The SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk's Gateway to Mars

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[@paulloveless9180]

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[@paulloveless9180]

More seriously: congrats on getting all your rocket science correct in this video! It's no small task to be able explain as you did the complexities of rocket design!

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[@fredred8371]

Video starts at 1:20

[@johnwolf2829]

Thanks for making this one, THIS is what I have been waiting to see!

[@ArathirCz]

If you are interested in the Starship, there are 24/7 streams from NasaSpaceflight and LabPadre keeping an eye on the progress in Boca Chica.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Also keep an eye on EverydayAstronaut, who has done a variety of videos on spacecraft and recent developments - including filming Starship launches _on site_ ! He's even interviewed Elon Musk on more than one occasion, including a full walkthrough of the Starship complex by the man himself. You should take a look, Simon. :D

[@infected7258]

If you want to stay updated on all space related news follow these channels, Marcus House, What about it, Spacexcentic, the everyday astronaut, and Scott Manley

[@jessicakirsh]

Also, Jessica Kirsh has a channel. www.KZbin.com/c/jessicakirsh

[@daemenoth]

@@marvindebot3264 there is also WAI or as he is known felix at the channel What about it or i am also a big fan of Ellie in space she covers all sorts of elon related news and none of us can look past scott manley who is a huge influnece in the space community

[@GahMehGrrrr]

He doesn't have permission. And when one of the big ones goes boom that'll be that.

[@SparkBerry]

Mponeng Gold Mine in South Africa, the deepest mine in the world and the deepest man has been underground. That and the whole Witwatersrand gold rush is worthy of a Megaprojects episode!

[@benweakley4004]

As someone who is well versed in both Simons body of work and starship I would rate this 5-stars. Very well done. Also loved the quip about "BFR".

[@paulloveless9180]

I definitely LOLd hard af when "explained" what it meant. Lololol

[@Threshershark420]

I live for the biz blaze moments in these other channels. I get why he doesn't do it. But I still wait for it eagerly.

[@dinodasbunce6224]

@Joey Hext I remember computer games like DOOM often had a gun in them call a BFG, "Big F----ing Gun", and one of the interpretations for the B52 BUFF was "Big Ugly Fat F---er". I have also heard it call :Big Ugly Flying F---er", as well as some other less offensive names.

[@HylanderSB]

You're being charitable. They did better than most, but the graphics choices were questionable.

[@atts_other_at]

If you were well versed in starship you would never rate this 5 stars

[@adamloverin231]

Love all the space geek comments. It is a disappointingly rare occasion to run into one us out in the real world. As Scott would say, fly safe!

[@lazarus2691]

HULLO!

[@cy-one]

@@lazarus2691 The most manliest of Scotts :D

[@jacquesloveridge30]

Scott münley

[@reasonerenlightened2456]

The scary part is when he cheerfully says that Nasa is giving 2.5 billion to SpaceX. Our tax money is being used to make the products from which they will profit by selling them to us. ...and we do not obtain any equity in this. No sensible business person would give a lot of money without obtaining equity in return. Vote for smart leader, who care for our money and what we own. We the humans.

[@joshuaf4867]

YESSSS!!! Starship on Megaprojects! The whole endeavor, building, testing, flying, and operating the whole Starship/Starbase system easily qualifies as a megaproject.

[@Manuel-gu9ls]

Next up is Virgin Galactic

[@Benji-jj2bg]

@R D vapourware?? Lol your funny.

[@TheDisgruntledImperial]

@Benji just wait, the Elon skeptics are only just emerging from the woodwork. Within hours they'll infest every thread in the comment section.

[@Benji-jj2bg]

@@TheDisgruntledImperial I dont understand why people try so hard to hate everything he does lol. Humans are weird.

[@TheDisgruntledImperial]

@Benji A lot of people who don't like Musk are upset at things he said on Twitter, or his wealth. I run into a lot of them that eventually expose themselves to be socialist. They really, really hate his stance on workers unions lol.

[@brantwedel]

A scripting issue at 6:19 started talking about the engine before finishing the bit about stainless steel structure (cut from stainless steel temperature to engine pressure haha) "They can reach internal temperatures of up to 300 bar" 😂

[@mehg8407]

Yeah, looks like he mixed up the notes Elon's cronies gave him.

[@kindlin]

I was really confused by that statement, but didn't go back. I assumed I must have misheard or misunderstood. Lol

[@g.f.martianshipyards9328]

Must be those american units

[@lukecampis3479]

Yeah fr

[@MawngSoulSong]

Need a follow up in this as soon as the starship reach orbit

[@adriank8792]

Calling it a megaproject only begins to scratch the surface. Imagine what's going to be possible once Starship comes online. It itself will serve as a launch platform for other megaprojects of the future

[@TheBooban]

Mega fuel tanker. Mega orbital platform. Mega moon base. Mega solar system explorer. Mega asteroid miner. Mega mars colony.

[@LichuStar64]

IF it comes online. Which I hope it does, buuuut... And then it has to go to Mars (I think more than a year) then they have to put people there that are probably never be able to come back... Manage your hype.

[@honeysucklecat]

It won’t work.

[@crispykitten]

How many years in a row has Elon promised things than then promised the same thing the next year for a further date... Not to mention his flip flopping from Flight to Mars will be the latest greatest, luxery liner, based flight... to... It's will be uncomfortable, and you might die. He is, as always, just spouting whatever he thinks will make his shares go up. And the fact he said people would be flying in Starship this year... funny how his acolites always forget the last promise when he gives another.

[@RestrictedHades]

@@honeysucklecat explain

[@terp2726]

UPDATE: FAA decision to allow launch of Super Heavy/Starship combo has been delayed until Mar. 28. Possible outcomes are 1) OK to launch as is, 2) Make some changes to mitigate eco harm then OK to launch, and 3) May not launch at this site. If FAA decides 2 or 3, launch will be moved to the Cape LC 39B which already has approval but won't have the infrastructure to launch until near the end of the year. If they approve launch as is we could see the first launch as early as April if enough fuel and oxidizer can be delivered that fast.

[@BBulletin]

Thanks for the update.

[@jesusmora9379]

4) decision delayed until Apr. 28

[@CrazyYog]

Musk is hedging his bet and working on Starship launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I have a feeling the first launch will take place there instead of in Texas.

[@sdd6528]

They should shut down Boca Chica and just move the operations to Florida.

[@Sintesi.]

you mean 39a. 39b is for sls. also the faa decision will probably just get delayed by another month.

[@lachlanthomaslangmead1651]

Been into space stuff my whole life and I’m very glad things are starting to pick up now, hopefully we’ll have a decent foothold in our little neck of the cosmos within our lifetimes.

[@Istandby666]

I've also been into space stuff my whole life. I watch the first space shuttle launch and in the 80's I was in the Young Astronaut Program. Growing up near Edwards Air Force Base, I watched the Space Shuttle land and be crain on top of the 747. I'm glad I grew up in the era I did. I was able to experience a lot of things.

[@horyzengaming3935]

Will never happen. Man cannot leave earths orbit. This venture will never happen and will be put back again and again as its not possible, or we will get a fake video like the one when he put his tesla car in space, load of crap, even my 14 yr old son pointed out how fake that video was and now has been proven to be. Look at Elons underground hyper-loop system, total cock up and fail.

[@lachlanthomaslangmead1651]

Horyzen Gaming “Man Cannot Leave Earths orbit” we did it between 1969 and 1972 you hack.

[@cy-one]

@@lachlanthomaslangmead1651 Dude is probably a flat-earther.

[@221b-l3t]

I was pleasantly surprised by the references to coking in keralox engines, closed cycle, mention of Soviet era oxygen rich staged combustion engines and largely use of the correct puctures for the vehicles, which easily overshadow a few minor things such as the hull being made of 304L stainless, while the Raptors are internally made of copper and SpaceX's inconel (SX500) in the high pressure oxygen rich side of the engine as you mentioned. Someone clearly watched Tim's video on Raptor and Soviet rocket engines. :) (BTW that's why a dying Raptor spits out green flames. It's eating itself up and copper burns green, a cycle ofteb referred to as engine rich combustion :P )

[@donkoltz1]

A few minor errors when it comes to dates as well, however the dates are more forgivable as they were mostly likely accurate when this was written. Overall it was one of the best summaries of the Starship program to date that wasn't done by a content creator solely focused on space.

[@221b-l3t]

@@donkoltz1 Yeah I agree, here and there a few things but nowhere near the innacuracy of say a CNN report on Starship. Almost as good as the pros (Tim Dodd, Marcus House, NSF). And nothing that angered me, which is quite rare for me lol.

[@donkoltz1]

@@221b-l3t Yeah the highest praise for nerds like us is "I sat through it silently" hahaha he did well.

[@221b-l3t]

@@donkoltz1 Haha yeah. Didn't even pause it trying to calm down from some horrendously incorrect info.

[@michalsnaiberg2734]

You may dislike Elon Musk, you may even hate him or doubt his true intentions, but you can't deny that his contribution to space exploration and rocket developement is incredible.

[@2KOOLURATOOLGaming]

*that his encouragement of contributing to space exploration and rocket development is incredible.

[@TheDisgruntledImperial]

@2KOOLURATOOL you'd have to be pretty jaded to interpret things that way. Musk isn't some Bezos, living in mansions and throwing billions at a problem so he can get praise for "innovating". It's well documented that Musk puts his heart and soul into Tesla and SpaceX, sleeping on couches in factory offices and working shocking hours. He's not a genius in a lab, but he deserves more credit than skeptics give him.

[@TheBooban]

@@TheDisgruntledImperial thats beside the point of what 2kool wrote. SpaceX has yet to do _anything_ that hasn’t been done before. Transport to ISS and deploy satellites. Even the upcoming moon mission has already been done. If you are impressed with that already, we should recognize that we are on the cusp of incredible possibilities in the near future.

[@TheDisgruntledImperial]

@TheBooban And that's the entire point, the infrastructure and procedures musk is trying to put in place will revolutionize space exploration and colonization. Yes, spacex hasn't done much new. But it's laying the groundwork for spectacular things to be done, if people can only have the vision to see it.

[@kevinkrammer8077]

@@TheBooban Which other launch provider, governmental or commerical, has so far re-flown their booster stage over 10 times?

[@goodisgoog]

Hey Simon, thanks for finally covering Starship! Been waiting for you to do a video on it

[@JamVar]

They just stacked this beast yesterday (15 March 2022) using their chopstick-like lift arms attached to the launch tower. It's really amazing. Still waiting on that FAA approval...

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

While they’re waiting they launch it twice from the Cape. That site is pre approved

[@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567]

psht, they have no authority in space

[@terp2726]

@@PHDiaz-vv7yo, they still have to build "Stage Zero" before they can use the Cape. That could take another 6 months or so.

[@kepanoid]

@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 The FAA does control the airspace though, and for a short moment, both on the way up and down, the Starship and other space vehicles *are* aircraft, as they are machines that travel above ground in the atmosphere. And besides potentional passengers, they are concerned about the people on the ground possibly affected by aviation activities.

[@terp2726]

@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 True that FAA can do nothing to a ship in orbit but SpaceX would never get another launch approval. Ever. They'd have to relocate outside of the US which would void any contracts they have with the US military which helps fund Starship. A poor choice at best, incredibly stupid/fatal at worst.

[@Bozewani]

I love how Simeon makes rocket science seem easy

[@aineoconnell690]

I know!! And for that i am truly grateful!! I was never good at physics 🙈🙈

[@omarbaba9892]

Well I mean the channel is dumbing everything down a lot into small, easy to watch videos

[@ZetaInfinite]

Perfect choice, been waiting for this for a very long time

[@pcicy7344]

I just wanted to correct you on one thing, I don’t think the raptor engine are made from 304 stainless steel, but the ring segments that make up the body of the rocket are, no worries tho

[@Mr2winners]

Indeed the nozzles are inconel, and the chambers are some titanium tungsten alloy as far as i remember

[@kylenolan2710]

@@Mr2winners, at least the liner of the thrust chamber is made of a copper alloy. Also, I may be thinking of the Merlin but I believe the nozzle is niobium.

[@donkoltz1]

Before the inevitable comments saying: "Why spend money in space when we have problems on Earth?" Firstly, every cent 'spent in space' is in fact put in the pockets of hardworking individuals here on Earth. People Like engineers, construction workers, administrative workers, assembly line workers, etc. get to feed their families. Secondly, we spend more as a country on cosmetics than we do on space exploration. Imagine that, we spend more money trying to look good than we do learning about the very substrate our entire planet and everyone living on it is moving through at tens of thousand of kilometers an hour.

[@murphsmodels8853]

Thank you. Also don't forget to mention the companies that supply SpaceX with parts and materials. THe company I work for builds load cells and thrust measurement rigs for SpaceX

[@thunderforthrc7457]

I was hoping for something like this I'm a big fan of spacex

[@reasonerenlightened2456]

The scary part is when he cheerfully says that Nasa is giving 2.5 billion to SpaceX. Our tax money is being used to make the products from which they will profit by selling them to us. ...and we do not obtain any equity in this. No sensible business person would give a lot of money without obtaining equity in return. Vote for smart leader, who care for our money and what we own. We the humans.

[@mbathroom1]

my friend was watching this live yesterday because he's very into space, I'm sure he would like this video

[@minigoose6284]

A fellow ring watcher seeing the ship being stacked

[@curtiswfranks]

I watch it live too.

[@Tuuminshz]

Starship is probably the most important rocket in human history so far

[@somerandompersonidk2272]

No it isn't lmao. It's a glorified billionaire's toy. It has not done much whatsoever and the goals it has are impractical. Plus, it hasn't done the stuff it was promised to do. If it had, the Shuttle would have been amazing. Spoiler alert, reality is different from the original concept..

[@kris2672]

@@somerandompersonidk2272 A boy can dream

[@Benji-jj2bg]

@@somerandompersonidk2272 Lol starship is a engineers toy. Even nasa loves it and knows it is gonna be the future of space travel. That's why they chose it for the moon. You can be salty all you want but it doesnt change reality bud 😂

[@Jonasastrophotos]

@@somerandompersonidk2272 "it hasn't done the stuff it was promised to do" Of course it hasnt lol. A bit hard when its not even ready yet

[@MrTexasDan]

No ... try building a large rocket with early-60s slide-rule technology and taking it to the Moon ... 9 times. Then we'll talk.

[@MirageGSM]

"Internal temperatures of up to 300 Bar" - Since when is Bar a unit of temperature?

[@rossh2386]

You did it you mad fact boy. You really did it ❤

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

If this works…. It’s a fookin game changer

[@mauritsbol4806]

Starship refers to the top section, but also the entire body together.

[@TheBooban]

Well, that’s confusing.

[@mauritsbol4806]

@@TheBooban it is basically like the name "new york" (in new york's case the state and the city within it, in starships case the top section and the entire entity).

[@vonries]

@@mauritsbol4806 that's the best explanation I think one could give.

[@Sintesi.]

to avoid confusion, i call the entire body "starship superheavy"

[@daemenoth]

@@Sintesi. most people refer to them using the number of the ship and booster for example 4/20 currently is the one they have been stacking and cryoproofing

[@badfinger6000]

You know every time I get the sarcastic remarks from coworkers “ how’s your Tesla stock doing” I just think about videos like this and say “ just fine”! 😉

[@ryanhamstra49]

Ghwynne Shotwell says that they made it officially big falcon rocket after she used BFR in a Senate hearing and they asked her what it stood for. Sidenote, your HLS animation isnt starship, it was one of their competitors

[@MyKharli]

She is such a bullshitter ..did you see her embarrassing herself on ted talks !

[@anthonypelchat]

The HLS animation was from NASA prior to selecting Starship. It wasn't a competitor, though it looks similar. That was the expected design of the lander prior to Starship winning. Very few truly expected Starship to be selected, even though it was clearly better than the competition. It's drastically different from anything prior and doesn't use SLS at all (NASA only requires SLS for the crew's journey to lunar orbit). Most were shocked when Starship won.

[@ryanhamstra49]

@@anthonypelchat that’s true, but it is extremely similar to the national teams lander that isn’t fully reusable, which is one of the huge pros. It would be like if he was talking about how fast an f1 car is over footage of a 1985 civic. Especially since there are tons of clips of hls starship out there. That’s just lazy editing by his editor

[@anthonypelchat]

@@ryanhamstra49 I wouldn't call it lazy by the editor. Yes, there are plenty of videos of Starship landing on the moon, but none are from NASA directly. Further, the NASA video is public domain, so no copyright issues. The other videos likely will have some issues with copyright, which is a huge issue on KZbin. While the lander looks like the National Team's concept, there's actually really good reasons why. First, the video was from NASA prior to any plans. They used and expected a lander similar to the original Lunar Landers from Apollo. National Team's concept was also based on that same Lunar Lander design. And that is what everyone expected NASA to pick. As for the differences, I completely agree. Starship is a massive improvement over any other Lunar Lander design ever. It carries more people, more cargo, and is reusable. The only issue is that it's drastically different than anything anyone expected NASA to go for.

[@ryanhamstra49]

@@anthonypelchat there are plenty of independent animators who allow you to use their clips as long as you put their name in the corner. I follow multiple channels that do that. I get what your saying but this isn’t a video about the HLS program, it’s a video about starship and seeing as lots of the people on here may never see another starship video, it’s important to be accurate as much as possible, and showing clips that have nothing to do with starship could be misleading to those people.

[@Skippers.86]

Did I hear correctly... Simon said "they can reach internal temperatures of up to 300 bar nearly 4400psi at 06:15 Awesome video though. Quite interesting to learn about the rockets

[@kokomo9764]

Bar is a pressure measurement, not a temperature measurement. 300 bar equals 4,400 Psi.

[@Oldtricksmadenew]

Also "heavy dribbling equipment " edit: timestamp is 13:25 +2 seconds for full sentence.

[@gregengland5178]

Yes you heard him correctly…among several other mistakes.

[@Mr2winners]

Lol yea hahahahhahah and @megaprojects they can goy over 300 bar in the main chamber and over 700 bar in the preburner

[@athulkurienoommen208]

Manushyan alle pulle

[@peter_ubermensch5644]

I wish one day we will see live videos from Mars with the Astronauts working and stuff

[@theawesomeman9821]

We might never see but perhaps our grandkids

[@unitrader403]

Live video from Mars is physically impossible. you have a minimum delay of about 3 Minutes, but on average its more like 12 minutes.

[@Bilbosilius_Zwackelbaggins]

"Oh, Simon did a video on Starship. I've been following the development closely ever since they put a rocket engine under a water tower, flew it for a minute and landed it successfully two and a half years ago, I'm gonna be able to point out aaaaaaaall the mistakes he made." "Did you know that two out of every three guys are gonna experience some form of male pattern baldness by the time they are 35?" "...Ok, you win this round."

[@killernat1234]

“The FAA approval which they hope to receive at the end of February” nope, no earlier than April 1st, it’s been delayed and delayed for nearly 6 months now

[@jonnunn4196]

It's also not clear if launches to orbit of humans are safe now; the abort to Europe fail safe is a bit too close to a war zone.

[@alanrickett2537]

It's delay till SLS launches for $$$ reasons

[@steveaustin2686]

SpaceX almost certainly knew about how long this review would take as they are STILL finishing Stage 0 in Boca Chica. Since the FAA mentioned consultations in the Mar 28th date change, my guess is that they may be working out a mitigation strategy from SpaceX with the other agency or agencies in the review. That would make sense for the delay and would be near the end of the review. The FAA should never be a rubber stamp for anyone. While the FAA is the lead agency, NASA and 4 other agencies are involved in the PEA. With at least 6 government agencies involved, is it really a surprise that this type of review takes awhile? Not to mention this is kind of a one-time review on the launch facility.

[@RaptorJim42]

I hope you do a part 2 in a couple years! 🚀

[@ohowihateohiostate1384]

As a complete SpaceX nerd, I was happy to see this video uploaded, but wondered about content quality...no offense!! But: well done to you and your staff! For those unfamiliar with SpaceX, this is an outstanding description of its lofty goals. Moreover, the technical details were spot on. Congratulations!

[@crispykitten]

Your worried about quality... But trust Elon... he's the guy who brought you a traffic jam in a tunnel and sold it as the fastest way to travel since the areoplane.

[@ohowihateohiostate1384]

@@crispykitten Complete waste of a comment. Ignore 99% of Musk's amazing accomplishments. Good for you.

[@anthonypelchat]

@@ohowihateohiostate1384 And then he manages to screw up two things in one sentence. At least these trolls prove that those who hate Elon all have very little intelligence.

[@TallinuTV]

10:00 - Considering the Falcon 9 launch on December 17, 2022 was that particular booster's 15th flight (and landing), and other boosters have been flown 14 times, I think that "Merlin can only be used 10 times" statement is just a _little bit_ out of date. 😅

[@RobSchofield]

That's one of the best MegaProjects you've done in a long time - well written, nicely delivered, and rock-solid content. Sounds like some of Heinlein's and Bradbury's stories will be coming true after all - and sooner, rather than later. I didn't think I would live long enough to see this come true - now I have a reason to live as long as I can. Given the crap happening down here, this is our best bet. Thanks, Elon.

[@keithposter5543]

It is very far from rock solid content. It's regurgitated Musk/Space X marketing guff.

[@Mr2winners]

For those interested everyday astronaut has many a video deep diving into space stuff , or scott manley on general space stuff

[@slimeking101]

It just flew for the first time today 🥳

[@tommctear4672]

That’s one way of putting it

[@slimeking101]

@@tommctear4672 Fair 😂

[@dannypope1860]

“It didn’t. It stood for F*CK.” LOL, we’ll done Simon!

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:25 - Chapter 1 - Known by many names 5:30 - Chapter 2 - The world thriftiest rocket 10:55 - Chapter 3 - Practice makes perfect 12:40 - Chapter 4 - Jack of all trades

[@Sam_Perman]

And there’s currents a full stack in Starbase right now!!!

[@Tuuminshz]

really amazing! and they might do cryo tests in the next few days

[@jondough5300]

And so.... Star-Trek begins."to boldly go where no man has gone before"(insert theme song here) 🚀

[@Sanskare]

It's fun to know Elon has now been mentioned in Star Trek as well. All coming together...

[@philmccracken2012]

I love the way you presented everything about the starship. As always you hit a home run with this one! Thank you.

[@steve1w33x]

I've been waiting for this episode for so long!!!

[@sterlingtardie]

Thank you, Simon, for finally releasing a video on Starship! It's a megaproject that the average person can follow easily.

[@ardenenglish8736]

Once Starship is fully operational I hope you’ll do a follow up to this video.

[@gomahklawm4446]

You mean IF, it's ever fully functional before they go bankrupt. BIG if...

[@ardenenglish8736]

@@gomahklawm4446 hah, despite what you may have heard, SpaceX is nowhere near Bankrupt

[@gomahklawm4446]

@@ardenenglish8736 Elon Musk HIMSELF stated it could happen THIS YEAR. You might want to read that......without MANY PAID launches this year(for which he has zero lined up), they will go bankrupt. There's no market for this white elephant they've built. Again, from the mouth of Elon himself.

[@unitrader403]

@@gomahklawm4446 just checked the Launch Manifest of SpaceX, and well what you say doesnt really align with that.. excluding Starlink launches and Starship test flights they have 35 Launches this year lined up. Thats already more than all Faclcon 9 Launches of 2021.

[@anthonypelchat]

@@gomahklawm4446 You got some serious jealousy issues man. One, Elon did not say that SpaceX was going bankrupt. He sent an email to employees of the raptor engines stating that IF they didn't fix the issues with raptor, then there was a possibility of going bankrupt. Two, that wasn't this year. That was last year during Thanksgiving, right after the project manager over raptor development was fired. Third, as was already pointed out, SpaceX has numerous paid missions this year. 3 dozen, far more than any other launch provider on the planet. They also recently won additional crew launches from NASA due to Boeing still not having Starliner working properly. They also have multiple Falcon Heavy launches this year. AND even Starship is receiving money from NASA on continued HLS development.

[@w0ttheh3ll]

5:13 It's only this specific class of steel that has superiour strength at cryo temperatures. Ordinary steel becomes brittle at low temp.

[@SpiffingNZ]

Even if Elon's goals for Mars are ambitious, it's nice to see that there's at least someone pushing for it. Elon pushes for 2026, skeptics say not possible before 2029 however it wouldn't be possible ever if no one was trying so regardless of when it happens, it's exciting to see that it may yet happen in my life time.

[@TecSanento]

As everyone says: aim for 2026 and reach it by 2030 for shure. Plan for 2040 and you might not reach it at all

[@jonnunn4196]

In this case; the portion dealing with sending droids to Mars is significantly easier than manned mission to Mars. The later requires something to protect humans from solar radiation; something that can counteract the effects of micro gravity for months; and something to prevent months long cabin fever. As to the idea of colonization of Mars; given how long terraforming would take they should start terraforming Mars first.

[@gomahklawm4446]

You actually think people will fly in that to Mars??? Lol. They will be dead from radiation he loves to ignore. You muskrats never learn despite his repeated lies.

[@TecSanento]

Yes the current vehicle might be unsuitable for both, but other available vehicles are even further available form the capabilities to even lift up with a capsule able to protect humans on such a trip

[@TecSanento]

@@jonnunn4196 but even droids haven't returned yet - and you need capable robots for both

[@RCaIabraro]

Another excellent Whistler production

[@stevenwilliams1915]

Amazing! Simon got through an entire video devoted to something quintessentially American without a single snarky put down of the good 'ol USA...

[@seanthe100]

Can you blame him? We turned Britain from a worldwide empire to a little more than an island

[@theenjeneer2792]

@@seanthe100 not really 😐

[@laughingoutloud5742]

Thanks for doing a video on Starship SpaceX - I have been requesting this for a while and very happy it's been chosen!! Now how about one on Boca Chica - SpaceX's base in Texas, please!

[@anthdci]

*9 raptors on starship. 3 ground level, 6 in a vacuum.

[@WSDFirm]

I’m glad you addressed the original name. The Big F-ing Rocket 🚀 I try to watch every launch and test.

[@jayyydizzzle]

8:38 the Soviets had flown full flow combustion engine for years

[@deamon002]

The Soviets used oxygen-rich combustion cycle, not full flow. The RD-270, which was in development from 1962, would have been full flow but it was cancelled along with the UR-700 program in 1970 and never flew.

[@michaelmatwich9600]

Keep it up! I listen at work and I love all your channels!

[@djthornton98]

I guess this video has been recorded for a bit since the tower arms the second stack and the fact that they have delayed the approval yet again.

[@samposyreeni]

It's kind of besides the point, I guess, but I just have to *marvel* at the sponsorship. This is how it's done at its finest: honest, effective, and very much topical as well. Pardon the pun.

[@SundayRide1204]

"...FAA approval hopefully by the end d of February..." yet this episode airs March 16th..lolol...cadence of releases seems to be off. Thanks for the video

[@gomahklawm4446]

April 28th now, for decision, not the flight.

[@josephbraden6768]

Finally so happy to see this one. We'll done.

[@spencerwiltse2855]

Imagine Simon started using keeps and all of a sudden shows up on a mega projects video with a full head of hair. Their stocks would launch like the SpaceX starship.

[@gomahklawm4446]

So not very high at all in comparison to their competitor vehicles??

[@tinafoster8665]

THAT'S BRILLIANT, the mechanical arm saving BOUCOUP engineering n mechanical work from the precision landing program!

[@Buddha_the_Pug]

6:12 starship is made from 304l, not the engine

[@brianwilliams9813]

Thanks have asked for this video for months.

[@bwake]

Rocket science is easy. Rocket _engineering_ is difficult.

[@rob-890]

What a stupid statement

[@brianfhunter]

@@rob-890 - its not stupid, is very clever AND Correct. You can build a Rocket on your kitchen, with some chemistry knowledge and basic materials. But building a Big Rocket, with Cheap materials and land itself, thats very easy on paper, but not in practice. And this is true on almost everything. "Anyone can build a bridge that stands, it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands."

[@johncheatham6616]

Keep up the good work Simon

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Whilst the Starship and Super Heavy may be made of an alloy similar to 304 (a special recipe, according to Musk), the engines will be made of various super-alloys (Inconel, titanium, and the like) to withstand the pressures and temperatures. Some bits of it may be made of 304-ish stuff, the important bits are not (for example, the combustion chambers are made from a proprietary SpaceX alloy; 304L would last for mere seconds.)

[@johntheux9238]

Stainless steel would creep so the turbine blades would quickly start scratching the outside of the engine.

[@gomahklawm4446]

Given how many are returning breathing out green fire(burning up PART of the engine) maybe they are using that. Sorry for caps. I don't want to get attacked by a rabid muskrat stating I said the whole engine burned up.

[@burki677]

@@gomahklawm4446 sshhhhh you’re not suppose to mention this.

[@johntheux9238]

@@gomahklawm4446 All rocket engines would burn if exposed to the main combustion. It's all about cooling down the combustion chamber and protecting it with a thin layer of unburned fuel. It just takes some time to find how little extra fuel we can waste without melting the chamber.

[@gomahklawm4446]

@@johntheux9238 Well hopefully they figure it out, but I'm doubtful. It does NOT fix the myriad of other issues however.

[@lundsweden]

Prediction: no colony on Mars by 2035. No colony on Mars by 2050. Maybe astronauts will visit but why? Are they going to look for fossils on Mars? If my prediction is right, can SpaceX survive financially?

[@RRsalin]

This is aging like the finest supermarket milk

[@navneetakumar1814]

A very happy birthday to the amazing spaceboy. May this day be extra special for you and may you immensely enjoy with your friends and family.

[@jeremythornton433]

This is fantastic! I love it! I remember watching the Mercury launches and have been a space cadet ever since. I just hope I live long enough to finally see people on Mars and hopefully a thriving colony.

[@Cara.314]

while maybe we set foot there(though it's unlikly cause sending robots is better), there is no shot of a colony in our lifetime, or our kids lifetime.

[@hughdavey4939]

I read when NASA pulled some static display F1s from their museum exhibits to get an idea of how to go ahead with SLS, they found no two of them were alike, and none of them matched the design blueprints, each being largely handmade and individual, especially regarding the turbopumps. Don't know if that's true, but found it an interesting anecdote

[@iitzfizz]

did you really just say they took things slow with starship? lol

[@adamreynolds3863]

correction? 6:20 internal (temperatures) of 300 Bar, maybe internal (pressures) of 300 Bar?

[@jonathanmatthews4774]

Amazing video. Starship is truly an amazing Mega project.

[@gomahklawm4446]

Bankruptcy incoming!!! Muskrats can't see there is no market for this still non-functional spacecraft.

[@anthonypelchat]

@@gomahklawm4446 No bankruptcy coming for a very long time. Richest man on Earth controls it. Other rich men are paying money for it. NASA is giving billions for it. And even huge companies like Google invest in it. They are still working on the engines, but the new raptor 2s appear to be much better.

[@cy-one]

How on earth can someone say there's no market for inexpensive launch systems? Every year wear putting more and more equipment into orbit. Being able to do that cheaper has no market? Dayum, I wanna live in that noncapitalistic utopia some guys imagine reality to be.

[@cy-one]

@R D Yes, I think it's pretty safe to assume - even with a box of salt - that refurbishing a multi-million-dollar vessel within weeks will be cheaper than rebuilding it over months. But hey, what do I know? I also assume that flying Falcon 9 up to 12 times (current record as of 19th March) is less expensive than building a new Falcon 9 each time.

[@steveaustin2686]

@R D I would take Thunderf00t's assertions about SpaceX with a large grain of salt as he very obviously has an anti-Musk agenda. Musk says that SpaceX pays off the Falcon 9 in 2 to 3 flights. Most third parties say 3-4 flights. Either way, that is less than 10-12 flights. IIRC, Tf00t said it would take 10 flights in one of his old videos.

[@Leafbinder]

Was going to give you a ruff time about not having a Starship video made yet but found this one. Now to make the Tesla Giga Factory video : )

[@wesleysmith4864]

Props to Everyday Astronaut for providing all the research for your out of date info.

[@chadwynia5021]

As of the publication of this episode SpaceX has launched and landed a falcon booster 12 times

[@bradley3549]

10:55 : Compared to NASA, Starship's development has been rocket speed!

[@Sundablakr]

I could build a rocket faster than NASA.

[@weekiely1233]

It’s also still a prototype

[@slimeking101]

Let's goooooooooooooooooo I have been waiting for a starship video from you for sooooooo long 🥳🥳🥳

[@alexanderkenway]

Guessing this was filmed quite a while ago as he says that FAA approval should come end of February lol

[@deltacx1059]

Wow this video was recorded a while ago, we are already most of the way through March

[@zysmith]

Can you look into doing a Side Project on the launch/catch tower and how SpaceX will re-use the starship? It's so out there, it's crazy!

[@221b-l3t]

Let's see how it does first, lol. It is quite impressive that they have already eliminated the need for cranes and people holding line to guide it. That was a big barrier to hourly launches. The millimeter precision of the chopsticks is somewhat of an unsung engineering marvel at Boca Chica. And 14 months from design to completion, that has to be unprecedented in large scale construction.

[@paulkynoch7276]

The beeped out "f**k" made me SUB

[@JochenHormes]

Two of my favorite things in one video! :-) Simon's Megaprojects and Elon's Starship!

[@Abdulicious_98]

Same here 🔥

[@andrewpyrah]

Interesting choice of sponsor Simon 😁

[@theknave4415]

Hit all of the high points. Fairly accurate, too. Nice job. A good intro for people who have been hiding under a rock, someplace. ;)

[@kennethkho7165]

By "people who have been living under the rock" you must mean the Senate.

[@iceetmarne3571]

I have been waiting ages for you to talk about Elon. So happy its finally arrived.

[@vandalorian8777]

You said that starship would have six engines but the picture you showed had seven. You also said that SpaceX was taking things slow. Compared to any other rocket company or NASA, SpaceX is moving at lightning speed especially when you consider that blue origin has been in business two years longer

[@JamesWilson-wy7ys]

that picture is whats called a render, its not real

Artemis has taken a long time but the shuttle and Saturn 5 didn't take that long.

[@steveaustin2686]

@ Apollo also had something like 3% of the US budget for funding. ALL of NASA funding right now is roughly 0.5% of the US budget.

[@codyhiebert9922]

OH OH. A new channel called I get my head polished and it's just videos of you getting your head polished

[@ethannorton564]

hearing super heavy "boost" was painful but otherwise amazing, definitely surprised by the detail in the propulsion systems, also FAA approval is now expected at the end of march

[@TheEDFLegacy]

To be fair... that booster is a MONSTER. AFAIK, it's the largest rocket ever made. Even more than the moon lander boosters.

[@reggiep75]

@@TheEDFLegacy - It'll make the biggest bang, when it goes pop in testing too. Looking forward to that and seeing Manchild Musk explain that away.

[@ethannorton564]

@@reggiep75 it already has sn8 and nine were destroyed on impact and sn 10 blew up shortly after landing

[@benweakley4004]

@@reggiep75 explosions are part of testing and building a rocket. It just isn't usually done in public view. The amount of of access we have to starship development as it happens is unprecedented and amazing.

[@jasonm9336]

As of today, end of April

[@TitanTrigger]

"It stood for f**k." You got me man. 😂

[@Jordy120]

Have you ever considered using your beard in a severe comb over?

[@andypdq]

6:18, Temperatures of up to 300 bar, 1 bar is 1atmosphere of pressure, not a temperature measurement....

[@Random_Cookie]

Sapcex *develops the worlds largets rocket in less that 3 years, while SLS has been in development for over a decade* "spacex is taking things slow with startship"

[@kiefnebula3464]

Awesome!!!

[@fredred8371]

Video starts at 1:20

[@Fixxate]

Every man in my family on both sides that is still alive has his hair. I will not lose my hair. Thank you nature for giving me that at least.

[@TheKamzok]

We need to get Simon a ticket.

[@tobiaspellondou5907]

Elon isn't SpaceX, their crazy talented engineers are.

[@benwarburton8596]

PSI and BAR are units of pressure, not temperature. I feel Simon is spreading himself too thin these days. So thin that a basic detail like this was missed. Still love the videos but that was a pretty blatant oversight imo