We're Getting Close!!! SpaceX Preps For Starship's 4th Launch - SpaceX Weekly

With crews working to dismantle the former suborbital tank farm and make way for a second launch pad, SpaceX performs a full stack wet dress rehearsal this week. Scrapping also continues on the orbital tank farm's old vertical cryo tanks, and segments for the next launch tower continue arriving at the Sanchez site. Meanwhile, at Cape Canaveral, a special delivery arrives aboard a French cargo vessel while SpaceX continues along with Starlink launch and recovery operations.
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[@grominwithgreg1401]

I never thought I'd see the day that there were two launches in 24 hours and from the same pad never the less. It was so rare as a child to watch a shuttle or other rocket take off anywhere. I'm blown away by the frequency of launches and landings. Real progress on a human scale.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Back in the days of Gemini, I think there something like this. But those were only crewed missions.... 🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

[@qpwodkgh2010]

Almost like one of the original Dragnet narration. "Just the facts Ma'am." Well done.

[@MrKellymcilrath]

Thank you Lab Padre for another great SpaceX Weekly Update!!!!

[@LabPadre]

Our pleasure!

[@59seank]

Thanks LabPadre team!!!

[@jimbrohn2100]

I'm a New Fan, Thank You for a Professional Space X update 👍

[@oldmanstumpie1061]

It's all happening. Thanks LAB and team.

[@gordonstewart5774]

Great if TPS tiles can know by PINNED over weld joints!

[@Maxdady01]

The ONLY source for everything SpaceX! Thank you.

[@4n2earth22]

As usual, the best ~20 minutes of viewing I do each week!! I would comment more often, but my fingers ain't what they usta-could. Please keep up the great updates.

[@zarl5238]

Another excellent informative video as usual-thx :)

[@LabPadre]

Thanks again!

[@Space30MINUTES]

Looks like there's a space race coming up! It's fascinating to watch SpaceX prepare for Starship's 4th launch. Feeling excited to see the results! 🚀🌟

[@lanimulrepus]

Still the best SpaceX report... By far!

[@Liberty4Ever]

These awesome updates feel like science fiction becoming reality. Finally. Humanity has waited decades for aerospace technological development to happen at the pace of early aviation development, or early automotive development. We had a 50 year interruption in aerospace before SpaceX took the reins. There is currently a lot of scrapping but it feels like early development that needed to happen as part of the learning process that is inevitable when developing new technology, that's now being corrected as development continues along the corrected path. Flight 4 soon and I can't wait! Huge thanks to LabPadre for each of these extremely valuable weekly updates. Future aerospace historians will find these videos to be extremely valuable.

[@ThatsDave]

Well done editing job, helped me catch up on all the goings-on! Much kudos to your team!

[@mrmeany2u780]

Thank you as always for a great review. The "showing no love" comment on that tank was priceless 😂 Hope all goes well for the 4rth test flight

[@ronbenton9284]

Louis, really appreciate the narrated updates! Have a great party after IFT-4 at Raptor Roost!

[@LabPadre]

No more raptor roost. We have teamed up with Rocket Ranch. A much better venue and a much better fit for us.

[@vix3779]

Dang, a lot happened! So easy to forget from one week to the next! Thanks for the reminders...and the bits that just plum got past me!

[@olegoathiking1962]

When the construction ends, you'll be either be relieved or bored to death unless they start launching lots of Starships. 🤣

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

Will they ever really finish construction?! 😂😂

[@Wrangler-fp4ei]

THanks for great and detail update, LapPadre and Crew!

[@LabPadre]

You bet!

[@soapybacon4358]

America at it's best amazing what can be done when people pull together behind a visionary 👏

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

Completely agree 🇺🇸 👍👍

[@gobfranklin6759]

Appreciate your coverage

[@FrankBenlin]

I guess they are proving this is a prototype launch site with all the vertical tank recycling going on. Very expensive design flow. Good stuff. Thanks, Lab.

[@jimle22]

Man, you guys presentations are awesome. Much better than NSF. Consise and to the point with all the necessary updates at Starbase. Keep up the good work. I am already subed. Thanks.

[@LabPadre]

Much appreciated!

[@Unrealpatch1]

Hey Nate! That was awesome! Packed with information. Great episode.

[@richardpark3054]

03:16 If you've ever worked around cranes and other heavy equipment, you know: NEVER EVER let yourself be under anything that might fall!

[@DonPollard-x4q]

I worked at Austrak - concrete sleeper manufacturer at Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia a (quite a) few years ago. We used a 3 tonne overhead crane to move the tensioner wires around; it was controlled by a cable controller, and standing under was deriguer. The hook broke, wireless control was instigated and nobody, but nobody, was allowed under any slung loads! Can't remember if any died when the hook let go, but I think it would have been a "brown trouser" event!

[@saintuk70]

Thank you as always

[@LabPadre]

Always welcome

[@kenshaw65]

Thanks!

[@LabPadre]

Thanks Ken!

[@allen1414]

Thank you Lab and team for another exceptional update ..

[@LabPadre]

Our pleasure!

[@ReverendGreg]

Great video again!! Thank you.

[@LabPadre]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i say it everytime but it does amaze me the amount of work going, and going on in parallel, i don't think i've ever seen so much activity on so many "mini projects" in one place, this much parallel working must take a lot of organising, my hat goes off to all involved.

[@HighPeakVideo]

Wonder what the site will look like in 10 years time given the rate of change.

[@Max_Janszen]

It'll be unrecognizable in 3 years, much less ten

[@ESowder24]

Wonder if they would get more money from scrapping old stuff or selling parts to fans would be cool to own a piece of star base from its early days

[@stevenrutledge]

It’s a good idea, but likely not something SpaceX would like to tackle directly as they have more important things to do, however, if an organization was formed ready to take on the task, it might be well received assuming it was carefully and correctly assembled.

[@bobjoatmon1993]

That's been mentioned about 2k times on various KZbin channels and I know someone down in Boca Chica asked Musk about if it was possible to get pieces off of scrapped Starships skin sold to collectors but only got a "Hmmm" and nothing further.

[@georgegoodwin9722]

That would be a whole new operation with its own problems. It is probably not something that SpaceX wants to get into. Less manufacturing and more merchandising.

[@baarni]

Why don’t you approach Spacex and make a proposal to do just that?

[@ocortez5567]

Corrupt governments talk about climate change, they talk about cows polluting and they want to ban cars... but they don't say anything about the pollution they produce with these rockets... why don't they make them electric if they They say that electric is the best?

[@badrinair]

Thank you for all these videos

[@joansparky4439]

thx for the update

[@RWBHere]

Thanks aLewis. SpaceX will need to be looking for new launch sites for when the Falcon 9 launch cadence increases further. Hats off to all of the crews at South Padre too. Their work rate is impressive. 🙂👍

[@sokolum]

4:07 The inner tanks looks very dented too…😱🥶

[@teds8747]

SX moves at light speed!.. But lab keeps up by engaging Plaid mode! (Space Balls, not Tesla)... Thanks for everything you do!.. you are the dude!

[@Capt.Turner]

Love your updates.

[@LabPadre]

Thank you!

[@craneman2201]

Packed episode!! awesome

[@mrdebris1217]

Thanks for the update, Lab. „More than 900 deliveries of propellant since the last IFT.“ Only some seconds of narration, but the amount of time to figure out that number must be insane. Is there sitting somebody in front of the life cameras counting the trucks? Or did you simply ask Elon?

[@richardknapp570]

Another excellent update! Has there been any actvity around old Sub Orbital Stand A location? Seems the ramp would be in the way of future construction. Are there any issues with your cameras and the TXDOT bagging?

[@mdarian]

900 Tanker deliveries since 14Th March. That's over 12/day. There isn't that much demand for the fuelling of a starship. 90th Maybe? That would be more like it to fuel up another test. Even that seems high...

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

They consume a lot of N2.

[@Max_Janszen]

Oof, whoever rigged that water tank that fell is super fired

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

Nah, people make mistakes.

[@marktowner9172]

Delivery

[@MrGaborseres]

👍 😎Cool

[@MrBiff-ys8ff]

The logistics of "Gateway to Mars/Starbase" must keep a lot of people busy.....

[@alancoker1459]

Why is the hot stage ring a mistake ??

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

Its not.

[@gordonstewart5774]

Wonder if it is the removal of the vertical tanks that hold up the launch.

[@mrflippant]

Nope; they've completely migrated launch GSE operations from the vertical tanks to the newer horizontal tanks, as evidenced by the full-stack wet dress rehearsal they did this week. They also have at least a week until the expected launch date, and only two of the vertical tanks remaining. At a rate of about two days per tank (seems to take one full day to remove and scrap the 12m shell, and one full day to remove and scrap the 9m tank), with only two of the vertical tanks left that's more than enough time to get it done. Even if they don't get them scrapped before the launch, it's not as if they're in the way or anything - just got to secure the site and equipment and get the crane moved and they're good.

[@gordonstewart5774]

@@mrflippant , Blast damage was what I was referring to. They reinforced those other tanks for 1 flight.

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

They haven't help up a launch yet.

[@pipersall6761]

I wonder how long it will be before they nuke the new employee bathroom at the launch site for some tank installation or something. They already got rid of the nice parking lot and getting rid of the nice wall. They sure do change things a lot but I guess that is par for the course.

[@josepheswearengin1540]

Perhaps water that is suspended in space could be gathered and brought to the earth - just looking ahead.

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

Why bring water back from space?

[@josepheswearengin1540]

Predicted drought in western USA. Reservoirs and lakes already at all time lows.

[@josepheswearengin1540]

In addition, by law small farms in Oregon are being shut down because of water shortages. Another dent in the Nations food supply.

[@DJshopping-r34783]

First.

[@supermario8416]

Year 2050 - Starship test nr100 - KABOOOOM !!!

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

Now now, don't troll.

[@5nowChain5]

I would hate to have to sit through all the TOOLKIT TALKS on every shift. Its part of the job and very informative, but gets boring fast. Wouldnt like to be there when its iquisition time when accidents occur.

[@LodeRunner-to2pt]

Why are a lot of your pictures out of focus. That LOOKS STUPID! Don'T you have the needed rights to show them properly? 😞

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

...?

[@RicardoRuiz-TEXAS]

The pictures are not out of focus I’m in South Padre right now 5/27/24 and there’s a haze all around

[@gr2269]

It will never make it to orbit let alone mars, this is all performance art.

[@LaughingOrange]

It has already practically made orbit. The only reason IFT-3 didn't make it to orbit was low confidence of relighting the engines in space, and not wanting to leave a huge chunk of stainless steel in orbit.

[@TheAmericanCatholic]

With every launch the doubters will keep being proven wrong

[@rogerthomas169]

That's what your great grandpa said to wilbur and orville, glad you are both wrong.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

It's just like HeavyMetal :•) "The loosers say it's over," "and they know that's a lie". 🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

[@perlaursen1885]

Warning to all with english as their second language. Your can skip right now. The speech is not understandable, because theres an irrelevant disturbing backing noise all through the informative speech, which makes the video without any value. Wonder why people put that much effort in a movie and then ruin the soundtrack?

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

If you couldn't understand what was being said there is something wrong with YOU.

[@supermario8416]

Elon Musk repeated again and again that he will send the first humans to Mars by 2018 :))))))… now we are in 2024 and he’s rocket isn’t even half-functional…

[@emmabentley7945]

These things take time. We are closer every day

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

That's the problem with projections and it wasn't again and again..

[@gmarie701]

Great videos with excellent and professional video and narration. Thanks!

[@LabPadre]

Thank you very much!

[@kyooo23]

Why is it all launched at night so we can't see what they are actually carrying or so we can't see where it actually goes

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

Because the needs of the orbit dictate the launch timing. See where it's going? You're being silly.