Unveiled: SpaceX's Updated Plan for Starship Flight 5!

[@Whataboutit]

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FELIX at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/felix What are your thoughts on the matter? Can Spaceflight help Earth, or do you think that it’s harmful?

[@AWESEM0]

Please stop telling us about your channels metrics and bug us to subscribe... Just enjoy what you are doing and pass on the good vibes

[@antspace3708]

I said the same thing stop begging and saying theres 2 million viewers ...its repetitive begging and greed​@@AWESEM0

[@antspace3708]

Felix I don't like watching w,a,I anymore because you sold out to advertisers and you constantly beg people to subscribe

[@funawesome2006]

No

[@dadearinto5546]

Better than Rocket is here Easy lift off Easy land on with antigravity Spaceship No Fire No Explosion No Flame Just Spin and Lift off Powered by Baterry Work base on Gravity just spinning by using Battery can fly in bad weather, plunge in the ocean even in outer space Can lift more than 100 Ton Earth which weight predict 600 trillion ton does not fall at the Sun because of centrifugal in orbitting, on the contrary it does not be thrown far go out the orbit line of hold by gravity at the Sun as orbit center. Gravity and centrifugal is equal called Equillibrium, thats why until now Earth which we was inhabited always rotate and circulate the Sun. Now we justly take example : how if the gravity used and centrifugal is negated? The Earth will float far leave the Sun. So that centrifugal can be used to fly far away if gravity eliminated. Finally how to eliminate gravity? It’s way rotate part of aircraft by horizontal. When that rotation faster centrifugal force getting greater and the gravity getting smaller, finally it lose the gravity and the aircraft start flying. Of course people would surprise: how the aircraft can keep rotate without fulcrums? Thats why we named that aircraft Shuttling System that is aircraft likes two disc adjoining attached in the midle as fulcrums: A. The Top part, we name Positive rotate to right, and the edges is getting thicker and havier. B. The Buttom part, we name Negative rotating to left, and the edges is getting thicker and havier. C. Middle Part , we name Neutral, air crew placed and also machine and everythings turning Negative and Positive at the same time. The aircraft can liftup added with explosion from the engine. However that aircraft construction later, let the engineer doit it, and we are sure the aircraft will bulletproof and also waterproof. . . In modern civilization where human being generally using flying saucer as vehicle, will a lot of change in lives either in materialism and in psychological. In materialism area will apply the change in life like. People no longger need roadway and rel road which spend large of energy, money, places, things and time, object place and time. People would utilize that area for habitat or for other need:

[@KiwiNibbles]

Hope you feel better soon. Sounds like a mighty cold. Love from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@Whataboutit]

How could you tell? This is impossible! Thank you very much! Already feeling better!

[@sergioanimeboylol4835]

@@Whataboutit we could tell 😭😂

[@JonathanEmery-e9d]

@@Whataboutit I was gonna ask as your vocal quality was a little off and sounded like a cold. Glad you are feeling better!

[@jnawk83]

​@@Whataboutitit's blindingly obvious.

[@kenmoore966]

My 2ȼ. Here in Texas we have these things called Hurricanes which pack more energy than a Starship rocket ever dreamed of. If you live anywhere near the coast, you can expect to see one about once every five years. In fact, I had one come through my back yard last Monday. It uprooted two large trees and left a gaping hole in my fence. Over the last millennium, Boca Chica has seen hundreds of these and the wildlife still flourishes.

[@ZigamusRainbowWizard]

Here in Florida, we have a 'species' of deer, the smallest in the world that I know of, they weight maybe 100 pounds rather than upwards of 300 pounds like typical deer. My point is that with all the hurricanes that we have these deer somehow manage to survive and still flourish! How can such a light creature withstand such winds? They must know instinctively how to hunker down in ditches and depressions in the ground to prevent the wind from literally blowing they away! But the point is, even hurricanes are not all powerful! Somehow simple nature manages to survive every time!

[@MrGoesBoom]

@@ZigamusRainbowWizard Now go convince the environmentalists worried that launches are gonna be an issue. I mean the place is a resort area and sees regular Spring break parties IIRC...if neither of those hasn't deterred the wildlife then SpaceX certainly won't

[@OstlerDev]

Hurricanes are wayyyyy less powerful than the exhaust coming out of the starship booster. The Starship booster literally has almost 1000x more force coming out of it when comparing it to a category 5 hurricane. Hurricanes are nothing compared to the starship booster. Here are some numbers. • Starship booster exhaust velocity: ~2,300m/s • Category 5 hurricane wind velocity: 70m/s Comparison • Starship booster exhaust dynamic pressure: 2,645,000 Pa (approximately 2.65 MPa). • Category 5 hurricane wind dynamic pressure: 2,999.25 Pa (approximately 0.003 MPa). The dynamic pressure exerted by the exhaust of a Starship booster is vastly higher than that of the winds from a Category 5 hurricane. Thus, the forces on a stationary object nearby would be far greater for the Starship booster exhaust compared to the hurricane winds.

[@HomesteadDNA]

@@OstlerDev Now, calculate over area and average.

[@apostolakisl]

@@OstlerDev Rocket launches only last a few seconds and are not accompanied by any other forces such as storm surge, massive waves, and torrential rain. The duration of a hurricane is many many orders of magnitude longer, the size of a hurricane is many many orders of magnitude larger, and a hurricane will push walls of water onto land, and destroy the coastline with massive waves lasting days, not to mention rain fall amounts in the 10's of inches. Outside of a 1 mile radius, a rocket launch is just a minute or so of noise.

[@simonmedina8128]

Hope everything goes well in flight 5.

[@chiHAWKShky]

I think id ride it

[@Nuke-MarsX]

@@chiHAWKShky it will rud after the ship lands i personally wouldnt, when its crew ready then...

[@pauly3885]

Folks were concerned with falcons, birds, etc. being hit by the giant wind turbines. They still put hundreds of them up, and the birds soon adapted. Some even nesting on them.

[@pnichols6500]

It's OK for the left to kill millions of birds if they do it, but evil to kill a few turtles if the right does it.

[@stevestrickland8019]

We all realize how historic what SpaceX is doing, but do many of us consider how it's one of the most covered set of historic events ever? Some day long from today, people will be watching these videos, trying to imagine what it was like to live through this once in our civilization's lifetime event. Imagine similar videos covering the voyages of Columbus.

[@colemiller8685]

Felix didn’t read spaceX twitter this morning, that survey was recanted by the publisher a few months after they posted the results. No impact has been proven across the duration of Starbase

[@All_Original]

So hyped for IFT5!!!

[@JimmyDeanBallistic]

Love your updates Felix! Been watching for years. Keep em coming!

[@indycargordonross2733]

I think the 2nd tower is identical to #1 height, because the launch mount will be lower, above a subterranean flame trench.

[@michaelanderson4325]

I bet tower 1 pad will get a redesign as well, closer to what pad 2 will be, with a flame trench. That will allow tower one to use version 2 of the taller starship

[@KiRiTO72987]

​@@michaelanderson4325 yeah I'm guessing as soon as tower two is operational pad A will get completely torn up and retrofitted

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

That would make sense

[@garybranigan9238]

The wildlife issue is another reason as you mentioned, for a flame trench. If it was built with a curve that redirected the blast somewhat upward over the land and ocean might that not be even more effective?

[@toddhomman2569]

Luv the channel, and LUV your enthusiasm in your videos, makes me want a launch a day, so can't wait for that day to arrive! LOL Keep up the great work and glad I am a member of this channel!!! BTW, from south Texas but now living in the Philippines. Got to see 2 lauches before I moved. Definitely the best channel for SpaceX. TY for all you do!

[@connorsauers7000]

Felix you add a bit of Space to my week

[@Whataboutit]

[@tomerb0196]

Felix, I viewed Starship 4 streamed on your site. I am interested in seeing a starship lift off in person. How can a lay person do this, and any recommendations on hotel, things you wish you would have known after the fact, etc.

[@roxy5265]

SpaceX pace is astronishing and these videos underlines that progress this incredible company has made in the last years.

[@angryhairpeice]

Is this you Felix?

[@CleoVR543]

0:57 the astronaut is riding B12 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chiaricharlie6608]

Thank you , Felix you Rock Sir!

[@maxkantono]

GO SPACEX!

[@michaelanderson4325]

I think Elon is going to catch the Super Heavy because he might redesign tower 1 to more like tower 2 after is tested. With a flame trench and all. He needs to make the pad more and more reuseable. Redesigning the pad will also allow tower 1 to use the next versions, the taller versions of Starship.

[@shaunharris2173]

Filex you are only speeding up the video production. The content is only getting better. 😂

[@LaurenceDunn-v6r]

Or maybe they think, depending on how flight 4 goes, that they might have a way of improving the heat shield on sparky without replacing the original tiles, that will also reduce the weight that was added to ship 30? Thus meaning that this is an added test for ship 30 that we haven't thought about? I know it sounds crazy but crazy good !

[@admarsandbeyond]

Ariane6 flight was arguably a partial failure, not a simple hick up. If they were launching Kuiper satellites (their primary commercial customer) then the failure of the APU to relight the engine would mean a complete mission failure.

[@GrandeCalle]

Yeah but this was a testflight just like the first flight of starship whicht exploded also on its second flight. There are just cases you need to do practical tests and failures to find teh real deal.

[@websitemartian]

isnt amazon a US company? why are they using the overpriced euro option when there is spacex?

[@xinniethep00h]

@@websitemartian Bezos and Musk have beef lol

[@admarsandbeyond]

@@websitemartian One the one hand there is the rivalry between Bezos and Musk, on the other by using Spacex they would essentially be subsidizing Starlink which is their competition.

[@admarsandbeyond]

@@GrandeCalle you're partially right, though this wasn't so much a test flight as a certification flight. Starship and Ariane6 have vastly different development philosophies. Ariane is a traditional launch system (more like Ariane5 v2) with a traditional waterfall dev, heavy on sims and analysis to produce a ready to use system. Starship is a never done before system on the bleeding edge of space tech and requires a flexible, rapid, iterative and very hardware rich dev process.

[@achimaufachse5925]

Felix is turning into the mad rocket scientist he imagined he would turn to as an adult when he was a kid.

[@philippostiglione2011]

Space exploration and respect for the environment can go together.

[@ziggyinta]

I like how there are a few different youtuber reporters with all different personalities for the different type of folks. thanks for your input Felix.

[@jony3775]

Hey Felix, you sound a bit stuffy today, hope you’re feeling better! You rock! ❤

[@arose62]

When you "look into your channel metrics", do you see me going "oh god, not this again", and nopeing out of the videos?

[@timwildauer5063]

I refuse to subscribe solely because of this.

[@rocroc]

Excellent report. It seems to me the only way to protect the quick release is to get rid of it. It's kind of like watering your grass with an 18 inch watering hose; pull and tug and drag. You have to get it away from the rocket as soon as possible. It has to drop away into the tower or be pulled away. At some point the "hose" has to be flexible enough to make that quick movement; drop or pull. It could be pulled like a piston into the tower. As to the tiles, what they are doing right now is a temporary fix so they can move along. I think the next solution will be the new metal alloy developed by NASA - light weight, strong and can handle very high temps. Either that or something similar made by SX. It could be incorporated into a tile or a stand alone covering.

[@undertow2142]

Why don’t they put a 12 foot or so tall wall around the outer perimeter of the launch site? Make a hard separation between the launch pad and the local environment. It’s beyond ridiculous for spaceX to get approval to build a rocket factory and launch complex only to be slowed down or even stopped bc omfg surprise it affects the local wildlife. Sorry but the environmental blockage possibility officially ended when they got approval to build on day 1. The only discussions now should be about mitigation and isolation of the facilities from the local environment.

[@denysvlasenko1865]

A vertical wall would reflect shockwaves back to the launch mount. If building a wall, it would need to be tilted (probably more than 45 degrees), to reflect them upwards.

[@SebastianWellsTL]

Awesome! This is history in the making folks!

[@tiemenvanderbijl785]

@Wai @2:50 the Wai astronaut was waving standing on the chopsticks, I had the idea you could have made them catch the eye and start out bigger and then scale it down to actual size. I keep wondering how big things are and its hard to put into scale. and I caught myself thinking it might not be big enough to actually properly see if they were actual size. thats why I thought about starting big(er) to draw attention to it. Curious to what you guys think. I love the animations and been following with glee

[@Whataboutit]

We tried so many times to show the size of things at Starbase in relation. 747's, Statues of Liberty, Skyscrapers, Bananas... It is hard to grasp.

[@ZigamusRainbowWizard]

@@Whataboutit Bananas? ROFL! How many bananas could it lift!? (the answer is more than you can stuff into it's cargo bay!)

[@tiemenvanderbijl785]

@@Whataboutit yes I've seen and appreciate those efforts. it is indeed very hard to grasp. mindblowing

[@rjswas]

Watch The Everyday Astronaut's recent tour with Elon, they are standing next to the OLM and tower with IFT 4's rocket and booster on it before the launch, plenty of size perspective in those videos (2 videos).

[@tiemenvanderbijl785]

@@rjswas been there done that. still no good idea about the chopsticks

[@ricchamen6304]

SpaceX should just put huge piles of sea sand or a wall of flight tiles to raise the launch waves upward and away from nests and wildlife. Thanks for great show Felix. Great info.

[@DonquijoteDC]

These are the best videos on space development. I would really like an in depth interview between yourself and some of the engineers at spacex and other space agencies. With 11k per video, I don’t think they would not want to appear on such a large audience of people who love this subject. Just a thought.

[@DCGreenZone]

We've been reengineering something that should not exist in the first place for quite some time now. This is fun.

[@BBBrasil]

16:35 we have had only a few launches per year @ NASA. with SpaceX we are talking about flights per day in the not so far away future.

[@RobertKeir]

Always a pleasure watching your episodes! Well done WAI team!

[@jurisauzins9266]

Thanks for a once again great update! Hope you feel better already! Felix - we need a video about how is life in USA? How is it going for you and your family! 🤞

[@Cello69.]

All the years I've been watching rockets and shuttles this is first time I've ever heard of a wildlife concern. Not saying its false, Im saying its interesting how when it comes to spaceX "they" go over everything with white gloves and a fne comb.

[@robinseibel7540]

And you have no clue about the studies that were done at KSC. Yes, they were done. It's just there was no internet then, no KZbinrs covering everything that NASA was doing. It's worth thinking about all that before leaping to the "SpaceX is the victim" kind of conclusion. Critical thinking is good.

[@wrwhiteal]

This administration weaponizes regulatory agencies & lawfare to obstruct, delay, attack Elon Musk & his companies… punishment for Musk revealing & ending government directed Twitter censorship.

[@come4t_a_bull]

​@@robinseibel7540- apples to oranges. I was here then... building rocket models. Litigation wasn't the tool that it is today. It was a genuine concern for (some) of the local species only and not weaponized against the Air Force or NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics). SpaceX seems to annoy activists... You know, back of the class fools. .

[@Cello69.]

@@robinseibel7540 calm down sally. Go back read my post.

[@dercreeper3929]

Hi - cool video as always - can you say to me which source you use for evidence that next flight will be a catch attempt?

[@Whataboutit]

SpaceX announced the plan on X! follow me there for all sorts of extra info! X.com/felixschlang

[@dercreeper3929]

@@Whataboutit Do you have a post? I think I missed it

[@JohnDupuyCOMO]

For the wildlife, would a 30-meter "sound" wall surrounding the site help? A temporary segment could be setup and mics placed for launch 5. Given the low frequency, I suspect a reflective wall would work better than an absorptive one. Perhaps a steel frame with 45 degree ledges to reflect upwards. Or put up two test wall segments and see which works better.

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

4:48 SQD - maybe a simpler hose drop like on current towers?

[@phoule76]

as a snowy plover, I agree that getting too close to a launch is bad

[@AdamYounger-m3j]

I know it's a bit sad but I love the music coming back. I watch every day and I have from the beginning. I've missed that song, it is 100% the soundtrack to the chateau. Roof looks amazing guys , can't believe it's gone up so fast 👍😍

[@mahbubhossainsamm]

Land at Mechazilla’s arms… Ufff.. can’t wait.

[@Whataboutit]

Yep! That'll be nerve wrecking!

[@chazmartin8048]

Going to be insaneeee, cant wait

[@Scanner9631]

I wouldn't be surprised to see it caught by tower 2.

[@angryhairpeice]

It is going to be one hell of an explosion.

[@Scanner9631]

@@angryhairpeice It is going to be one hell of an explosion. Not likely. It would be nearly out of fuel by the time of the catch attempt.

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

More launches from Boca-chica is the solution to the nesting issue. With frequent enough launches, the birds will prefer to nest further away and won't be scared off their nests when they have eggs in them.

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

C'mon, folks, join already. This is one of the three best sites for SpaceX and space flight info on YT.

[@PersonalStash420]

This is the best place to go for rocket stuff. 😀

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

@@PersonalStash420 100% I also like "everyday astronaut."

[@kstricl]

Of course SpaceX is redesigning the SQD. Until they hit the revision that can launch every 3 days, they won't be happy.

[@joshreynoldson7187]

Love your content Felix! You present with such great energy!

[@JeanJacquesNantel]

To solve the Starship heat shield problem, Musk should reduce the temperature of the tiles during reentry by unrolling cables behind the Starship. That would increase the drag on the vehicle, reduce its speed and the temperature of the tiles.

[@tonyjuliasto682]

Take good care of yourself, Felix, you sound a bit under the weather, or something is wrong with my speaker system. Thank you for the update.

[@hatjudk]

I think tower two will accommodate higher boosters and ships by lowering the OLM. And that will happen by adding an underground flame trench allowing the OLM ring to sit lower. Maybe this will be combined with a single extra section on the tower.

[@carlsonloggie]

The booster doesn't reenter at orbital speeds and therefore doesn't need the ablative heat shield.

[@DavidWorsham-v5o]

Thank you for your content ! It is very interesting and helpful in helping me understand what is happening! Thanks again!

[@danschraufnagel5758]

I like the way you brought up environmental concerns at Boca Chica. Yes, I believe SpaceX can be successful while protecting the fragile ecosystem.

[@jameslmorehead]

About the wildlife issue: A) No study was conducted during the early days of launches from the cape. It's most likely that birds that would nest near the launch sites simply moved nesting areas just a few hundred feet away. Animals are much more intelligent than bird brained bureaucrats. Now, I can tell you from personal experience, that the wildlife on the cape is flourishing. From the air, you can see 6 foot long catfish. These have been fished out in any other part of the US. (Catfish this large, not catfish in general) B)SpaceX has already swapped hundreds of acres of land up the coast for the couple dozen acre preserve next to Starbase. The new site and the wildlife won't be ready overnight. But, this issue has been addressed and is in the process of being resolved. C) The old reserve next to Starbase is on a river delta. This means it is flooded and the ground moves constantly. Once every few years, the Rio Grand puts this delta under several feet of moving water, wiping away any trace of wildlife. This delta was set as a reserve because of this fact. It made a politician look good on paper for a news cycle and that's about all.

[@njm3211]

SpaceX should endeavor to be a leader not only in rocket design but also in how to mitigate the effects of rocket launches. Come up with a better flame trench design to better mitigate the intense shock waves present during lift-off. Another area that evidently needs major improvements and rethinking is the QD.

[@Vastafari34]

Space exploration is paramount

[@budmanzoom4441]

SpaceX is a very good company and WILL/HAS done the right thing regarding wild life. Over time I suspect it will wind up better than what it was before SpaceX got there.

[@triage2962]

Wildlife is the last thing they care about.

[@budmanzoom4441]

@@triage2962 I think they are very aware - even if it's only for the sake of how the general public views them. SpaceX is not stupid!

[@raishamid1575]

The QD for the booster should be placed on the opposite side from the current location i.e. 180degrees away from the rocket blast, as the rocket tilts toward the ocean, the blast will not be directed to the QD location.

[@greggweber9967]

Fix the Quick Disconnect first before Starship needs to hang on it is as prudent as not burning the bridge before you know that you won't need it.

[@conlabgaming]

Felix, are you sick? You sound sick but I hope you're good❤👍

[@AlexFoster2291]

Get well soon Felix

[@mikegardner107]

After launch of larger rockets at Cape Canaveral they have to replace and repair the fire bricks etc lining the flame trench. Between the heat and the sonic shock waves there is almost always damage to the flame trenches. This is likely true with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

[@albertjackson832]

We must always protect our environment as well develop technologies that can harm it. It can be done and should be done. Holding companies accountable to progress with minimal damage to the environment is important.

[@tomholroyd7519]

We need to bring all the things with us

[@merrillalbury8214]

Great upgrades

[@NexusVR_heinzbeanz]

They're definitely redesigning the sqd

[@NASADarth]

Watching this on a plane 😂 can’t miss a WAI episode

[@AFinOz]

Felix, do you think the catch attempt be made with the arms positioned immediately above the launch mount, or to the side where the boosters/ships are unloaded from their transporters? The second option might offer greater margin for error with the additional ground clearance and no launch mount, but might pose greater risk to ground infrastructure given it's proximity to the tank farm were the catch to fail.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

surely the whole shebang needs redesign, the tiles are a pain, the QD gets blasted every launch, the OLM gets blasted every launch - i love starship but it can't deliver two per day unless everything is streamlined and "fabulous" design.

[@davefarmery8180]

We all know tiles are not practical but until something better comes along what do you propose

[@kf4ms]

NOTE: unless Elon is "sure" about landing the booster safely, he is taking a great risk to current launch tower if something goes wrong with Tower 2 still a ways off to be complete, this would stop launch activities till repairs or completion of tower 2.

[@Jester01]

I'd say the risk is more for the tank farm and infrastructure and a delay due to investigation. With current launch cadence we can expect flight 6 in about 5 months and the second tower is already being stacked. Should be enough time to complete it even though work on the OLM has not started yet.

[@davefarmery8180]

​@Jester01 why 5 months , fight 5 in a few weeks and flight 6 , 6weeks after that

[@Jester01]

@@davefarmery8180 Sure, if everything goes all right. What I wanted to say was that waiting for the second tower to be finished in a couple of months is not going to be a big delay.

[@davefarmery8180]

@Jester01 that would be the most reasonable thing to do , but we'll it's Elon

[@timwilliam8045]

Perhaps to make sure heat shield connectors are definately secure then glueing tiles onto the connectors?

[@Cilexius]

16:46 Let’s go Star Trek, space flight can make our lives better. As a matter of fact, it already did. It brings people together, and improves technology. Also it inspires many to work towards a future amongst the stars, therefore giving us a goal making life worth living. I think we need to have a dream first, in order to create. Dreaming of reaching out to the stars in space let’s us write those amazing science fiction stories like Star Trek or Orville. We need to dream up Utopias like those, so we can make them become a reality. - We dream reality into existence 🇩🇪 Felix, ich hoffe dir wirds nicht zu heiß in Florida, alles gute aus Europa!🇪🇺

[@bikingmadx]

Looking at how close Launch Pad 1 is to the orbital tank farm surely any mishap on capture of the booster puts the whole tank farm, Launch pad and orbital mount in danger. Makes more sense to have a totally separate pad away from all key infrastructure to catch the booster that may not need a permanent fixed mount.

[@miscreint]

The chopstics should rotate to the 180 degree side of the launch tower, to protect them during launch. Then the arms could rotate back.

[@RaumBances]

The more they develop their tile strategy, the more the technique resembles that of NASA's space shuttle. (without every tile needing to be a custom shape)

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

I think rocket launch facilities should just have a buffer zone around them to protect wildlife.

[@blasater]

Let's dive right in! 😊

[@michaelslater3929]

@whataboutit, if the tower appears to be shorter than the final planned height of starship then there are clear some extra tower sectionss planned? Is it possible SpaceX are building the SQD INSIDE one of the missing tower sections? Perhaps designed to withdraw in to the tower to protect it during launch?

[@gorgonbert]

Gute Besserung! 🤧

[@Whataboutit]

Danke!

[@caleb3273]

Did you see spacex’s announcement on the environmental report? They posted on x the report took data about the birds incorrectly, sometimes taking data when the birds were on migration and making it look like the numbers were more varied than they actually were. They said according to data taken at the same time each year, when all the birds were back from migration, there was no difference over time in population

[@meldroc]

For the pressure-wave problem. on top of building a flame diverter, could SpaceX build more berms around the pad at a discrete distance, to deflect or diffuse the pressure waves?

[@happysalesguy]

I think it would be foolhardy to try to catch the booster (or the Starship) before they build a second launch tower.

[@davefarmery8180]

Elon believes the only thing that might get damaged are the catch arms

[@sudeeptaghosh]

I think may be the second tower is just to catch so they don’t need the upper stage refuel mechanism as the probability of a mishap is high on the first catch

[@inthivel]

Rocket launches are cool and downright amazing, but it is important to protect the planet still. It’s a very tricky balance that I don’t think many know the perfect answer to, so I’m exited to see what SpaceX does!

[@Rednosty]

Hi Felix It makes more sense that the second tower will have new designs etc then Tower one Why would you make it exactly the same. Quick disconnect will be redesigned. Use One upgrade the other then vice versa

[@FalconsLedge]

As a falconer, and conservationist obviously we should try to do what is reasonable to protect wildlife. However, exceptions need to be made for critical research and development such as spaceX starship.

[@Paulobrrs]

I was thinking... when this booster and Starship was built? after the first launch? After the second? After they learn from the first flying? Is this hardware something really new? Maybe the new stuff is the block 2, and they are testing everything they can with what they have now... Yes, I know they are always updating it...

[@supergeek1418]

If the ESA can fix the APUs, they should be able to have a few marketable launch capabilities to sell, otherwise SpaceX has them beat in almost *ALL* launch markets.

[@odysseusrex5908]

Good evening, Felix! You didn't get to cover it here, of course, but how long do you think Falcon 9 is going to be grounded? I'm hoping not more than a few weeks, as in two or three.

[@ThomasKehr-c5k]

What about a booster hop test to the hover catch? A starship hop test to arms catch?

[@EricMortensen27]

I am wondering if they will do something to more quickly move the quick disconnect as it doesn't move as quickly as it should from my own viewpoint

[@bigwhiskey83]

Are we going to see 2 for ift 5?That would be cool to see 2 of them if ift 4 is flawless !

[@bd5av8r1]

Starman is back! Yay!! :)

[@DH-sw6vg]

In Tim Dodd's interview with Elon Musk the day before IFT4, when talking about upgrading OLT2 for newer versions of Starship, Musk stated, _"We're going to add a few sections to that."_ Which begs the question: *_Where are the new sections?_*

[@JanPanthera]

❤

[@cheako91155]

I couldn't tell what footage was archived and what, if any, was added later in the editing process... I thought I was looking at booster 12's recent static fire, but then I saw launch 5. So it's clear some archived footage is being used as demonstration, but it's not clear what footage is from the archive.

[@Peter-or8oc]

I've always thought that about launch tower one that the launch stand isn't robust enough to last very long especially when you have massive shock waves like you see with starship there's no focus they just hit everything at launch which can't be good for the launch tower and surrounding fuel apparatus from day 1 I thought it needed a taller launch stand plus a flame French to help focus the shockwaves in one direction straight out to sea instead of just bouncing of everything around

[@Starship29andB11]

Just straight up static fire ship 31 on top of b13 mid flight

[@vmoutsop]

Yeah, I do t see anyone complaining about environmental damage due to storms but only SpaceX is the problem. Granted, I’ve always thought a flame diverter was a better solution but not for these reasons.

[@davefarmery8180]

They would probably argue that storms aren't man made 🤔

[@vmoutsop]

@@davefarmery8180 Yeah, no one to blame