Starship Flight 5 - Cinematic Experience

Hope you all enjoy this tracking footage from Starship Flight 5!
This was shot from Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island. It was very difficult to track this throughout the entire flight due to having to move the camera to a near 90 degree angle in order to capture hot staging. On the way down I was doing a great job of tracking it until it passed behind the exhaust plume. Thankfully Ryan Hansen Space allowed me to use his footage to fill in some of the gaps from where I lost the booster.
I will be posting a Flight 5 Analysis in the coming days so be on the lookout for that!
Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks:
www.youtube.co....
Please consider supporting CSI Starbase on:
Patreon: / csi_starbase
PayPal: paypal.me/CSIs...
Twitter: / csi_starbase
CSI Starbase Production : Geoff Allan
/ deffgeff !
▶︎ Ryan Hansen Space - CSI 3D Forensics Agent
Patreon - / ryanhansenspace
𝕏 - x.com/RyanHans...
KZbin - / @ryanhansenspace
Music Credits
1:31 Max H. - The Destiny Licensed from Artlist
3:43 Max H. - Wisdom Blade Licensed from Artlist
5:56 Max H. - Dark Horizons Licensed from Artlist
Last but not least I want to give HUGE SHOUTOUT to the entire CSI Starbase team on discord. This dedicated team of 200+ agents with specialties ranging all across the board, has been crucial in getting the most accurate info for these episodes. Couldn't do it without yal!

[@Muonium1]

My first live in person launch ever. I think I'm spoiled for life, because I have no idea how it could ever be topped. The most astounding thing I have ever witnessed.

[@PeterJCalkins]

I feel the same way!!!

[@TrungNguyen-uf8cv]

a crew to marse should feel different

[@Papershields001]

Congrats! Must’ve been incredible! My first launch was out at Wallops island in 2013. It was a Minotaur V so an old peacekeeper ICBM launching a stripped down moon mission for nasa called, “Ladee” I can’t compare it to a starship flight, but if you ever get the chance to see an all solid rocket launch it’s worth it. The rocket screams off the pad and one of the coolest things ever is seeing a ton of stages dropping away in showers of sparks.

[@deal2live]

Lucky SOB!!!!'

[@timesfly1081]

I'm extremely jealous! if it had been in florida I wouldve been there! Coming into it did you think it would crash into the tower? That's kind of what I expected but they actually caught that thing on the VERY FIRST TRY I still can't believe it even now 🤯

[@AlienVibesss]

I was not expecting this from you, Zack. But this is incredible! Beautifully stabilized footage, and this is by far the best video I've seen thus far that shows the engine bay as it starts glowing from the heat of re-entry. Great job!

[@CSIStarbase]

Thank you!

[@-danR]

I've seen a dozen other replays and didn't think this could be particularly special. It is particularly special, right down to the music-track selection: not just random selection off-hand thinking "yeah this slaps OK, next..." If there were 1000 choices, this track would be the only choice.

[@DavJumps]

Agree. Awesome edit.

[@michaelbgentry]

Great soundtrack! gives me chills watching this everytime.

[@phillipcsandoval9094]

What a beautiful times to be alive!🇺🇸🙏

[@donald4munro]

Still mind blown! 🤯That side view of the booster translating to the right towards the tower will never get old... Great video, Zack!

[@phillipcsandoval9094]

One of the most incredibly and amazingly beautiful video ever! Thank you 🙏

[@kersebleptes1317]

Sir, you have successfully joined engineering to art- with a perfect weld! This is just gorgeous. The stabilised images of the booster are so informative. Bravo, CSI Starbase, Bravo!

[@kevbowhite]

So, I've obviously watched lots of videos of this flight. Your image stabilized video is fantastic. And I really really really appreciate the fact that it is all from a single POV (well, mostly, but good enough). It is great seeing it from so many different angles, but it is hard to really "see" what is happening. This video makes it super clear what is happening on the boost back burn. And I don't think I've ever seen the booster turn around and point the engines back at the ground before...either this or Falcon 9. There just aren't these long, full tracking shots from a single location. I'm sure you knew what you were doing in doing this, but thank you. This will be my go-to when showing this to friends and family who really don't understand what's going on here. Also...doesn't it seem like it would make more sense to release the hot-stage ring when the engines are pointing down and the booster is angled towards the pad? That way, it would fall "behind" the booster. Probably just too late to drop it, but man, I was so scared they were going to collide the way that they were going.

[@KalystiaLee]

This will never get old for me. ❤

[@craigblackman4558]

This is truly inspiring footage. I have no words. I remember jumping up and down and my wife and son thinking I was a madman... I was. This was REAL!

[@steadGang]

I think that "Sonic Booms Reflected" might actually be Hot Stage Ring landing. It was going super sonic as well but landed further off shore so it took longer to reach the camera.

[@johnotron1able]

By far the best cinematic yet

[@landgsmith]

Muah! Chef's kiss! The dramatic music was perfect!

[@knowledgeisgood9645]

Wow Zack, a complete video without a single word! At a loss for words...🤣

[@PetesGuide]

I heard him say “that was close”!

[@greengonzonz]

Days later, having watched a couple dozens times..... nope, my brain still struggles to accept what my eyes have witnessed ❤

[@phillipcsandoval9094]

It doesn’t matter how many times I watch, it brings tears…🙏

[@Cliff_P]

I don't even know what to say, most spectacular, most sophisticated, most advanced, most massive, engineering I've ever seen. Ps, great job on the video 👍

[@Maxim.Teleguz]

To the unknown faces that stayed up long nights solving the incredible problems. These faces will never be known to the outside world. Salute to you.

[@jonbradley4789]

Just WoW! Hats off to your editing team. This kind of image stabilization is not a simple thing to achieve. Epic. Thank you for this.

[@HouseofRock-r6y]

I love that it's only gonna get better from here on and I look forward to ever more amazing events.

[@soapbar88]

dude this video is freaking sweet! you always nail the soundtrack, watching that booster spin and stabilize was incredible. you saw history made and you shared it beautifully.

[@ChristopherCain]

I mean wow The music you selected to sync this thing up Was a masterpiece. The beginning of the re-entry with the music instruments sinking up perfectly with the Guidance Rockets Was genius. I used to sync up Pink Floyd to 2001 a Space Odyssey And this was as good because it was real!

[@dphuntsman]

My god, Zack; you hit this one out of the park! Well done!! - Dave Huntsman

[@kevikiru]

When I watched this launch, I though of CSI Starbase. I can't wait for your detailed analyses. Thank you for all your efforts!

[@phreewill]

true cinematic experience. never tired watching this landing

[@mikebridges20]

What a presentation of such a historic event! Still blows my mind (and also doesn't) that a private entity has developed technology so far in advance of every government agency on the planet! Well done, just well done!!! Can't wait to see the CSI Starbase analysis of IFT-5, but will wait patiently.

[@ericstromquist9458]

Great video! Fascinating the way the area around the engines very suddenly began to glow yellow as the booster hit denser atmosphere at hypersonic speed.

[@danwhiffen9235]

Love the fact that you synced countdown Bravo Got chills several times

[@SirCharles12357]

Wow!!! Beautiful videography and good use of suspenseful music!!! The shot of the hot staging ring falling beside the booster was simply amazing!!

[@s2r2420]

Awesome tracking. Just gave a good insight into the events through the entire flight of the booster. From now we can at least imagine how things happen on reentry. The best of the so many videos I have seen and my sincere appreciation and gratitude for the great work.

[@axon62]

history in the making...grateful to be alive to witness this incredible achievement on the first try!

[@keldonj.6054]

Holy shit, you got the initial thermal heating of the engine skirt upon reentry!!! Fantastic footage! Love the wide shot view and great job on the stabilization editing. Can't wait for your deep dive into the flight and future missions!

[@MurphyRiddle-bl4cp]

I've been wanting to see the initial thermal heating as well, now I can die peacefully 😂

[@christover1]

I am always in awe of the local birds, who do not seem to care about what's happening.

[@drhxa]

The birds are psyched too. They're saying "yo wtf are these humans doing bro? Bro they fucking did it?! WTF!"

[@christover1]

@@drhxa They have the best vantage viewing location.

[@nommy8599]

​@@christover1They're probably in a daze, stunned, like a human would be if you spent a minute or 2 sleeping their ears with open hands creating pressure shocks like a martial artist disabling someone in a movie.

[@jdbergan]

I’m sure tens or hundreds are permanently deafened when it takes off.

[@nommy8599]

@@jdbergan I've wondered if they ever make noise before the launch to drive away the local wildlife that can get away prior to launch. That could have its own issues though. Ideally they'd do it in a desert (definitely not the ocean). Oh well. Better get to work on the nice quiet space elevator.

[@sayumikimura970]

nice video! I would go to the cinema for that.

[@AngelLestat2]

most of the time I can not watch the long videos of this channel due my lack of time, but the few I watch were a clear example of the quality level of this channel. This is an amazing work.

[@CSIStarbase]

You are most definitely missing out. Its a shame the way people say they aren't able to watch long videos even though they sit through 2 to 3 hour videos at the movie theaters lol

[@petercozzaglio6070]

Watching the booster flying through the sky backwards and getting caught will never get old.

[@lenhumbird]

Wow! That was amazing! Stabilized tracking! And you can clearly see the booster rotating during boostback!

[@frankknowlton736]

Great production and video Zack and Company. Loved your focus on Booster 12's journey, what and incredible video and really liked the sound track!

[@crossroads4762]

Something new in every replay!

[@icycooldrink6085]

Awesome Zack. Thanks for respecting your audience enough to not talk all over it.

[@patrickunderwood5662]

Some of the most impressive footage I’ve seen. The stabilized shots… wow. KUDOS. Great shot of the host stage ring sep. And the music choice didn’t hurt either. Excellent. The achievement itself: an historic day. It’s going to change things.

[@ajctrading]

When that shot at 8:13 came up i swear i thought the booster was gonna smash into the ground at a thousand miles an hour. Still speechless at watching the chopsticks catch

[@terencedodge3249]

Well done, enjoyed your commentary.

[@mariolarouche5318]

Best steadied full booster flight yet! Thanks!

[@ubroberts5541]

Wow! Great job! Loved it. It should be shown in movie theaters as a preview to a movie.

[@refurbansuburban]

Fabulous work, great cinematography. Thank you!

[@benjaminbeamon877]

Just Freaking Awesome. This has got to be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Go SPACEX

[@Darth_Lawrence]

CSIStarbase that was an amazing video. Thank you and the whole Team for putting this together so Quickly!

[@frankch28]

Incredible!!!! Wow. Great production. Slo mo of the Hot-stage ring separation was one of my favorite scenes on this video.

[@MrShroom_EM]

I forgot to move This is a masterpiece ❤❤❤

[@BlackBase51]

Its sad to me that so many people here in europe don’t know about this or realize what a big achievement this is…. making the most powerfull rocket to ever take off FULLY reusable is THE changing factor in making humans interplanetary. Thanks you spacex thank you elon thank you everyone on the project for making this possible i had tears in my eyes first time i saw the catch absolute once in a lifetime moment seeing that !

[@PeterJCalkins]

Best edit I've seen so far. I was there too, and you really captured the excitement of seeing it in person. Well done!

[@LostinMIA]

I'm flying to Texas to watch the next one for sure!

[@mattgaming8717]

Its like witnessing the space shuttle or appollo for the 1st time. That epic. That type of history made.

[@jeffreypicard6022]

Wow!!! You have outdone yourself Zack!

[@philipschultz]

This video deserves millions of views. Best footage of a launch and landing 😂 I've ever seen.

[@truegret7778]

Beautiful execution. Kudos to Elon Musk and the entire SpaceX team!!! Excellent production, per usual, Zack. Now, we need a modern iMax/THX, outdoor, presentation !! For the first showing I propose the Air & Space Museum in San Diego.

[@danwhiffen9235]

Love the fact that you synced countdown Bravo

[@billcade2137]

What an awesome accomplishment by SpaceX! Another great video Zack, as usual! Haha

[@wayneschenk5512]

Incredible photography.

[@AmericanBadger]

Outstanding job. Perfect soundtrack. Thanks for sharing! 👏

[@dentarthurdent42]

Wow, this is some incredible footage!

[@germpharm]

This is really great! I want to share with many many people.

[@hpalvz]

Amazing video! The boostback turn looks so clear here and feels way less violent than on the live stream

[@lyricbread]

Absolutely unreal. Awesome footage guys!

[@herbertarnold3989]

ive seen a lot of things in my life but that is the most amazing so far.

[@JonnoPlays]

Nice presentation.

[@atlien7157]

That just melted my face off 🤯

[@EvoCreatures]

That was beautiful! Awesome work : )

[@ClearAlera]

When I saw the twin boosters land like synchronized swimmers after the first falcon heavy launch, I thought nothing could ever top how cool that was. I was wrong.

[@johnanderson2550]

That was top quality work right there.

[@ifrisbie]

Great shots all the way, very nice work!

[@Bert578]

A truly cinematic video! Awesome work!!

[@connecticutaggie]

Great movie. Amazing Ending!

[@pilotdawn1661]

Fabulous presentation! Liked and Subscribed.

[@OldPannonian]

I did the same.

[@JonDisnard]

Nice. This is by far the best video. Really appreciate the stabilized video kept on center. The part where the booster separated from the blast protector thing.... Was riveting! I was so scared that big hunk of metal was going to crash into the booster as the cold jets sprayed... It was so scarry, it looked like they were going to scrape.

[@joethemariner]

Beautifully composed together 🤘

[@GarretL757]

This was fantastic!!

[@scottmartin356]

Great film work, awe inspiring moment!

[@solarwizzo8667]

Awesome Footage!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@elwinprice667]

Exceptional camera work!!!😎

[@jimalbi]

That is the best tracking footage I've seen so far. Wow!

[@jamiegunn4900]

Thank you for all you do.

[@carjic]

Excellent stuff there! Thanks

[@mc6400]

Sick. Oh, and thank-you thank-you thank-you for reusing the telemetry but actually syncing it with the visuals!

[@user-zx9gs2eh1t]

Well done Sir! Well done.

[@NominalOrbit]

Hope you guys enjoyed the flight! Excited to start watching now… brb in 9 mins

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

Beautiful work guys👍

[@Shana-u2b]

Great shots

[@shable1436]

After separation and the shower of plume, i wonder the dimensions of the width and length of it as it slows down, it looks like a km long, and half km wide at the end

[@donjones4719]

Great camera work and tracking, no one had anything better. Very informative, too. We can see how very close the hot staging ring was to SH - close enough to have bumped into a chine. I absolutely love that the bursts from the vent thrusters high up on the side are so visible. Used pretty frequently to keep the propellant settled. I'm sure Zack will have fun with that. Might I suggest for future flights: The countdown clock had an unfortunate placement, right in front of the launch ignition. Over to the left next to the engine graphic would be nice. Ditto for the Sonic Boom captions. And those don't need to artistically fade out of sight, they just need to quickly get out of sight. When done with.

[@brooksterabb]

amazing thanks so much

[@BBbrewer13]

Best recap video so far! Are my eyes seeing it correctly that the booster used its control thrusters to go up and over the HSR like a game of leap frog?

[@andy_byrd]

This edit is phenomenal!

[@2150dalek]

Amazing to watch. SpaceX truly is taking space flight into the 21st century. I could see the mechzilla arms teeter a bit in this clip where I hadn't noticed in other videos. 👀

[@czootv]

Simply awesome!

[@robspecht9550]

7:09 Fascinating to watch the booster reorient itself for entry

[@Scaliad]

It was a beautiful thing to see!

[@isbestlizard]

Getting really heavy things into space without blowing up is cool

[@leorickpccenter]

holy cow... what Camera was used here? Amazing. Come to think of it, I have not seen the Hot Stage Ring ejection from the live streams. New Sub here. Great job. Thank you for this.

[@stevenserrano9027]

Seeing this happen with my hardware onboard was a sight to behold

[@Darthgenius]

That was great! Thank you.