the fuel of the orbiter consisted of hidrogen en oxigen that when mix together produces only water.

[@Three_Random_Words]

^ ^ ^ yeah, was the area soil orange - clay like and or rich in iron?

[@theoldefirme4500]

@@JosephHarner Take another look at the rocket falling, the smoke is a dense orange. 0:16

[@Codysdab]

I do wish SpaceX would share some of the internal and engine bay camera views, they'd be crazy interesting to see, especially during reentry.

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

Right now those are probably getting proprietary information though.

[@Codysdab]

@@UpperDarbyDetailing I'd imagine so, also probably limited due to ITAR rules. I'd still love to see them though 😊

[@Mentaculus42]

@@Codysdab I love it when ITAR is used to deflect a question. If there actually is something ITAR related then that can be censored out. Maybe why we don’t see it can be explained differently.

[@Codysdab]

@@Mentaculus42 yeah, it's a bit like when they invoke national security for something that doesn't need it. I only mentioned it as during the Elon interview with EA he started to speak about heatshields and then stopped mentioning ITAR. I guess with footage of the heating/burn through in the engine bay could let someone work out heat shield performance, that they probably already know about. 🤷‍♂️

[@Mentaculus42]

@@Codysdab Good catch, when he said that and then invoked ITAR I was pretty sure it was for a completely different reason. Considering that some of this is from space shuttle era and everything that has been said is freely available online. It is possible that they are using something newer but the older versions could be referenced to cover that. It was the clumsy transition to ITAR that suggests something different.

[@johnbeckman492]

Your blooper outtakes are kind of funny but you'll never be as cute as Dr. Becky

[@michaelmicek]

+

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

lol

[@favesongslist]

A true English rose. A brilliant astrophysicists .

[@BigTBuilds]

I’m prior crane operator but retired now. Did nuclear steam generator change out and supported building the 8800 and breaking it down. Supported the weight trays with couple 150tons. Crane is insane

[@Whataboutit]

Wow! Thanks for the insight! I can’t imagine what it must be like to work with such a crane! I was always absolutely fascinated by large cranes! 🔥

[@busybillyb33]

Tower and OLM v1 are sub-optimal as we have realized at this point. So, better use it to attempt catches. If it is destroyed in the attempt, no big loss. Tower v2 will have incorporated the much needed improvements.

[@Whataboutit]

This!

[@valjamin8456]

Sue Origin lost this battle two years ago, and now they're back for more futile sparring matches!

[@wyattnoise]

They literally didn't lose the lawsuit lol Hope he sees this, champ.

[@vmoutsop]

I said it before that the launch pad needed a more robust flame trench and a lot of people argued that it wasn’t. I told you. 😂

[@Mentaculus42]

What you say is sacrilegious. One thing that is consistent about the Must Methodology is that bandaids are put on top of bandaids and it takes sometime to stop “doubling down”. Not sure if the process as now observed is optimal for time used. Interesting that they were tearing down things at Kennedy Space Center to start over. The issue with not having at least a minimal flame trench was so staggeringly obvious that it can only be traced to …

[@dscott333]

I said it too!!... 😉

[@ajctrading]

I've been saying it for 2 years. All the Elon fan girls keep parroting Elon's" no part is best part "etc etc lol

[@ericf5978]

I've been with the flame trench team along. I'm proud to say.

[@favesongslist]

Many have said the same even ITF1

[@DonaldF73]

Good Morning America from Thailand

[@favesongslist]

So glad support for Starship is global, all the best from the UK

[@StereoSpace]

I'm glad to see the flame trench coming back. Refurbishing the OLM after every launch was ridiculous.

[@JurassicJenkins]

The simplest part is no part.

[@alvisantonylopez]

Nah Felix.. Thank YOU! for keeping us updated. lots of love for you and your team! you guys rock

[@tfoodplease]

Great video! Hope they release inside footage of flight 4.

[@XiX338]

Tower 2 might be the same height if the OLM is lowered as its no longer needed to be high of the ground if a flame trench is being used.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Ah, glad I'm not the only one thinking this - I commented it on Felix's pinned post before scrolling down and seeing yours.

[@jeezy0025]

Elon already stated in his recent interview with Tim that the new tower would be taller.

[@richardpark3054]

18:07 Absolutely love how the villagers running from the falling booster are covering their ears!

[@supergeek1418]

How about a flame spreader and redirector, with a water deluge system: basically a spike surrounded with a toroidal trench that redirects the blast up and away at a 30 degree (or so) angle from the ground, and in a 360 degree spread all around and away from the launch pad. This *SHOULD* diffuse the blast enough to allow for rapid reusability.

[@johnrday2023]

Great commentary and pix, Felix. Thanx .

[@christophermaguire9206]

Thanks Felix for the great coverage. You always give an interesting perspective. I enjoy the upgrades you’ve made your channel very much you rock!

[@steventaylor4159]

They should shorten the launch table and just make the flame trench deeper so that they can have even taller starships.

[@davefarmery8180]

I thought the ground water table was a problem

[@shellac23]

Once again, great video. I love watching these updates

[@Howtoo543]

Just waiting for the first tower section. I SUBSCRIBED

[@andrejogi1393]

Thanks, Felix and team!

[@larryrich327]

Dude, this is so cool. That looks so awesome.

[@brucerigsby7321]

10:27 look at the base of the tower segments. The STANDS spacex put down at Sanchez site for the tower. Segments are being attached to the tower segments making them taller. I tagged it in a comment on WAI plus. If you look, you will see some of them have been painted and some of them have had wider cross braces already installed to connect the new pieces to the segments

[@bog6282]

The shots where Elon and Tim were walking up to the launch mount. The concrete “blast walls” and that ship right there was actually sublime! Truly loved the focus, has to work, has to be reusable … period. I am awestruck by the whole project.

[@elizabethhoeppner8881]

Thanks for all the info on rocket drama. I loved the Falcon Heavy booster landings. Go SpaceX ✨️ ❤

[@Flushmaster0312]

Dein Content ist super!

[@garymyambo4176]

this episode was very insightful

[@herbbayer9099]

Thank you for another informative video

[@lanav9679]

Love the Red Line Heli ! Wow! Super Cool !!

[@davethedroneguy]

Thanks!

[@RonGunsolus]

always appreciated

[@lanav9679]

D-Ultimate Super Cool Video Dude! Rite On ! Love It !

[@archierush868]

You did miss one thing about Falcon 9 as it did break another personal record for reflights of a single booster to 22 flights now!

[@nienienie5223]

I love this opening of the video with summary of whats going on. Epic like it was taken from some good sf series, especially this part "china copy falcon nine while its rockets land on villages "

[@philwhitelaw3111]

The project management and logistical organisation of these projects is outstanding.

[@fredkilner2299]

For new flame trench it would be great to have two exits were the flames are directed up a-little and angled toward the other exit. When the Starship launches the flames exiting the flame trenches would cross making an 'X'.

[@iDuckman]

Elon should start wearing loose shirts. The kids at the beginning of the interview were precious.

[@michaelmicek]

Quite the dad bod.

[@jenohathazi920]

thx Felix

[@charlesrovira5707]

@15:15 I guess they're going to need *_Traffic Control_* like any _other _*_port._* Ship/air/space/rail/road all forms of transportation need traffic control.

[@AdrianBilsby]

I think like the new test stand over at masseys there we will be just a trench and some clever fuelling. And maybe the orbital launch mount will just get rolled out with the rocket? This would give loads of redundancy.

[@scottymoondogjakubin4766]

Out of all the billionaires on the planet only one is truly advancing space and spaceflight for all humanity ! That person is Elon Musk ! Go Go spacex !

[@MattZaycYT]

So much cool stuff yet Neo Px is the coolest! Awesome product and gorgeous marketing! Felix's family made it so charming and adorable.

[@marcusw86]

Nice Felix! I loved the wonka reference! BO tried pulling the epa card too, but you’ll notice BO is not as efficient as Space-X

[@Papershields001]

Having some minimal control over a spent stage doesn’t take up anything like a booster landing in terms of fuel. I have no idea why the Chinese don’t control their spent stages and drop them into planned drop zones on land. We could easily do that here in the US if we wanted to launch from say white sands.

[@user-uk7fy7fe8j]

Nice!

[@aresdraguna]

too many plugs and commercials in WAI episodes lately :( I feel like I'm watching anything else than space updates...

[@ReiseLukas]

He's got to make a living if he wants to keep doing making this content

[@aresdraguna]

@@ReiseLukas I understand and am not debating that :) I'm just providing feedback and my personal assessment. You are free to disagree 🤗 have a blessed day!

[@iamaduckquack]

Yeah, I feel the same. Literally on watch his videos for the odd little bit of information I haven't been able to get elsewhere.

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

It’s no worse than other KZbin channels and much better than regular TV. At least Felix is fun to listen to.

[@aresdraguna]

@@Nathan-vt1jz Debatable... Most channels I watch have 1 commercial (sponsor) per episode - as does Felix - and probably they do one more plug, like merch or patreon. Lately on WAI there's a plug after almost every piece of information.

[@Klaatu-ij9uz]

GREAT episode!

[@brianburton7716]

Is the new tower "two segments taller" if the flame trench is put in the ground so the whole rocket sits lower on the launch mount?

[@niri2506]

That catch concept on the boat using 3D printer style controls seems interesting.

[@JamesCee]

i think the booster will be fueled by a higher quick disconnect and the arm will swing away like the upper quick disconnect arm does. The rocket fires up and moves slower at the start burning anything near the base. by the time the rocket rises, the arm will swing away. The rocket will pass by the raised quick disconnect area faster reducing the damage to anything in that area. They need to move as much away from the base as possible

[@sunkid86]

I think the Starship is gloriously overbuilt, as the melting but functional flaps or the hard to break-up hull at flight one proved it. I think this gives a lot of space to play, and after they figure out the basics, they could potentially shave off ridiculous amounts of weight in the long run.

[@gregggustafson4636]

We have to remember, the OLM is only version 2. The base and flame trench needs to be much bigger. I know everyone is thinking the refurbishment of the OLM is time consuming. Then new OLM is needed to handle the newer larger engines and a larger booster! Remember when the concrete had to be replaced and the next launch had a newer and more powerful engine?

[@jony3775]

🤣 Charlie clip was AWESOME 🤣

[@mosshark]

The thrust diverter should have been the first thing built for the launch pad along with the water deluge system.

[@josephpeluchette191]

Shouldnt blue origin make something that works first

[@geesehoward700]

and how do they do that if they can build their pad to launch them from or its constantly getting damaged by spacex launches?

[@josephpeluchette191]

@geesehoward700 the test range is in Texas that's why the lawfair is silly like he said it's pointless and hinders everyone else

[@matthewconnor5483]

@@geesehoward700 last time checked only thing they had was their amusement park ride. Blue origin isn't even putting payloads in orbit.

[@jeremytaylor3532]

The future they will be able to build 3 legged launch towers and name them after the British SF TV series "The Tripods,". They would have 3 triangular legs with a tri- directional flame trench coming out between the legs. The isoscoles section legs will have water nozzels along the leading edge and will guide the flames back into the three trenches. Behind one leg will be the tower which will be wedge shaped as well thus allowing much more efficient megazilla arms with a forward and rear post track for reduced motion and better vibration and shake control.

[@stevo8629]

I still think that there needs to be some sort of interlocking to make tiles more stable.

[@riseup3117]

2 things in China that are expendable. People and rocket boosters

[@david7384]

and freedom and rights

[@JoshuaTClark81]

Exactly. The Chinese space program could care less if they drop spent rockets on populated areas.

[@codeforce5556]

Us causes destruction and death all across the planet, evil place, Libya, Syria, Yemen Iraq, Gaza,latin America, Vietnam , Afghanistan 😢

[@LandausProblem]

Sue Origins. I actually did LOL. Felix, you earned your like in the first 10 seconds.

[@jrodthegreat1]

Snake plants work very good too

[@ioanbota9397]

I like it

[@markfernandes2467]

On 18:45, the chinese ppear to be using a catch system that I myself have suggested 4 years ago that Space X use. 🙂Glad to see someone else thinks it's a good idea. I imagined it working from 3 towers perhaps, and more like a camera aperture does when closing around a central point. This is also how the Canada arm works roughly speaking. it made sense to me as you don't have massive inertia in the system, like you do with the arms, so it can move much faster. Also, you don't have to be so accurate as the "ropes" deform around the hull and close to accommodate the cylindrical shape of the rocket. There are problems with this method, like snapping cables under load, but kevlar cables should be able to take the force involved was my thinking. Also, ship damage might be a problem as the cables snap around the structure. Other problems exist too and of course, you'd need to build 3 towers and angle them outwards I guess to counteract the inward lateral loads. Every system has it's trafe offs I guess. Still, I quite like this idea tho & prefer it to the "chop sticks" approach.

[@kensmith8832]

It appears Tower 2 is a catch tower. The final tower size will be much taller, but that comes with a wind issue.

[@animal9432]

I think we are a ways away from Falcon Heavy being set aside. BFR / Starship is several years away from being operational. Also, there is going to be a significant cost differential between Falcon Heavy and BFR / Starship for several years until production and launch cadence gets up to speed.

[@nonya-bizness]

naaaah. I think starship could be "operational" this year. they've shown they can get it to space 3 times now, and twice that it can withstand being in space. they could send a payload on the next flight this month if they wanted to, booster/ship recovery or not. they simply don't want to yet. really they could start sending up payloads to orbit by starship and then after payload they can send the ship back down into the atmosphere for re-entry and landing tests. they can launch payloads and conduct re-usability testing at the same time without endangering payloads. if they're sending the ships up there anyways and they know it will get up there, why not send payload with them? the re-usability testing comes at the end anyways right? then of course consider that starship launches are now ramping up in frequency, they may well recover 2 boosters and a ship this year. they also may not, but definitely will by some time next year. one re-launch of a flown booster and/or ship and re-usability is established, even if the 1st re-flight test has some issues. at the very latest I think SpaceX will be launching payloads with starship before the end of next year, not "several years away". I also do not believe there will be a "Huge cost gap for several years" between starship and falcon heavy. the 1st "operational" launches that carry payload, may not be re-flown boosters and ships, and may not carry max payload capacity. so yes those 1st flights would surely cost far more than a Falcon 9 launch and even a falcon heavy launch. but if SpaceX flies even just 7 more starship flights between now and the end of next year, they will surely have payload on "re-flights" the year after. those flights would cost significantly less than "1st flights" of starships and booster would and that would be just 2 years from now. from the moment starship 1st successfully deploys a payload, Falcon Heavy will be "nearly" obsolete. with the pace that SpaceX moves along, Falcon Heavy will be truly Obsolete no more than a year after.

[@Scanner9631]

@@nonya-bizness The can't obsolete Falcon Heavy for Starship until Starship has payload bay doors that can launch cargoes the size that Falcon Heavy can release. The PEZ dispenser for starlink is one thing, for generic bulky payloads it is another.

[@nonya-bizness]

@@Scanner9631 yeah but they probably already have several payload door/dispenser designs put together that they may start trying out with some of V2 starships. it likely wouldn't take more than a few launches to figure out what works best.

[@collindireen7689]

I’m 5th!! Hi Felix! I love your channel and can’t wait for the next update!

[@gnarly706]

A catch tower a bit like a table top with a hole in the middle which the starship and booster land through I think is a good idea.

[@brantje]

Love the Blue origin burn

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

0:45 Having not followed as closely as others, I'm SHOCKED how big Starfactory has become. Takes up most of the width of the land.

[@rledwa2]

Grrr! I just noticed I was somehow unsubscribed! But I did subscribe again. Yay!

[@shamancredible8632]

I think Blue Origin's new motto should be "petendam ferociter" (sue ferociously)

[@iancooper2213]

Mars You ARE a “ROCK” floating out there! 😂😊

[@leorickpccenter]

Blue Origin: "we need to delay Starship somehow, until New Glenn is ready to fly"

[@Enigmatic..]

I think they removed the legs because they want to move them farther out away from the OLM, like they did with the new flame trench stands.

[@johnd.7792]

With a taller launch mount flame trench and plans for a taller starship, I believe we will see one more tower section.

[@Marc_Gagne]

00:53 In the garbage? I'd buy one for it's historical value. Or six for place setters on the dining room table. lol

[@Dingdeng1337]

He has grabbed himself a Tile! 😄

[@trevorkolmatycki4042]

I predict that within my lifetime the most rapid turnaround for the orbital stage will be 2-4 weeks. And I feel like I am being very optimistic. On the other hand, the booster stage might actually achieve same week turnaround. I don’t think we will see reliable same day turnarounds. As such, to deliver a large volume of launches will require a larger volume of hardware. It looks to me that Space X’s orbital payload delivery capacity in the next 10 years is going to blow waay past orbital payload delivery demand. This will constrain the growth of the starship orbital program. If they can develop a reliable global hop transport service… that will be the big business. There is an order of magnitude of orders of magnitude more demand for activity on the earths surface than in orbit. Cheers!

[@michaelmicek]

The Falcon 9 booster turnaround is already less than a week, including the time it takes for the drone ship to return. The Raptor engine is cleaner than the Merlin and should not require refurbishment, getting its time down to hours or minutes. The orbital stage will take time to return, but the idea is to build many of them, so that a fresh one is always ready to be stacked when the booster is. Which leaves time needed for the launch mount/tower, which is also supposed to be zero. There's also the fueling infrastructure though.

[@LizLie-n5v]

This Series Never Gets Old . The Efforts They Put Into These Is Amazing. Thanks a The Crew 00:19

[@Tommork-bq6ms]

Oh waiter... Nother round... Catch tower?!? Make that an IPA

[@Seasherm]

I. had long term heavy exposure to hydrazine in an industrial setting. We used it for scavenging oxygen from boiler feed water.

[@aintthatthetruth69]

They should sell the old heat shield tiles to fans 😊

[@davidblalock9945]

Not to forget the Orange Cloud that was spewing out of its engine as it fell. If that was a cloud of Nitric Oxide then it just dumped a bunch of Nitric Acid all over those villages. So claims of no injuries from that is a virtual impossibility.

[@13thbiosphere]

They could do a small hop onto the tower but if they fail the FAA might not allow the real deal

[@user-li7ec3fg6h]

"Cant ignore". I love your videos and your humor. And always look forward to them. The 2nd tower could also be there in case the Starship has an aborted take-off and has to land again. If the captured booster is then hanging on the other tower, a 2nd capture device could be an advantage. And yes, Tim's interviews with Elon are always great. It was also impressive to see how huge it all is. On the launch site as well as in the new production halls! But it's also such a perfect pairing because they both share a passion for rockets and space travel. The spirit of Team Space, as can also be felt in your channel. By the way: the analyses of the Starshiptest by Scott Manley and Marcus House on Fraiser Cain's channel (universe today) are also great every time. As are the talks on the NSF live (NASAspaceflight live) channel and the show on the TMRO (Spaceflight tomorow) channel. Thank you very much Felix and team for doing such a good job!

[@Who.is.Clinton]

Finally, a massive flame diverter, we knew this had to happen, all along.

[@reserva120]

Your Best report in a while ,

[@tyrenmcelwee1404]

5:44 that was a test!

[@summerbeemeadow]

I keep waiting for Perlite for my garden to reduce in price.

[@greggweber9967]

15:05 O'Hare airport Air Traffic Control Tower? LoL

[@waltercadwalader5754]

A thought the new Launch Pad with a trench might be Lower witch would allow the tower to handle the taller General Star Ships

[@makespace8483]

@13:00 If they saw the interior of the starship glowing with heat, that stainless steel is dead: It no longer has the properties and ductility of the original steel. It would probably end up brittle and prone to cracking and fracture during the next flight.