SpaceX Starship about to change massively! Launch prep continues!

[@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 How many 42's did I say in this video?

[@WiggyB]

42

[@erlend2118]

Those plates could actually be huge sensors(if there are to each side) since then it can measure the distance between the chopsticks when a catch is happening (?) maybe

[@harrynimaggi3460]

@@erlend2118 english audio dude

[@flexy2ky]

Whats up with the audio track?

[@bryanw5983]

Fix the English audio please

[@mikehenning1791]

2 many puns about 420 felix don't want to even finish the episode

[@beeman-dev]

Same. It's not a joke when it's not funny.

[@petercozzaglio6070]

Get over it snowflakes.

[@ScottLovell07]

@felix doesn't know what 420 is lol

[@fouriermusic5237]

it felt so self-obsessed which anyone you are felix. please go on an inner journey

[@SparkySho]

You have been disqualified for a Mars trip &/or neuralink

[@smevox7490]

Why don't I have an english audio track?!?!

[@waylanshropshire7624]

English please

[@FayeSalwin]

Looks like the audio tracks are finally coming in... English soon, hopefully

[@tottiman3939]

same here i had the german audio track start playing and i was very confused

[@thec3llc]

I don't have one either

[@backpacker87]

Me neither, so confused!

[@MichaelDavis-zu2ko]

Let's just be happy that the 420th episode only happens once.

[@saquist]

Indeed

[@torrem9722]

Yeah, that was quite cringy

[@grover1989]

Way, way to much forced 42 jokes. Very cringe indeed

[@mikeevans741]

I know many, MANY people think there nothing wrong with weed, including Elon. But there are a lot of folks who see it as the first step to finding happiness through recreational chemicals - in some case, with examples of close friends that have ended in tragedy. I’ll finish your next video, WAI team. I could only pretend you were actually just huge Douglas Adams fans for a dozen references or so, then it because too much.

[@GraySkyKismet]

Bruh... I was excited the first couple that I caught but then I died ...

[@ViraIReactions]

The 420 jokes were so distracting I had to shut off the video couldn’t concentrate on anything you were saying

[@Deadguy42069]

@@ViraIReactions 🟥

[@Deadguy42069]

🟥

[@dherman0001]

Im halfway through and havnt heard one.

[@torrem9722]

Yeah, it was bad. Don't know why they thought it would be funny.

[@pj8593]

@@ViraIReactions agreed

[@christianbergman711]

The episode is four hundred and twenty times better than previous episodes

[@SparkySho]

69 or 77 times better than…..

[@benfalkins1311]

Love that it is your 420 video but too much couldn't focus on what actually need to be understood

[@theterminaloptimist]

Sounds like a you problem.

[@saquist]

​@@theterminaloptimistit's a several hundred of us problem probably because we're not years and we want to move on to the next video on our channel

[@Andy-qv9tb]

the content was as demanding as an episode of the series "Die Sendung mit der Maus" :)

[@GoldenTV3]

I thought the robotic German voice playing was some sort of joke that was going to lead into a language learning sponsor. I was like "man, they're really taking this joke seriously"

[@wytze01]

How do I turn it off?

[@Quarantus]

Same to me the audio changes in 1-2 seconds to another language 😮

[@Kay-yu2zd]

what is wrong with google I cannot turn off the german voice it was insulting enough that the titles got auto translated but now they dont allow me listen to to original audio anymore

[@mahbubhossainsamm]

I was born in Germany , finally it’s getting paid off ✌🏻

[@Mike-dx9lh]

@@wytze01 English audio track just loaded for me

[@nagases1572]

left at 4:20 , made me crazy

[@videolabguy]

You said 420 so many times, my eyes turned red! What about that?

[@max8286]

42 - the answer for everything

[@SparkySho]

Nikoli Tesla said mid 1890’s “ If u want to understand the UNIVERSE study th 3,6 & 9 “

[@b8hoven445]

42 - the amount of seconds to skip when you hear the words "we've been looking at our channel metrics"

[@DaReaLBiGGMaN]

No way I started watching this video at 4:20PM. 🤯

[@SparkySho]

Yehehe✌️🤟🙂❤️

[@patrickunderwood5662]

On Fridays and/or Starship launch days, I proudly wear my 4/20 shirt. And I live in Colorado. Sweet design, good job.

[@robertf3479]

420 episodes? Lordy ... how time flies when you're having fun!

[@KevinCarrick]

I don't speak German. Audio track set default to German. No English available. Only Brazilian Portuguese.

[@CumulusGranitis]

I am hearing it in English up in Canada.

[@archierush868]

I think it’s fixed now. Original audio track is back to being the English one

[@KevinCarrick]

Fixed now

[@chris.eskimo]

Fixed

[@sysbofh]

Brazilian Portuguese? Really? hauhauhauhau We will RULE THE WORLD! MWAHAHAHAHAHA There, I've spent my "Grrreat Evil Genius" laugh of the week. Feel honored.

[@willstevenson4843]

Honestly, the 42nd 420 joke should have counted four two jokes...

[@bryanw5983]

@@willstevenson4843 boo!

[@peytonvader882]

GET OUT-

[@kuldan5853]

Felix, I love you. But NEVER do puns again. This episode hurt. literally.

[@Urufu-san]

The SpaceX staff deserve a nice Thanksgiving and a long Xmas break, 2025 will get CRAZYYYY 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@Whataboutit]

Agreed! Im thankfull for what they're doing for humanity!

[@Fatpumpumlovah2]

@@Whataboutit ENGLISH!?!??!? WHERE IS THE ENGLISH AUDIO TRACK?!?!?!?!

[@chattywalrus8485]

@@Urufu-san Not too crazy, I trust. I lost the count of my Mandela shifts.

[@JonnoPlays]

They finally bought a tiny piece of land surrounded by finished building? That sounds like some weird Texas land stuff. I'm wondering... What about it? 🤔

[@michaelfink64]

I don't think this is just a Texas thing. You see people clinging on to a tiny piece of land surrounded by a massive development from time to time. When I was a kid, the council wanted to build a new car park behind shops in Camberwell, an upper middle class suburb of Melbourne, Australia. There was one old lady who didn't want to sell the house she had been living in for decades, and who could blame her? So for several years, there was this little old house with a little rose garden smack bang in the middle of a shopping car park (an open one; l I think this would be called a parking lot in the US). Eventually, the old lady died and the house was pulled down and there was a nice, big, boring car park instead. Sometimes you see pictures of massive highways in China swerving around a house (surprising that the Chinese government could not compulsorily acquire the land). In the Boca Chica case, I suspect the landowner had been hanging out for a big payout from SpaceX and when he saw that they were just going to build around his land, he gave up and sold the land to them.

[@gilbreathca]

Enough with the 420 B.S.... Couldn't watch past 13:32. Ugh.

[@mrous1038]

@@gilbreathca you missed the best parts.

[@Asterra2]

2:52 Missed one. "When a booster or a ship is coming in *FOR* a landing, the *[TWO]* arms close around it."

[@Frank-uq1wl]

At 12:19 / 12:23 he missed another one

[@greenglade47]

I thought the german voice was just an intro thing and kept waiting for it to turn to english 😂

[@cosplaydave4497]

no English track available on the video, any reason for this?

[@uzlonewolf]

KZbin glitch, should be fixed.

[@Sgreubel]

This episode isn't playing in English. What about that?

[@milol.akkaraprud8681]

Felix, this one is played with other language soundtrac and ther's no Engllish option. Is it just a bug on my side or something happened?

[@maurodirosa2971]

@@milol.akkaraprud8681 same here. I live in Germany but hate dubbing. Sorry cannot see it like this

[@johncarr6959]

same

[@milol.akkaraprud8681]

finally, English sound option is available. yay!

[@milol.akkaraprud8681]

@@maurodirosa2971 agree, I study in Germany and know German, but I very much prefers his original voice. Nothing beats that

[@tattvamasi5717]

Alright Felix, you implied this so hard, like you were begging for it. This rocket is for your health, brother!

[@L85jiko]

Your intro section title (0:19) states Episode 430 - Matrix glitch!

[@_photonx6017]

I wondered at first if you were going for forty-two instances of 42. Anyway, RIP Douglas Adams.

[@XDslic]

The video auto went to a German audio and I'm here wondering when the joke is gonna stop 😂. After the intro I figured something must not be right

[@itsjusttommy1819]

Usually don’t comment, but sorry to say this episode was really annoying with the 420 joke. Just distracted me from the video. Ended up skipping loads. Please limit the amount of attempted comedy and focus on the amazing news and content.

[@alexali376]

Haha why so serious

[@jbrownson]

@@itsjusttommy1819 yeah, maybe this would be fun in late April or something, but just seemed odd. I respect the creativity but I’d rather it not come at the cost of focusing on then content

[@cameronsmith8092]

Bet you guys are fun at parties 😂. If something isn’t funny don’t laugh no need to get upset.

[@adrianhjordan1981]

Yeah, it's not like it's a new joke either.

[@craigquann]

Smoke a bowl and calm your ass down.

[@daxtonortiz2008]

I Can’t Wait for flight 7!!

[@Mbm15]

Wats with the criticism of the 420, no problem with it, Great job Felix, keep it coming

[@LynbrookMutt]

Many of us don't partake. We come here for space news and insights. If we wanted stoner references we'd go watch Jay and Silent Bob. It's not rocket science, HAHAHA. You see what I did there? That's a pun that's actually funny!

[@straighttalk2069]

It's just entitlement syndrome.

[@wytze01]

How do I turn off the German audio track?

[@nerufer]

definately pressure sensors. simply because of the place they are put. It can only be something related to the catch itself.

[@Moinois]

[How to fix the soundtrack] My German is a little rusty, and my Hindi is not the best either. As there isn't an option to select English I figured out a way to get the original soundtrack though. I started the previous episode (and it started in German as well) and there I could switch to English and when going back to this video it was the original soundtrack once more. Phew!

[@paulbork7647]

Did you know 42 is the expansion constant for the universe in miles per second per megaparsec? It is also the number of galactic years before the sun ends.

[@incription]

My youtube is bugging out I cant play the video in english it only lets me use audio tracks

[@highman-zahara]

All of a sudden this episode is in German and theres no English audio 😢😢

[@BodhiRasta]

same

[@incandescentwithrage]

​@@BodhiRastaEnglish for me 🤷🏻

[@markoootje]

For me it is English

[@hephaestisch7426]

U can just change it in the settings

[@michaelstreeter3125]

Unwatchable. Stopped watching at 3:16 "420 other theories"

[@WraySatchel]

Some people just wake up each day looking for something, anything to complain about 😂 Y'all let Felix have his fun, he's earned it!

[@MrNat0z]

Why is the audio locked to germany

[@cncmechatronics4186]

Looks like chopstick pressure pads? Maybe to reduce torch on the motors for closing chopsticks.

[@Lu.capuchino]

starlink dishes

[@americancolor2]

Where is the english track?

[@MarkPetersen-hg4ij]

Those things on the chopstick catch pads look like strain-guage sensor pads. They measure how much force is placed on the booster by the chopstick arms when they contact it. Now that they know exactly where the arms will contact the booster, they know for sure where to place them.

[@graph1ks]

why the hell am i not getting the english voice? why is youtube forcing german or portoguese as a language on me.... holy flying fricking hell....

[@wiktorporebski9319]

Yea I have the same problem now

[@graph1ks]

So freaking bad... unwatchable. Boring, emotionless, artificial AI voice.... not interested.

[@archierush868]

@@graph1ksit’s fixed now. Normal audio is back to being

[@graph1ks]

@@archierush868 confirmed.

[@MartinKiser-b3u]

The devices on the chopsticks are indeed to prevent ship damage. Booster 5 seemed to be squeezed pretty tightly as it slid down to the catch pins. This much have caused some damage and would decrease rapid usability. These new decides could measure the ships location very quickly And accurately allowing the chopsticks to close with just the right amount of pressure OR no pressure at all. They may allow just the catch pins to grab the arms. After all the best part is no part. Why grab the ship if all the weight rests on the pins.

[@braincontrollers666]

@Whataboutit what is going on with the audio track. The audio track is on German and you can’t turn it off. I can understand German enough to understand what it’s about. But the voice is unbearable to listen to. Is it an issue with KZbin or could it be an upload issue?

[@charles_kerman-357]

Funny how incredible new glenn is and yet how easy it is to forget about it.

[@CaliTom81]

I’m properly celebrating the 420th episode, while watching 😉

[@peterrosario]

To change the video language back to English, click the Gear Button and adjust the settings accordingly.

[@MidnightOtter-19]

Can't wait for those 25 launches next year.

[@Darker_Waters]

The things on the arms looks like they could be for measuring pressure. Maybe to prevent the arms from applying unnecessary force at catch?

[@philipgrice1026]

Brilliant Felix. Four hundred and twenty times brilliant. The guys (and blokes) over at NSF have some fun but I always seem to end watching your channel with a smile on my face. And goodness knows not much that's going on currently can do that.

[@johndoe-hr6vp]

25 in '25! Let's Goooooo! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@Sneakoz]

WHY IS THIS IN GERMAN WTH IS THERE A DUB OPTION?????

[@Sneakoz]

THERE IS ONLY GERMAN, HINDI, PORTUGESE AND INDONESIAN WTH HOW DO I WATCH THIS IN ENGLISH

[@ricardoveras3433]

The astrobiology team leader for the dragonfly mission works at my school! She gave us physics and astrophysics students a talk about that mission! It’s super cool and exciting!!

[@z32PureHardDance]

420th episode? I’ll smoke a FAT blunt to that Felix! Keep the videos coming as I look forward to them since 2019.

[@Your_averageRocketNe]

Im looking 4ard 2 flight seven!

[@mikehenning1791]

@z32PureHardDance I'll spark one up but to many 420 refences lol 😚 🚬💨😶‍🌫️

[@gacattack1234]

They will have to have a parking garage for all the finished boosters and Starships when the design is finalized and they ramp up production.

[@devo1977s]

Gonna fly high as a kite

[@RonColeArt]

OK Elton. (that's "Elon" with a 't' in the middle)

[@BeardedPiper]

Glad I'm not the only one having dub issues. I mean, it's a bummer, for sure, but at least it's not something unsolvaable on my end.

[@dmitry6472]

Who came up with 420 idea need to rethink his life choices! So annoying and distracting... Stopped at 5:54 to write this comment and take a break, hopefully I can make it to the end of the video...

[@69mutzi]

At least its 5:54. Thank you

[@eruiluvatar236]

A catch only tower makes absolute sense given orbital refueling, Starships would be returning relatively soon after boosters giving little time to free and test the tower that catches the booster.

[@perpetualpunster]

Congratulations on 420 Episode! 😀

[@Whataboutit]

Thank you!!!

[@damonried1720]

420th episode… okay, thank you. I was sick of hearing the phrase, rage quit and came here to complain. Now I can simply go away until next Tuesday. I got the gist of this episode.

[@Tekzel]

Yea, I noped out at the 4 minute mark. There's such a thing as taking something waaay too far. This one was super annoying.

[@Khyranleander]

The joke did wear a bit halfway through, but I get it: "to" & "for" show up only a little less than "the" in English, so since there'd already be a bunch in the script, play up the joke for the celebration. After all, big part of why we watch is how you share our quirky nerd humor. Just... trying to tuck in 420 jokes in 21 minutes? Oww.

[@ThePykon]

WTF, this was more than annoying

[@Threeheadedbeastmode]

RE plates onchopstick arms, Proximity sensors, one sending and one receiving. Not there permanently, just temporarily to measure distance and closing speed.

[@raptorversionthree]

Sooo... Who is the 420th here? 😁

[@tonyug113]

Its amazing how Felix's voice changes, when he speaks german. -- edit -- he seems to have corrected that though now.

[@Nextburjalarab]

Hahaha love all the 4 2 0 jokes

[@leejamison8436]

4 2 be or naught 2 be will, if you are persistent, eventually drag us through a pun-ishing 420th episode. ;)

[@Asta-wl8jz]

We are FOUR TWO nate to have Felix and this channel.

[@chrishoesel]

I think those pads on the arms are load cells to measure pressure and feedback to the system as they are clamping down on the booster/ship.

[@sirfoxalot434]

The obsession with the number 420 is really old. It has gotten boring.

[@theterminaloptimist]

Negging is so 2010. Why not choose to keep your thoughts to yourself?

[@TheCebulon]

For me, too, I think, I probably saw 420 fact about space flight in this 420th episode.

[@SundanceHelicopterTours]

Thanks for two or more of your movies! Great as ever, in every aspect🙂

[@nerdwatch1017]

I wonder if space X will purchase any land if there is any near the ocean in the southern states between Texas and Florida. Where it faraway enough to build more launch/landing towers or if we will see finally them taking over old oil rig platforms further out in the ocean instead

[@RandallLowetx]

About the time I was beginning to think the "We've looked into our channel metrics" part was pre-recorded and reused each episode, you got and throw a wrench in my assumptions

[@clukcluk]

Felix, this is what I like about your channel above all the others. The wiseass runs deep with you!! Keep it up!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@king_seeser]

A catch only tower makes sense as a backup solution in case the first tower goes down.

[@Mesaman0825]

Felix, I hope you're celebrating your 420 episode in style.😂

[@sysbofh]

One thing I don't understand: they said "SpaceX couldn't talk to the tower", they didn't say "booster couldn't talk to the tower". Why is this relevant? Well, that's my entire point: IF (and only IF) the problem is SpaceX talking to the tower... why not lay fiber optics, using the trench for methane/oxygen? Far easier to shield, far better than wireless. That is, assuming the problem was between tower and SpaceX, not between tower and booster.

[@Lu.capuchino]

they already use fiber

[@sysbofh]

@@Lu.capuchino And was that tower that got out of whack?

[@Lu.capuchino]

​@@sysbofhthe tower is just a weather station

[@sysbofh]

@@Lu.capuchino If this is true, why they did abort when it was damaged?

[@mfletch2251]

It seems to me they need to relocate that radio mast on top of the launch tower. They might and those antennas on the arm might assist in relaying info

[@kentnilsson6051]

Nevermind starlink. if we can get done the feat of a burly italian chef frying eggs in space we have a solid civilization ready for colonizing space.

[@kentnilsson6051]

And why not to the tune of 'Tarantella Napoletana'?

[@OrionLaerithryn]

I think the plates are either pressure plates, proximity sensors, or perhaps both.

[@stevebroome1288]

There is a HUGE rooftop on the factory/office building. Every time it rains there should be a huge runoff. Are there any plans to collect the water and incorporate it into the launch pad? Even trucks bring drinking water to storage have a big cost.

[@coltonmortensen8010]

First time I’ve not finished an episode. I expected some 420 jokes but not every sentence…

[@joshrideout6075]

I would say that those pads are pressure plates. Probably to either measure the contact force with the booster or actively use that data to provide feedback to the actuators to dampen the bounce or just to keep the chopsticks from crushing the booster...

[@Lu.capuchino]

they are starlink dishes

[@jameswalker758]

I still say both Ship and Boster will be ready to launch by 18th to 23rd December for a TEST rentry of the type 2 Ship

[@paulwilliams9845]

I don't know if this is what spaceX does but when I see an orange hose line it is usually because it has a fire resistant fiberglass insulation sleeve on it

[@fidenziogarza1388]

You don't have any English audio, just Spanish, German etc. Pls fix, i love your content Felix!!

[@charleslord2433]

Nathan and Soren must be using a bit of 420 when writing this 😆

[@cpm1003]

I just watched the whole video using subtitles with the sound off, so I didn't even notice the audio issue. Auto-generated English CC seems just fine.

[@DadNotmyname]

If they built a tower in Australia, probably one of the longest distances and easies to get approval, they would instantly have a massive import export income.

[@compassionandwisdom4311]

I am surprised you had the Fuel to your fortitude as we count down 4… 2… 0 to liftoff-where grit meets gravity!”

[@allanchurm]

it was the com tower on top of the tower that went south ..well got blown sideways ..need to use BIGGER BOLTS for the mast next time. what a hell of a expencive mistake but to be honest the moment they for god knows what reason decided....not to have a flame trench or deflecter they have been knee deep in damage and problems

[@ZeroSpawn]

Stronger tie downs & base

[@Elvarks]

Those devices on the chopsticks are definitely not for precision distance measurements, for that, you’d use retro reflectors and a total station. It’s a mystery to be sure!

[@Andy-qv9tb]

retroreflectors on the rocket, maybe a good idea 👍

[@2750casjon]

SpaceX fans about new Glen.... "Wow!!, how small can it get?"😂😂

[@RiviterRIP]

I wonder if using the heat shield material to cover the launch pad components instead of the temp painted sheet metal would work better? They could attach mounts to the sheet metal just like starship. Maybe much bigger panels.

[@Lu.capuchino]

they would break

[@RiviterRIP]

@@Lu.capuchino Why would they break? They can make it through a re-entry under extreme pressure and temp. Would be interesting to see how they would do.

[@contestvoter]

I still think SpaceX should use their 5th. flight to fly 7 in December, leaving all 25 in 25!

[@Lu.capuchino]

they wont be ready by then

[@contestvoter]

@Lu.capuchino SpaceX would!

[@Africannabis]

Hang on I can't watch the 420th episode like this, I need to roll a rocket... Edit: 😂😂😂😂😂 Felix you went all in 😂😂😂😂😂❤️‍🔥

[@ReiSpitz]

My opinion is they are starlink antennas and used to get exact measurements in 3 dimensions of the chopsticks.

[@ikegutxi-7]

In settings you have the option to change to the original. in Spanish it works really well. eternally grateful