SpaceX finally updates most important component for Starship flight 6!

[@Whataboutit]

Could Starship Booster 12 be re-flown? What do you think? EDIT: Yes, it should be a HIGH instead of a LOW water table!

[@slice98]

Yes, it can. After refurbishment that it

[@stevengavra]

The refurbishment will be long, but I'm sure they'll use it again

[@otiebrown9999]

That is the POINT! YOU NOW HAVE 33 WORKING ENGINES.

[@Lu.capuchino]

no it wont be reused, same way B1019 wasn't

[@Lu.capuchino]

its engines have already been sent to McGregor even

[@junkbot931]

I still can't believe we are in the Starship age now. 4 years ago we were dreaming about what a full stack could look like and now it's fast becoming a normal process. It's mind blowing!

[@chrischeshire6528]

Remember when a flyover shown a big hole in the ground where the OLM is now. A lot of progress!

[@Whataboutit]

SpaceX, where impossible is turned into late!

[@la1m1e]

It wasn't a hole! They just knew design is bad so decided to dig the hole for water deluge! By, well, Using rocket engines​@@chrischeshire6528 😁😁😁

[@rishabh12singhal]

Elon doesn't tackle problems which sound doable to humans. 😂

[@charlieodom9107]

SpaceX, where Science Fiction turns into Impossible Dreams, turns into "See, I fucking told you so!!!" Elon is, and has been, absolutely wiping the floor with the entire globe's space agencies.

[@mattthomas4024]

High water table. Low wouldn’t be a problem. 😊

[@Whataboutit]

Congratulations! You found today's mistake! Thank you for bringing it up! I edited the pinned comment to reflect it!

[@Zonal-CheeseO2v45]

@@Whataboutit is this a Daily game? i mean it is fun

[@user-gv4cx7vz8t]

Ignored several fake update videos this week in favor of WAI. Can't waste time on AI-narrated and factually ignorant videos. Keep up the good work and keep the faith in SpaceX! 🎉

[@MrHockeymania25000]

100% agree

[@tahjaiesaunders889]

WAI is worth the wait all the others are disappointing

[@steveplace1232]

How do you know Felix isn't just a clever bot? Space isn't real, otherwise all the air would leak off the earth duh.

[@Rekuzan]

Felix and Tim Dobbs from E.A. are about the only sources you can trust these days.

[@justinvollenweider5414]

@@Rekuzannasa space flight is pretty good too

[@thomasjess6131]

Felix, I can't wait to watch Launch 6 with you live! Your response on 5 was awesome!

[@Whataboutit]

Hey Thomas! I can't wait EITHER!!! Looking forward to watching it together with you!

[@ThomasDillon-z6u]

I'm a retired industrial electrician. I've seen construction work in areas where the water table is just below the ground and this is going great. Based on what I know about construction it would be a great idea to give the flame diverter a steel lining. Heavy stainless steel to be exact. This would minimize the thermal shock to the underlying concrete as the water is boiled out of the flame trench by the super heavy booster.

[@twooften]

High water table

[@Whataboutit]

Yes, Sir! I edited the pinned comment! Thank you!

[@rwmcgwier]

Felix this is a HIGH water table as the water is close to the surface.

[@Whataboutit]

100%. This was completely my mistake. I even know this. Puzzled why I said low.

[@rwmcgwier]

@ great segment as always

[@Jimjon24]

​@@Whataboutit bad Felix.

[@CB-rv9kb]

​​... because you're human

[@EvanPang-w4i]

8:30 that discoloration is really pretty!

[@davidgraham8065]

augers don't install "sheet piling". Sheet piling is driven or vibrated into place. Augers are usually used to put in piers or case-ons.

[@amazeddude1780]

caissons not case-ons

[@mikepoe5293]

Augers are used just to make a hole to dump concrete in for a "footer"

[@NoeSchmoe]

I like the rainbow discoloration on the stainless steel, just like on motorcycle mufflers. Also, the handprints were from Iron Man helping with the flight, dont ya know?!!😊

[@essiac6697]

I mean who was surprised that it was a Boeing satellite

[@Whataboutit]

Things are closing in on the Boeing Corporation fast. It's a shame, considering that Boeing is almost an American heritage!

[@YovanNoel]

😂😂😂 If it’s Boeing - I ain’t going

[@theOrionsarms]

It worked for seven years in the harsh condition of space, SpaceX hardware usually break after few months(like their space toilet on dragon capsule), I think they called that fast turnaround 🤣, well who needs to shit in space, Musk would provide future astronauts with anal plugs and make them a free anema when they return to earth.

[@GtTrader67]

​@@Whataboutitthey let greed overtake skills..

[@gdpirahna]

I have to wonder how many of your viewers understood your reference to Sisyphus, and how many recognized the name at all. This is a weird mashup of ideas, talking about cutting-edge space hardware, and ancient Greek mythology. I love it. You must be a little of a myth geek, like me. Excellent work. Thank you, Felix.

[@Whataboutit]

You got me there! My Mom made me read the Iliad when I was around 15 or so. Been hooked since then. Thank you for watching!

[@sputukgmail]

I caught it and appreciated it :) Greek myths and space flight have a lot of history - Apollo anyone? :)

[@dphuntsman]

@@WhataboutitYou had a great mom!

[@gdpirahna]

@@Whataboutit It didn't take force for me. I've been nuts about Greek and Norse mythology since before kindergarten, even before I saw Alan Shepard's first launch. OBTW - It's obvious you enjoy your job. Congratulations.

[@bobthebomb1596]

This heathen first encountered Sisyphus via Ummagumma.

[@JonnoPlays]

If I wanted to drive down for Flight 6, what's the date? 🤔

[@Whataboutit]

Very losely November 11th. But that will likely still shift! Keep watching WAI. We'll give you the latest estimates possible. Catching a rocket launch isn't easy, pun intended.

[@40over86]

Thanks Felix. I always enjoy your reports.

[@craigmooring2091]

A little linguistic malaprop at around 3:00 - The problems you describe occur when the water table is TOO HIGH, or close to the surface, not too low. It is too shallow, but not too low. The depth is low, but the table is high.

[@Silverado2021]

They should put “12” in a museum

[@FrostiesTanks]

522k already, WOW! You'll be at a million before you know it. It has been so much fun watching you and your team grow over the years - thanks for the continued awesome videos. Here's to the future of the channel and community 🍻 Keep up the awesome work Felix and team! -Nick

[@drshoe8744]

You know, if only SpaceX installed the Chop Sticks on Tower 2, they could clear out that water filling the flame trench in a few seconds, plus do a Starship Raptor Test at the same time. 😂

[@stevenmcneely1466]

Another great video, Felix. Thanks!

[@ysfex3sew]

they should do the full suite of pre-flight tests, including a static fire and wdr on the caught superheavy. Just to see if it can take it.

[@AdamKadmon-cg5qs]

While I greatly appreciate all the work you and your companions put into your reports, I would love to see an episode, after the next Starship launch of course, that goes deep on everyone else EXCEPT SpaceX. Not hating on them! Merely want to get a broad view of the space travel industry at the moment.

[@andrewturnbull789]

Great content as ever, love what you do Felix. So impressed with what you do and how the channel has developed over the past few years. Just to note, CFT piles are not sheet piles. The flame trench has sheet piles around their perimeter, they interlock and are driven into the ground to provide a curtain. CFT piles are auguered boreholes filled with concrete with or without steel sleves or rebar.

[@davidferdig9456]

Is it a high water table. Meaning the ground water is close to the surface? If it w was a low water table you would need to drill down deep to get to the much lower water table. Otherwise you have a high caliber of a show!!

[@Whataboutit]

Yes, Sir! My mistake! I edited the pinned comment to reflect the mistake.

[@lanav9679]

Channel Metrics are Super Dope Dude ! So Cool !

[@johnpaulchimebere3196]

Happy new month everyone 🎉

[@Whataboutit]

Happy new month!!!

[@johnpaulchimebere3196]

@@Whataboutit 😮🤯

[@zedrocky6529]

“One second you’re the new marvel of space flight the next second you’re just taking up space” Perfect! 11:11

[@MrBiloxifireman]

When I was a kid (35 years ago) we played a RPG named Rifts. It was Speculated that 1 of the reasons people could no longer go to space was because of all the space debris would shred anything that was in orbit. I truly hope that Fantasy prediction never comes true.

[@rongray8934]

@@MrBiloxifiremanif it becomes more of an issue a solution will be implemented. Like we are cleaning the environment here on Earth now. We learn from our mistakes. I played Traveller as a child. Still have most of the materials. Both great games.

[@1mariomaniac]

Kessler Syndrome.

[@denysvlasenko1865]

It's a fallacy. Once the density of debris pieces become high enough that collisions happen often ("every hour rather than every 10 years"), the rate of collisions will start to increase even more, on a scale of months, until all debris (and anything else) is pulverized to dust - submicron-sized particles. And here's the difference: these particles are far more susceptible (compared to large pieces) to light pressure, solar wind pressure, Earth magnetic field resistance, etc - so they will be deorbited or blown away to interplanetary space in a few years, tops. Which will clear orbits, thus "people could no longer go to space" can't happen.

[@davidlee8551]

Felix, we do like your presentations. Most people know when someone makes a “job” look easy is because it is someone with talent and a good work ethic to get it done with high standards! We do look forward to your presentations. I am sure your staff is a great help ti y you . Thanks for all you do.

[@lanav9679]

Love the Red Line Heli ! So Super Cool ! FanDamTastic !

[@wadewoehrmann2835]

Water table is not "very low" but rather very high - like just 8' below grade...

[@Whataboutit]

Absolutely. 👍

[@JurassicJenkins]

Hi Felix, awesome vlog as usual! Love your enthusiasm 🎈Do you happen to know what happened to the space cowboy that hitched a ride in the early years?

[@andrewcastiglia9548]

Big question, if the central raptors have start up gasses why not just start them first and use their turbine exhaust to spin up with outer 20 boost engines? Eliminates the need for the raptor QD and gives you a passthrough to be able to push a "forced" ignition of the boost engines if they give tou trouble.

[@Вова-ц4м1и]

Американцы молодцы ракеты штампуют как горячие пирожки!

[@High.Desert]

you are welcome to join the party 🥳

[@emisasian]

I think you mean to say South Africa.

[@GeoffHamilton-i5t]

Thanks Felix, Love your skits

[@bigroundwatermelon6456]

They need to develop satellite harvesting, the amount of material just floating out there must be worth millions upon millions.

[@rishabh12singhal]

Yes. This is one of the unsolved problems of space but in my mind that problem is solved once orbital refuelling is solved. Because the theory is to catch it by matching speed. And reusable refuelable rockets can just carry a peice of foam or something and open the doors to catch it and move on to the next peice. Bigger peices, peices that create risks first... then all the rest... few at a time... will take years to complete. But sounds like doable for humans once elon solves the bottlenecks like reusable and refuelling in orbit.

[@maxdude4645]

Did it explode or was it destroyed by Russia or China???

[@seancollins9745]

​@@rishabh12singhal it's pretty much solved and starship being stainless steel is a huge help in resistance to ballistic damage from captures

[@lcstarchaser]

Recycling the materials will be a tedious and expensive process once the pieces are back on earth

[@mglenadel]

Not that much. It's not the materials that make them expensive, it's getting them up there. There's probably more 'valuable' metal in one percent of the world's bicycles than in all the satellites ever launched (pulled straight from my keister, be probably not too far off).

[@lcstarchaser]

I want a tshirt with a mechazilla holding a starship and booster in each hand like a kid playing with toy airplanes

[@DejaVuDejaVuDejaVu]

So Happy SpaceX Exists :)

[@joshma3305]

Smashed the like button, broke my phone screen, thanks Felix.. 😂

[@lord1todd]

Love your channel/content !

[@michaelreid2329]

My god, the astronauts that accompanied the booster on its test flight and demonstration catch landing left behind hand prints from where they jumped out of the ship! Amazing.

[@Andreas-gh6is]

I hope they can finally pick up some pace. The slow progress on Starship is already delaying Artemis III.

[@guypehaim1080]

For debris retieval, I could see using two StarShips, one on either end of a huge net flying trough the orbits in question and scooping up all the pieces parts.😊

[@JonnoPlays]

Watch all the comments about the low water table mistake make the algorithm blow this video up. Bet bet

[@tonywesthill7701]

The term water table is often misunderstood. It is the TOP OF the water, the top of the soaked layers. It is not itself a 3 dimensional layer. People often think it means the zone of saturation, where pore spaces are usually filled with water. If someone said that the layer of water-filled sand, gravel, muck, mire and stuff goes very DEEP, it can be understood why Felix referred to something related to groundwater as being LOW.

[@realulli]

The location of that fractured satellite as well as its movement should be fairly well known. With and explosion, all the pieces got a kick in a somewhat random direction, but after that, they were all just coasting. That means, they're all on separate orbits, with one interesting peculiarity: these orbits all intersect, exactly in the location where the satellite used to be, the pieces just take different times to circle Earth, but all the pieces fly through that location. With these two pieces of data, it should be possible to build something t catch all the pieces. It just needs to hover in that location (well, actually, not hover but assume the late satellite's orbit and after a while, all the pieces should show up and be able to get collected (and not even with all that much Delta-V, since all the energy they got that moved them to separate orbits was from the tanks of the satellite. E.g. a large block of very low density foam should do the trick - catching everything by removing all the relative speed these pieces had. Any objections/comments/citicisms of that idea?

[@mikepoe5293]

Magnets work in space they could simply place one in or it and move it to Intercept all the pieces especially if it was a supercharged electro magnet...

[@realulli]

@@mikepoe5293 Unfortunately, I assume most of the satellite pieces will be non-magnetic. Just about all the ferromagnetic stuff is just too heavy for use on spacecraft. Unless you're named SpaceX, of course. ;-)

[@animal9432]

The quick reference to Sisyphus will be lost on many...

[@Douglas_H-Can]

You mean a high water table, not low. High means it’s close to the surface. Low means it’s way below the surface.

[@ROGU3L3PHANT]

It will be so cool to see them try and catch a starship.

[@brenden-peters]

Excited to see Boeing workers successfully striking! SO many of Boeing’s issues across all their divisions have been flagged by workers who were ignored or told to keep quiet and keep working. When the workers are respected, we all get to see safe spacecraft that actually work, and that’s pretty cool. This space flight enthusiast stands with Boeing labor ✊

[@stephenwise3635]

🤘 respect from Manchester (UK) :)

[@lanav9679]

Super Cool ! Wow !

[@tonymack5162]

Felix, love your channel so much but I think you mean a High Water Table and not Low. A high water table is just below the surface. A low water table is much deeper below the surface and usually doesn't cause a problem.

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

Boeing isn’t merely on the struggle bus, it’s more like a train where there’s always another car.

[@Logan4661]

What if Boeing built the struggle bus? If the struggle bus doesn't work, is that a good thing, or a reeeally bad thing?

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

@@Logan4661 It would cost billions of dollars, the doors would fall off, and it’d eventually explode into hundreds of pieces. 😅

[@smorrow]

Starbase with a tilt-shift lens is something I didn't know I needed

[@texan-american200]

It's acquired a very nice patina from its use.

[@j.w.salphabet2096]

That is a high water table, not a low water table. A low water table would be that you can dig deep and not hit water. I always love your videos and always get a lot of insight from them, thank you for all the hard work you put in.

[@KruellNationGaming]

Actually, the proper term is the water table is extremely high... You want a low water table because it means the water level is lower or farther from the surface.

[@mikepoe5293]

Booster 12 needs to launch again to test "reusability"....or put it in a museum somewhere since it's the first to go to space and return in 1 piece by being "caught"....

[@TolisOnLine]

All surfaced of OLM subjected to thrust blast could be covered with these hexagon heat tiles as used on the second stage.

[@michaelchartier4056]

Could they add a system on the tower to help boost the booster off the pad and up the tower like a slow compound bow. Might Build speed and momentum quicker and also save on fuel

[@Crowtalking]

Great episode!

[@Only1clarkey]

Hi Felix. Can you explain why the ship disconnect arm needs to be connected at launch? Why not just fill up and disconnect prior to take off?

[@Whataboutit]

That’s what they do. It is disconnected shortly before lift-off… but it can’t retract far. A good improvement for the future would be to either make the rocket turn quickly after lift-off or to redesign the SQD to be able to retract further or be better protected. A protective hood could do this.

[@Only1clarkey]

Thanks. I thought that it disconnected at launch. Surely they can design an arm which can spin or articulate to the opposite side of the tower? I'm not criticising them though. SpaceX rock. Love the channel btw. I never miss a show. You are my fave youtuber. Keep up the good work 👍​@Whataboutit

[@EddieViera]

Love your show Felix you really rock 😊

[@kevinvanhorn2193]

No, the problem at Starbase is that the water table is extremely HIGH. A very low water table would be ideal.

[@Unmannedair]

I honestly cannot fathom why on Earth they would use a solid material floor under the launch mount. Why not just have the lunch Mount over a pond? Then you only need to drain the pond when you need to do maintenance. That can be done pretty quickly

[@Lu.capuchino]

lmao mr.comment section engineer knows better than SpaceX

[@amptunes]

Interesting idea.

[@HankScally]

A pond would direct all of the thrust produced by the engines right back up into the engines, assuming a bowl shaped depression.

[@taavetmalkov3295]

great video! do you know is there a planned space tax for all who send stuff up there so thate the resource can be used to clean up the floaters ?

[@danielward9983]

Hey, there should be fire hydrants on the Crain to prevent fires

[@robwideman2534]

Great video, but I dont believe continuous flight augers are used for sheet pile installation.

[@0range.]

Pretty soon we'll be talking about who's going to mars next. 😮 Can't wait.

[@holographic_red]

Next week: This Is Unbelievable !!! Just joking, thanks Felix! ♥

[@Whataboutit]

Wouldn’t that be true, though? I still can’t believe it and I analyse this stuff for a living! SpaceX is crushing it! 🤯

[@holographic_red]

@@Whataboutit Totally agree!! So many have said they where shaking when they caught that booster and it's true! Every launch i'm just amazed, It's still insane they caught that thing right?!

[@fettmaneiii4439]

jesus I got jumpscared by the "chop chop!"

[@douglasbuchanan8722]

The “Sisyphus” flash @ 3:12 was very funny.

[@kevinim300]

4:07 i predict some water deluge to be included with the QD assembly. 😎

[@michaelchapman1502]

Uhm, I think the water table is extremely high. Very close to the surface of the land. imho.

[@richardzeitz54]

I think you meant the water table is high. It's close to the surface - that's high. Deeper would be low.

[@jasonmarkwell8593]

BOEING followed the GREED instead of the American NEED. DUMB 😆

[@stevengavra]

You got a point, they should focus on fixing their airplane flaw instead of jumping into the space industry

[@jasonmarkwell8593]

@stevengavra or atleast do a better job at bribing politicians. If the public knows, then boeing wasn't paying enough. Lol

[@i-love-comountains3850]

​@@jasonmarkwell8593 That is absolutely the wrong lesson to take from the incident. Wtf?😂

[@jasonmarkwell8593]

@i-love-comountains3850 I know right. But who am I to judge our corrupt political/corporate class. Well other then at the ballot box which for some reason they seem to hate. Can't understand why . . 🤔 😆

[@andriandrason1318]

@@stevengavra The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or Moon buggy, S-IC The first stage of Saturn V was made by Boeing and much more.

[@MudGuardian]

Broke my screen smashing that like button

[@G.R.-lq7mp]

Hey Felix.. Thankyou from a UK, fan.. Been following you for over two years now.. I noticed, that when I "JOINED," Your channel, when I returned, after paying and filling in my details, etc... My "SUBSCRIPTION," to your KZbin channel, had been, mysteriously...!!?? - CANCELLED.. Just my observation... I wonder, if other channel members, have had a similar experience..? - Thankyou WAI...

[@Whataboutit]

Hey! Thank you very much for the active support and all the best greetings to the UK!!! Yes, that's an old and very common problem. Everytime I mention it on an episode, though, people accuse me of lying and trying to make them subscribe with a "cheap reason". Yep, it is real and yep, it does happen all the time. And on top of that, nope, KZbin doesn't fix it.

[@JeshuaAdorno]

Production should’ve been designed as an assembly line. Weld from top to bottom “mecazilla chopsticks “ to support movement.

[@bogususer2595]

The have an overhead or gantry crane for the lifting of the Starship sections. Plus it is more flexible than the "chopsticks".

[@thecaribbean8615]

Just FYI: Red color is for "Remove before Launch"

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

What makes a block 2 starship different to block 1 and not just an iteration of block 1?

[@simongeard4824]

It *is* an iteration on block 1... just a big enough one to be worth designating. But it's mostly an accumulation of small changes... e.g. the block 2 ships have the flaps relocated slightly to shield them more effectively during re-entry.

[@jorgealbertomartinezortiz374]

I’m amazed with SpaceX pace of development 😮

[@juju_buzz2396]

i mean when workers are being exploited, it makes development faster and cheaper

[@jorgealbertomartinezortiz374]

@@juju_buzz2396 You know that people can quit anytime, right? It's not the 19th century anymore.

[@juju_buzz2396]

@@jorgealbertomartinezortiz374 Quiting after they have been injured or after they died at work is too late i think

[@bogususer2595]

They're mostly late on all milestones. After they get a payload up, they need to work on tanker refueling before they try for the moon landing. I'm amazed at how long it's taking.

[@JordanKennedy-e5u]

I am seriously scared of space debris. It’s like burying a nuke with a random timer. Unknown, extremely dangerous, and can last for hundreds of years. We might not see the consequences of this, but maybe our children will or their children. It’s very scary.

[@jklein17]

That would be a high water table, not a low water table.

[@rudivandoornegat2371]

I'm eagerly waiting for the first ship with raptor 3 installed as well as the first sighting of block 2 Boosters (with integrated hotstaging ring).

[@Lu.capuchino]

first R3 vehicle will most likely be S33

[@mikesbasement6954]

Given that the starship is expected to refuel from the bottom, why the heck don't they just run extra pipes up inside the booster to the ship and get rid of the sqd all together.

[@Nuke-MarsX]

do we know when spacex will use the raptor V3s?

[@shockers12512]

Feels like yesterday we had a concrete tornado 😅. The next 5 years will be exciting

[@DysfunctionalParrot]

Haven't been this excited about space travel since I was a kid.

[@flo7165]

When considering the new tower design, i still feel like that if a starship system explodes pre launch, then all water tanks are going to be destroyed. And the tank far that has been in your rendering

[@elysium4775]

This may sound like a dumb question, but how come SpaceX didn’t make the first orbital launch mount like the one being made for the second launch tower?

[@simongeard4824]

The same reason they didn't launch the first Starship test article to orbit - they hadn't yet learned what the final version needed to look like. Because the launch pads are iterative design, no less than Starship itself... they've done enough launches now to know what worked well and didn't work well with the first iteration, and can now design a better one.

[@sagecoach]

Geostationary satellites are all going the same speed in the same direction, so they may eventually bump together; Debris from an explosion could go any direction with a very low chance of interception of a geostationary satellite.

[@Whataboutit]

Excellent observation but not entirely true. Debris clouds always have the tendency to form rings. Those rings end up directly inside GEO. They block a considerable area and can absolutely collide with other satellites. Sad but true. I had a long talk with the Director of OPs at ESA’s orbital debris tracking department. That talk was very enlightening! 💀

[@hifex_4275]

@@Whataboutit How safe is it that the satellite blew it self up? I wouldnt wonder if it was a collision with a small rock. A fist sized rock should be enough I guess. Unlikely to happen but we have so much up there for so long that it is only a matter of time until it happens.

[@sagecoach]

@@Whataboutit That had to be an interesting conversation. Gravitational attraction is so limited between objects but planetary rings are real. I consider each related object to be in a near but different orbit with little speed difference, like docking. No question a very few random objects cross GEO at speed in every direction.

[@robertmorgan9112]

I’ve been watching you forever , but I can’t subscribe because KZbin says that I can’t “double subscribe with notifications on “! I tried to persuade them with no luck!

[@Whataboutit]

Thank you, Robert! Keep asking! 🤪🙏❤️ I really appreciate your long lasting viewership!

[@MCOATCRetired]

Felix. Question for you. The Crew Dragon as well as other human carrying rockets have abort systems to keep crews safe during a launch failure. Maybe I have missed it but I don't think there is one on the Starship. That would seem to be a requirement for any human rated Starship.

[@dphuntsman]

There isn’t a human-rated Starship- for launch from Earth- yet.

[@admarsandbeyond]

There are no official requirements from the FAA or any other regulatory agency for human rating. NASA has some requirements for their own astronauts but these are arbitrary, e.g. the Shuttle also had no launch abort system, yet they demand one form Dragon, or the SLS has a LOC of 1 in 70 while they demand from Dragon a LOC of 1 in 270 (for the entire mission, including months docked to the ISS, many thousand to 1 LOC for launch)

[@simongeard4824]

There's no *requirement* for an orbit system - that's merely one way of achieving safety, by accelerating a small crew capsule away from an exploding rocket. But you know, rockets don't actually explode very often - in seventy-odd years of crewed spaceflight, there's only been one case where an abort system has been used to save a crew - which is the same as the number of cases where people have been killed by an abort system triggering unexpectedly.

[@scottpostma6392]

Do you mean "high water table" makes buliding underground difficult? I think you do.

[@tonyug113]

Must admit not entirelky convinced by the tiling, i mean Stainless may not melt in the flow But i doubt you want superhot steel heating up the contents of the tanks -- even if they technically not used --- might go bang.

[@rooscow]

It's a "high" water table measured as a relationship with the surface of the topography of the surface of the ground. It's a common misinterpretation.

[@24escalade]

I wouldnt be surprised if they build a Mega Mega bay where the high bay is and the medium bay was that was torn down a while ago

[@kindsasquatch9086]

Felix: Chop, chop! 😂