Starship Flight Test 7 Info Revealed, and Fun New Design Changes Coming!?

[@MarcusHouse]

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[@GHOSTSTALKER90]

Hi Marcus , How often does NASA operate outside or the United States? Have a great day

[@browndogprospecting3141]

Thought Black Friday Would be 13th Dec;)

[@michaelcaspi6476]

thanks so much for all you do to give 💌

[@scottdorfler2551]

What happened to Fraser Marcus Scott IFT6?!?! It's not a complete test until the Fraser Marcus Scott post flight episode. I look forward to them and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I don't want to hear we're too busy. We're all busy. 😂 Like if you want Fraser Marcus Scott IFT6.

[@MarcusHouse]

Yea, sorry about that, we couldn't all make our schedule match up for that one.

[@doridog]

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[@TheOriginalLennie]

We'll let you all off, just this once.. 😅

[@MarcusHouse]

@@TheOriginalLennie Back for flight 7 I'm sure.

[@oldtimer2662]

Please we need you 3 to to fight (flight) it out 🤣🇦🇺🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🚀 😆

[@pilotdawn1661]

Saturday would not be Saturday without the Marcus House Rocketry Rap-up. Wonderful report, thanks!

[@jebediahkerman3946]

Australia won't allow Starships to land in Australia because they aren't yet 16 and have unrestricted access to X via the Starlink network.

[@jasonscaf3840]

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[@MarcusHouse]

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[@bradbarker8286]

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[@discombubulate2256]

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[@enoughofthis]

It's a good law, I wish we had this law in USA, I can't control my kids anymore. Social media is just too strong and addictive. Just like cell phone usage

[@NeonVisual]

In the UK if you hang an English or British flag on something, everyone automatically assumes it's been done by a racists.

[@earth2006]

So let's try "The United Federation Of Planets" to see what highly interested and extremely intelligent observers have to say about that.

[@earth2006]

I'll bet you a beautiful puff of air. The service will be cost prohibitive for the average "Cake Eater." I can foresee issues when you're inside.

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

Sad isn’t it.

[@JeromyBranch]

I admittedly do not understand British politics. But here in the US it has come to pass that displaying the flag is a symbol of conservative politics, and the complete rejection and detesting of the flag a symbol of progressives. Things that make you go "Hmmmm".

[@oldtimer2662]

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[@ColeWebb-m8r]

Woohoo, it’s Marcus time! The thing that I look forward to every Saturday 😊

[@Xtro-1098]

Stop it...🙄

[@christheswiss390]

Fantastic video - as always! 👏👏👏

[@DavidPawson-d7h]

My father came to the US in the mid 60s after accepting a job at one of our fine institutions of learning. He’s been rather nostalgic of New Zealand lately which is where he’s from and had no idea of the space program there as his area of expertise is at the bottom of oceans or somewhere between sea level and the bottom. The look of amazement followed by a joke only an 86 year old child could give watching your footage on mute was exactly how I hoped this trip to visit again for Thanksgiving would go. Sure beats the grainy footage we watched on a Betamax of a pixel that barely stood out from a sub he’d share after coming home from some location I’d never heard of so thanks for sharing that.

[@peter.wilson]

I love the idea of Starships being built in Boca Chica, launched from there, and then landed in Cape Canaveral for reuse. No land transport is required.

[@MarcusHouse]

In reality they should be built in both locations, but initially will be shipped from Boca.

[@admarsandbeyond]

There are some archaic obsolete inane regulations that prohibit that (overfly land). Hope now that the US is reining in the bureaucrats things will change and innovations like that can flourish.

[@cipedead0777]

This dose not get old. So good to see NZ & Aus playing little parts in this next gen of space race. Thank you all.

[@WanderAbroad-pq5ph]

I love the huge Mars mural at 6:35

[@davidyoung518]

That was a whole lot of F-150's and Silverados around SpaceX construction site, not a single Cyber Truck!!!!!

[@Hunter_925]

Did anyone notice the OLM parts near the white tent at Roberts Road 12:07

[@revmsj]

With Titan’s thick atmosphere and super low gravity, I’ve always suggested a lighter than air probe, or at least buoyantly neutral probe. You could employ a rigid “balloon” or “anti-ballast” tank to keep it just short of floating so it would take almost no energy to raise and move around, and no energy to lower.

[@otpyrcralphpierre1742]

Good idea, but are there any big storms on Titan that could wreck it?

[@deveusdude]

Hmmm thats a good idea, wonder why they didnt go with that? Maybe because drones are a more proven platform? Maybe they issues with weather blowing it around?

[@planetmuskvlog3047]

… AND you are the most pleasant, authentic space tuber I listen too. Shoutout Scott Manley, and Everyday Astronaut too

[@tricky778]

Starbase Pink too

[@aone9050]

Scott got political during the George Floyd protests and blm's peak power.

[@rodmills4071]

I don't know where you get all this info, but I just don't hear any of this from other sites.... you should have way more subs....keep up the great work...😄😃😀🇦🇺

[@MarcusHouse]

Glad you love what we are doing Rod!

[@RexNeville]

​@@MarcusHouseLaunceston is clearly the space news capital of the world. 🙂🇦🇺🪃 Keep up the excellent work!

[@TomiLoveless]

😎Marcus, everything about space is getting so exciting! Your reporting is the Best! Thank You for all your hard work keeping us all so well informed. Can't wait for flight 7. 😎

[@FerociousPancake888]

I’m with you on the nasa funding. Spend that money on rovers, cool missions like dragonfly, telescopes, probes, and other payloads. They just aren’t good at getting together a launch vehicle at a reasonable price, so I think they should contract out all launch vehicles entirely so they have more money to spend on the really cool stuff.

[@admarsandbeyond]

NASA isn't good at making anything at a reasonable price. Cheap and abundant launch will allow all these to become less mass restrained and much cheaper with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components. NASA should contract out all hardware.

[@ajctrading]

Hey hey its Marcus day. Yeah hopefully it gives em a chance to upgrade the antenna to something that looks like it wont get blown over from someone passing wind

[@MarcusHouse]

🤣 Yea, they've fixed it up, but still seems a tad fragile.

[@DaveInPA2010]

There was an old interview with Tim Dodd and Elon Musk and Elon‘s talking about some unit of measurement like a Pascal maybe, and he’s like “ a Pascal… what’s that, like a mouse fart?“ Apparently a mouse fart is about all it takes to knock over their antenna.

[@farmerinthesky]

Around here we no longer call it Saturday. We say, "It's Marcus House Day!"

[@bradbarker8286]

Hey, hey, it's Saturday with Marcus! 😊

[@Firefoxav26]

“…the first significant hardware that has been recovered for a ship that has been through reentry. It’s going to be crucial data.” -Guy in high-vis, tossing tiles like he’s going through a bin at Goodwill 😅

[@ClAddict]

Surprised Voyager 1 getting its X-band radio back didn’t make the cut

[@RV4aviator]

Hey hey, mate..! You and your production Team make our Space Nerds Saturday evening...!!!! Thanks for the SpaceX and others update .! Exciting times ahead... Cheers...!!!

[@elizabethhoeppner8881]

Yes, I talk to people all the time about SpaceX and Starship launches. Amazing how many have no idea. The new Administration and President will definitely make sure America learns more about American space programs and missions

[@djohannsson8268]

It would be nice if Space X would eventually practice a manned Starship catch abort. They could use the rcs cold thrusters to keep the ship vertical during the water entry phase. If the LOX fuel tank is almost empty they could flood that tank with seawater and keep the ship upright allowing the crew to escape, vs smacking the water causing a methane explosion. There would also be the case of a booster failure after liftoff. Starship could attempt a early hot stage separation, with Space X commanding the booster to shut down and issue the seperation command.

[@bobbastian760]

Does the SLS model cost 1000x as much as the Space X one and arrive sometime in 2045? :D

[@randykreps3519]

Every week, the same high-quality production and information. Coffee and Marcus. Thanks!!

[@PyrateGraphics]

Nice, new 39a OLM parts outside the tent at 12:05

[@rocroc]

While there are a number of problems associated with launching the Starship, one big problem is "sound" suppression. Environmental groups are now beginning to highlight the problem more and more yet I haven't heard anything recently about how SX is dealing with it. Are there any measures to deal with sound suppression being taken with this new flame trench? As the Starship gets bigger the problem with sound suppression does the same. I would like to hear more about this situation in a future video.

[@classydave75]

The only thing I read, after IFT-1 or 2, was that the sound levels were 20dB higher than expected around the site... Nothing since then. I think no one cares, except environmental groups (rightfully). Now that the orange Nazi and his crock of fascist psychopathic baboons are in charge, you can expect more deregulation and conflicts of interests, at the expense of population safety obviously. But since more than half of America gleefully voted for their own and evident demise, they will probably like it. Enjoy.

[@israelitenet]

Thank you so much Marcus House. We love you.😊

[@PJSkinnerAuthor]

Great update, thanks Marcus. Your positivity makes my Saturday mornings.

[@MarcusHouse]

Hey there PJ! Great to see you here in the comments.

[@TheBuntajames]

I can't wait for the transfer flights. Launching Starship and booster getting caught at the Cape before being based there. Possible?

[@rightbuildersfinn7180]

Hey hey😊

[@Chuckt961]

Hey Hey! Happy Saturday!

[@MegaConcertgoer]

Thanks again for another great weekly summary.

[@alediazofficial2562]

Hey just wanna wish you a great day. Thanks for the video update. Stay blessed 🙏🏽

[@gianlucalenzarini4606]

Woohoo from WA 🎉

[@MarcusHouse]

Hope to be heading your way fairly soon. It has been a long time since I've been in Perth.

[@tmcdowell5986]

Australia should build an infrastructure zone necessary to catch Starship.

[@ArjunPraharaj]

Thanks for the update Marcus

[@MarcusHouse]

You are most welcome!

[@EBallard44]

@@MarcusHousethank you for the in depth analysis every week! You break it down into understandable talking points for the average person interested in this sorta stuff!

[@garyhorner7550]

It would be great if the Starship would land at some isolated area at Perth Airport. It would be no problem to install the same landing gear that were used on the Starship up and down flights and landings. Then Australian workers wouldn't have to gather up and load pieces. Maybe use a "truck train" to move it to a hanger where it could be examined. This also would be a great demo for the U.S Space Forces to observe what they are wanting to use the Starship for, to launch 100 tons to anyplace on this planet in one hour.

[@marcsteraudetster3976]

Awesome vid yet again.

[@ZACATACification]

Those metal sheets that are interconnected form what's called a cofferdam. This is designed to keep water out of the building area. In many photos and video from before you can see bilge pumps pumping water out of the work area. This is a common practice in the southern part of the United States because most of that land sits at sea level. This type of engineering is specifically used when building bridges over rivers and streams all across the world. Because most of the southern states sit at sea level this is why people are buried above ground and houses don't have basements. The water table may only sit at 4 - 6 feet under the surface of the ground.

[@helgekumpfert4011]

Thank you for sharing quality content 👍

[@rejecthumanitireturntomani1714]

Thank you Marcus, I've been a long time fan of your Kerbal series and you helped me get ok at the game. I've also been following the space news series for a long time and you're an awesome source of Information. Keep up the good work, love frome America

[@MarcusHouse]

Thank you! You've been here for a long time. Super appreciated.

[@garyhorner7550]

Great Show as usual Marcus. Heard some rumor's that the new Gigabay would be constructed right where the Highbay and original office building are now located. Everything in the old office building will be relocated and the Highbay wasn't used for anything except "odd" jobs, like applying heat shield material. Have a good day.

[@saintuk70]

vacuum pipes make perfect sense, heat does not transfer across a vacuum in this instance.

[@eggey4322]

there are launch pad parts next to the tent in Florida

[@MarcusHouse]

Yes there are. I'll dive into that next week.

[@MD.ImNoScientician]

A brilliant piece of reporting there @MarcusHouse Thank you for what you do. See you in the Next Video

[@timprobst7905]

Net the Ship! They should put a net under water where the ship is going to land. Just to keep it from sinking, and under the water to protect it from the landing.

[@mattc3696]

Great Dragonfly coverage!

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Cheers Marcus 🍻

[@ryelor123]

Interesting. I wish I knew more about the tower that was built at their pad at the cape.

[@paulmoffat9306]

Dragonfly is to carry a RTG for primary power/heat in addition to batteries.

[@eddiegoodman9267]

Thanks for the update and views 🇺🇲🙏🇺🇦

[@BB_SlimJa]

Marcus can you use more orange arrows for my kittens too! they love the show so far!

[@kenw5104]

13d refly. So if they could make 15 boosters each with 24 reflies, it would be enough for these same 15 boosters to cover one launch per day everyday for a year. Even if one could only do less than 12 reflies, they would need less than 30 to cover a year's day-to-day launches. Quite amazing.

[@shawnsmith1209]

New OLM parts next to the tents!

[@quentincampbell5865]

Hey Hey Marcus. I didn't knew much about Rocket lab , so I went to go investigate. Glad I did. I wouldn't have known about them because of you. Keep it up!

[@peterhagen7258]

Thanks for the great Saturday morning wakeup news! It seems that SpaceX needs one or 2 more DroneShips for recovery redundancy or even just to increase the launch pace.

[@ThexBorg]

Welcome back bro

[@peaceofmind2769]

SpaceX made a new record of 17 launches (including Starship) just in November. 12 of the launches were Starlink missions.

[@RobLittleuk]

And speaking of Australia, wouldn’t it be brilliant as SpaceX to try landing starship in desert area out of the way of anything important? I guess the locals wouldn’t be in favour of it though?

[@johndavid1611]

The US government would probably not approve because starship is technically an advanced weapons technology.

[@RobLittleuk]

@@johndavid1611 DUH - should have thought of that ! A brilliant rocket to load with bombs instead of satellites !!

[@evandipasquale9255]

The hoverpen is a super interesting gift but 400 dollars for a pen with a tiny piece of a meteorite is a lot.

[@lanzer22]

scrapped Starship parts should be just sold as collector's items. Easy revenue for SpaceX.

[@Chrisnickhill]

I don’t think people realize what direct to cell will do for Tesla FSD

[@Daddyoh94]

Hey hey!

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

...was that some Mystery Goo I saw on the side of the Titan rotocraft?? :)

[@MarcusHouse]

Haha! I totally thought the same thing when I first saw that.

[@oldtimer2662]

lol South Park 🤣 Butters did it 💦

[@raytribble8075]

Another excellent update sir. Thank you much for all you and your team assemble

[@MarcusHouse]

Cheers Ray!

[@Maxim.Teleguz]

Marcus, how can we Get questions to you so you can answer for the next video?

[@Huot1956]

Merci!

[@michaelcaspi6476]

thanks so much for all you do to give👏💌

[@Ph33NIXx]

I just tried to like the video twice xD Man 2030-35 is going to be exciting! JUICE, Clipper and Dragonfly... i must arm myself with patience 😆

[@mikeg5694]

Quick question I happened to see something odd and remember seeing this during live coverage. At 1:52 what is that object spinning & moving up? Object is too far away, going in wrong direction, Star Ship over Africa, trajectory horizontal, altitude ~100 miles, therefore object cannot be part of Star Ship. Thanks for your summaries excellent shows!

[@OldCurmudgeon3DP]

21:48 I guess we may see an appearance by a Sean Connery look-alike when this ship hits orbit.

[@ncdave4life]

With Titan’s thick atmosphere and low gravity, a nuclear RTG powered aircraft could fly around almost indefinitely.

[@Scaliad]

Years in the future, I know, but where do you think the first inland Starship launch facility will be located? Boca Chica, and Florida won't be able to handle the pace forever, and the coasts are all densely populated... West Texas, maybe?

[@Luke-Norris]

For a Mars transit they will need rockets to slow the ship upon arrival; there’s hardly an atmosphere to use as a brake. However, with the ability to refuel in orbit before the journey you could also accelerate the ship to double orbital velocity and cut the Mars transit time in half

[@admarsandbeyond]

There is enough atmosphere to slow it down, spacecraft have been aerobraking into Mars for decades. Crewed Starships will be transiting at about 115 days.

[@S1nwar]

The weird thing is they still dont know how much heatshieldtiles they can remove before reentry fails^^

[@green2294]

Starship all the way.

[@jackdowling4606]

When will the first non-Starlink payload be deployed?

[@MarcusHouse]

I'm surprised we haven't seen more work on new cargo bay door designs. Even prototypes. We have no idea really.

[@matthodel946]

It seems that vacuum insulated piping is also used in solar water heaters.

[@mrgriply]

Are Space x building more drone ships ? Looks like they need them

[@nicholaspatton1742]

GJ Marcus

[@terracub]

Do you think they could be launching from bocachica And landing the booster in Florida?

[@hend0wski]

7:49 delivery for your(non-specific) mom on site

[@P4P5]

What is going on with Blue Origin? Werent they supposed to launch in December?

[@TheStumpyFingers]

I thought the flag was there to celebrate thanksgiving

[@mikemayfield5172]

Please explain the mobile launch stand. I don’t understand why it has to be mobile or where it is going to move to and from thanks as always.

[@matsamuels9197]

Like ya vids old mate. Just trying getting some vitamin d. Sun👍🏼

[@MarcusHouse]

Haha. Just coming into summer now. I feel like a hermit through winter. 🤣

[@rh906]

Space Race? What Space Race?

[@digitalplayland]

NASA is aspiring for another Oscar.

[@physsed]

Hi Marcus, where was that Australian Ship Flight 6 offload? Gero, Port Hedland? Cheers

[@mattfgln]

When a graphic recap of starship and booster fleet and building stage progress ?

[@ericgoz3858]

Dragon Fly will not use batteries it uses Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator or called MMRTG, as used in the Perserverance Rover.

[@tbix1963]

Any speculation on how soon we can expect to see starship and the boosters flying from Texas to Florida. Not sure if the booster can make the complete trip but if possible might be a substitute for building a second factory. No reason that a starship couldn’t make the trip eventually. This assumes the trip to Florida is a bit far on the transporters and not sure if they could tip them onto their side to ship on a barge, upright seems a little improbable.

[@macjonte]

I hope spaceX workers will get their two week of holiday timeoff.

[@speedhump231]

Skylab set the precedence, we should send a littering bill to soacx

[@MasterBakerVideos]

Since they're building 2 towers, and they have issues getting the tower ready for catch, why not simply use one tower to launch and use the second one to catch?? Seems logical enough.

[@tech3nc]

SpaceX needs to get to work building more drone ships since that is going to be the hold up very soon, if not already.