You Won't Believe What They Did with a Rocket! Yes, this is real!

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How does one title this video? SpaceX's Massive Updates for Flight 4 are Astounding!? Perhaps, but more bizarre to me this week was Chinas Rocket Building!? You Won't Believe What They Did with a Rocket! Yes, this is real! It isn't some photoshopped AI image. Outside of that, with the previous week being a little quieter than usual, it had that hallmark feeling of calm before the storm, and boy was that right. SpaceX are gearing up not just for Starship Flight Test 4, but also for the future flights. SpaceX's Massive Updates for Flight 4 are Astounding! Why have SpaceX been doing the fastest tower arm tests even seen so far? Yes, they look to be preparing for a booster catch right now. Certainly SpaceX's Biggest Challenge Yet! Could this Really Work? So much to dive into today. But outside Texas, there’s been an absolute flurry of activity and honestly it is one of those weeks where it was hard to figure out what to focus on at any given time. Sit back, relax and hold on. This is another massive one.
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[@paulyoung5393]

That Chinese rocket test building looked like a perfect hideout for a James Bond villain. "No Mr Bond I expect you to fry!" 😀

[@MarcusHouse]

🤣

[@Bystander333]

Yeah, that was pretty eye catching, thumbnail material for sure.

[@xbluesaintx]

Is that a clip from Thuderbirds? 😂

[@NileGold]

It would be a shame if it exploded 😃

[@PapaOscarNovember]

"Be sure to place him where he is assured of warmth.' (Drax from Moonraker)

[@jekster]

Would be awesome if your videos included timestamps for different topics.

[@rachbrett11]

How bout you do it

[@TJ-W]

@@nabormendonca5742Ive read your comments on this channel. You too should be fun at parties.

[@HaharuRecords]

Seems like you woke up at afternoon and are still on the bed

[@take5th]

The wing pivot on an F-14 is made of titanium and is approx. an inch thick. This pivot “tang” is placed between an upper and lower titanium ‘clevis’, one on each end of the center titanium wing box, of similar thickness with a bearing. Just thought it interesting while considering chopstick precision. It is amazing that I got to see he moon landing when I was 12 years old, saw the first deep space and planetary probes, worked on the space shuttle program, and now can watch the next phase of progress off planet taking place.

[@lua-nya]

12 years old when the moon landing happened? That's a great age for remembering something through decades!

[@Max_Janszen]

Dude, what a time to be alive, so glad you are here to enjoy it with all of us younger people, im constantly inspired

[@take5th]

@@Max_Janszen there was a looong lull between Apollo and SpaxeX, but it was filled with semi-conductors, the internet, the end of the Cold War, which may have been a bad thing in retrospect as it kept everyone in line and focused within our own country politically, and that’s about it, on the positive side. That’s why it’s so nice to see progress from the morass we find ourselves in elsewhere. Be inspired, I was and had a 20 year aerospace career as a result, and it’s the only thing worth living for after love. Thanks for the reply!

[@take5th]

@@lua-nya yes, it is. Lots of bad happened that year as well, and 1968. Assassinations, riots about the war and civil rights. Science is always a bright spot. Thanks for the reply!

[@billmullins6833]

@Max_Janszen, I watched the Apollo 11 landing between High School graduation and starting college. I'll be 73 shortly. When they initially announced Artemis I was excited that I might live to see men on the moon once again but with NASA's current lackadaisical pace I doubt I'll see it now. I see no sense of urgency in NASA these days.

[@julianfp1952]

18:06 - A 9 metre by 9 metre solar sail "the size of a small apartment". You can tell that Marcus doesn't live in an overcrowded city! Here in London I couldn't help smiling at that.

[@MarcusHouse]

Might be a bit of an Aussie sized small apartment. 🤣

[@KarlVaupel]

@@MarcusHouse hahaha along with 25mbs fiber! - also have you considered putting the 'thanks' names in a scroll along the bottom like a news ticker rather than vertically like end credits? I think it might help the end of the video feel less like secondary content. :)

[@Eternal.Life.]

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So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. ----- 🔴 The Apostle John when he saw the Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven: ----- ● Revelation 1 17. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I Am the First and the Last: 18. I Am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I Am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the KEYS of Hell and of death. ----- 🔴 If ever someone should have repented when given a second chance to see clearly the truth, it was the rich man. But although he was in torment in fire, he only asked that Abraham send Lazarus back to earth to warn his brothers so they didn’t have to suffer the same fate. There was no repentance in his heart, only regret for where he found himself. Abraham’s answer says it all: “And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded, even though one rose from the dead” (Luke 16:31). Here we see that the witness of the Scriptures is sufficient for salvation for those who believe it, and no other revelation will bring about salvation to those who do not. No second, third, or fourth chances would be enough to turn the heart of stone into a heart of flesh. 🔴 What about those who do not believe? Wouldn’t they repent and believe if they were given a second chance? The answer is no, they would not because their hearts are not changed simply because they die. Their hearts and minds “are at enmity” against God and won’t accept Him even when they see reality of Heaven. This is evidenced clearly in the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. 🔴 Moreover and of big importance against the deceptive teachings of Satan who deceives people by those he possesses: Abraham tells the rich man that it is impossible for anyone there to come to Heaven from the torments of fire or vice versa. (Luke 16:26) If someone is in the home of the dead, in torment, waiting for judgment, will not enter to Heaven! It's impossible! If someone tells you otherwise is deceiver. 🔴 To understand what happens to nonbelievers after they die, we go to Revelation 20:11-15 which describes the Great White Throne judgment and the Lord Jesus is the Judge of mankind John 5:22 "For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son". 🔴 Here takes place the opening of the books and “the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” The books contain all the thoughts and deeds of those being judged, and we know from Romans 3:20 that “by the works of the Law is no flesh justified.” Therefore, all who are judged by their works and thoughts are condemned to Hell. Believers in Christ, on the other hand, are not judged by the books of works, but their names are found written in another book: the “Lamb’s Book of Life” (Revelation 21:27). These are the ones who have believed on the Lord Jesus, and they alone will be allowed to enter heaven. 🔴 The key to understanding this is the Lamb’s Book of Life. Anyone whose name is written in this book was “saved before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4) by God’s sovereign saving grace to be part of His Son’s bride, the church of Jesus Christ. These people need no “second chance” at salvation because their salvation has been secured by Christ. He chose us, He saved us, and He will keep us saved. Nothing can separate us from Christ (Romans 8:39). Those for whom He died will be saved because Lord Jesus will see to it. He declared “all that the Father has given Me will come to Me” (John 6:37), and “I give to them eternal life, and they shall never ever perish, and not anyone shall pluck them out of My hand” (John 10:28). For believers, there is no need for a second chance because the first chance is sufficient. 🔴 In Philippians 2:10-11 we have this testimony: “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” One day, everyone will bow before Lord Jesus and recognize that He is The Lord and The Savior. At that point, though, it will be too late for salvation. After death, all that remains for the unbeliever is judgment and damnation in Hell fire for eternity (Matthew 25:41, Mark 9: 43-44, 2-Peter 3:7, Revelation 20:14-15, Revelation 21:8). That is why we must trust in Lord Jesus Christ in this life. That is why we must follow the Lord Jesus Christ! ----- ● Matthew 4 17. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ----- ● Matthew 28 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I Am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. ----- ● Mark 6 12. And they went out, and preached that men should repent. ----- ● Acts 2 38. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

[@andremattsson]

Is that really small anywhere? I live in a small town in northern sweden and that would certainly not be counted as a small apartment for one person. Sure for a family it is small. I would say between 30-50 m2 is small, 50-80 is medium sized and over 80 is a big apartment(for one person). For a family of 4 80 m2 would be small.

[@LightjetPilot]

Laughing in rural American. Yall would think our apartments are huge

[@TheBaglee]

That YF-100K test building looks like something straight out of Goldeneye, loving the 90's James Bond aesthetic.

[@BanterRanterr]

🕵️‍♂️ The name is Xi ,Xi Jinping👀

[@stevec404]

Dialing in the Falcon 9's ability to go from crash and burn to flawless landings...is a great metaphor for a stumbling person (like myself) to keep 'iterating'!

[@josephftruncale7051]

What a gift we’ve had watching a factory being built around a rocket assembly line. It’s amazing that most of the world doesn’t have a clue. By the way, what’s the white paint pattern for on the outside of the left catch arm?

[@LordTimelord]

Most likely a test camera pattern for the machinery that precisely moves the chopsticks. I've seen similar test patterns on the spacecraft that go to the ISS. I believe they are calibration patterns to make sure that the cameras are moving the machinery exactly where they wanted to go. I could be wrong but that's what I believe it is.

[@pacldawson]

I can't get over the resolution of the Falcon 9 flight footage. You are right, Marcus... watching these flights never gets old.

[@bruceyoung1343]

Every time I see a booster land, I get just as excited watching as the first time. Your right. Never gets old

[@chrisstevens2]

It's always a beautiful sight.

[@revmsj]

Seriously! I’m still just waiting on the flerfers to be right and find out that our CGI is just way more advanced than I’m aware…🤨🤣

[@usnairframer]

Careful, you'll summon the SpaceX haters that lurk on this channel. They'll talk about how NASA and Boeing are the ones that ACTUALLY made this possible, and they would have had fully reusable rockets and a moon base already if they actually wanted to. 🤣 Oh, and don't forget their favorite: SpaceX has been a total failure because they don't get things right the first try. 🤣

[@mikegLXIVMM]

The Space-X boosters landing remind me of a 50s sci-fi rocket arriving on a planet.😀

[@jack00scarecrow]

that long march 12 test building looks like its got a bond villains security system.

[@dagnation9397]

that is what the rocket engine is for

[@dhuxley001]

Starship catching. My suggestion is, would it be a good idea to pick up the starship loaded with the landing fuels lifted to the tower's maximum height? Then start the landing engines while held by the arms, then when the hover has stabilised, release the arms, hover around a little and recatch with the arms and recovery?

[@abritabroadinthephilippines]

No m8 don't be daft.

[@johnhanson6039]

Of course booster capture can work. The key item is that the booster can Hoover, making the falcons zero velocity at zero height unnecessary, as the booster can assist with its capture. Much easier, just be strong enough

[@roloughlin212]

It's going to be quite the sight when the booster comes down and hovers. As you've said, completely different that what happens with Falcon.

[@BMrider75]

Yes, but I want to watch it hoover !

[@mathman1475]

I am concerned about what damage will happen when the booster contacts the arms on the way down. This would prevent rapid reusability.

[@tomholroyd7519]

In Hoover mode, the rocket is inverted

[@Sundablakr]

Given that there should be zero relative velocity between the arms and the booster there shouldn't be any damage.

[@CHUCKTOPHER_PRODUCTIONS]

Thanks for the update Marcus

[@sotosandroid6139]

That YF-100 engine is a derivative of rd-120 and it still took them >25 YEARS to develop! And people complain about Starship timelines 😂

[@mexicanopdb]

It's not an apt comparison since Elon in his i̶n̶finite wisdom says that everything will be done in 2 seconds, like it's not like the Chinese said their engine was going to be done in a short amount of time

[@sotosandroid6139]

@@mexicanopdb as Elon Musk says “At SpaceX, we specialize in converting things from impossible to late.” If the Chinese need a quarter of a century to copy a Soviet engine (as they mostly did for their space station) how realistic are their plans to have a new superheavy launcher (even an expendable legacy one) and land two astronauts on the Moon by the year 2030?

[@jollygoodman7049]

Okay Marcus, we see you coming down the ladder on Saturday! Nice job you and your team did with explaining the effects of launch latitudes.

[@WilliamAndySmith-Romaq]

I do love both the "weeks off" like last week where you drill down on a particular issue, but bringing in the news of the last two weeks? I so look forward to this!

[@fl00fydragon]

Another day, another attempt at making the N-1 remake fly. Thing is, even if one test launch succeeds it's not a sign that's it's ready to go. Problem is that the mission parameters for successful landing on the moon combined with the demands for something like a dozen of refuellings with the failure rate of turbopumps and them being left in space for a long period of time before being used makes the whole ordeal extremely likely to fail. Not to mention the high risk of the whole thing just tipping over on the moon's surface. The US's biggest mistake was letting this thing get governent funding when there were better alternatives (both ambitious and standard) on the table.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

seeing the workers on top of the booster gives a great view of the scale of it.

[@robfive2555]

Unbelievable just how much is going on behind the scenes. . Exciting times! Thank you MH + Team for an excellent upload.

[@MarcusHouse]

Hey there Rob! Thanks for being here yet again!

[@TomiLoveless]

Always a pleasure Markus. I wait all week for Saturday to find out what's really happening in Space news.

[@kevinelliott50]

The solar sail reminds me of “Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts (1960)”.

[@joywest8411]

Might as well be a Comic Book copy. Their entire no-space Show is Fiction / 💡 Theatricks. My globe --- indoctrination dissolved in 2016, ❤Thank God.

[@ablemagawitch]

Plus that episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine where the Commander take his sun out on Solar Vehicle just like the old explorers used. To have some father and son bonding time sailing through space.

[@wbwarren57]

Pictures of the Starship heatshield test rig??? The only really new thing about Starship is the heatshield approach and yet after 4 years, the heat tiles ARE STILL falling off??? It is very simple, if the Starship is to achieve ITS MOST IMPORTANT GOAL, rapid reusability, then ALL of the heat shield has to STAY ATTACHED during launch and reentry!!! And yet, the last news I heard is that SpaceX is still trying to figure out a glue to use in attaching the heat tiles. If the heat shield cannot be made to work, Starship will need a major redesign OR rapid reuse will be off the table because the current Starship will need major repairs AFTER EVERY LAUNCH just like the Space Shuttle. If rapid reusability is off the table, refueling Starships in orbit is OFF THE TABLE with all that implies. During the past 4 years, I have seen many pictures of SpaceX's engine testing, but NO pictures of their rig for testing heat shield implementations. Does SpaceX have one? If so, I'd like to see some pictures and understand what kind of testing they are doing and how often. OBVIOUSLY, the testing SpaceX has done so far has been INSUFFICIENT because during EVERY launch of the Starship upper stage or complete rocket, we see heat tiles falling off during launch, let alone during reentry. Since SpaceX does employ good engineers, my conclusion is that it is very possible that current materials DO NOT PERMIT the design and implementation of a heat shield that can support rapid reusability. If this is the case, and if NASA knows this, then a whole bunch of NASA administrators who buy into SpaceX's plans the depend on refueling in orbit need to be investigated for criminal stupidity, if not outright corruption.

[@joywest8411]

Heh..na$a's Entire Space-Fraud Enterpri$e is Criminal..63 yrs worth of a Crime Against Humanity.

[@papapiers1588]

Awesome update. Compelling viewing. Thanks to Marcus and Team

[@Ivrob]

Great video as always! What a great start to my weekend, so much news this time, and loving this longer type of video. thank you

[@MarcusHouse]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@littlewa]

Thanks Marcus!! My Saturday fix 🎉

[@MarcusHouse]

You are most welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@julianfowler1608]

Thank you Marcus and crew always great to be updated

[@airborneal2764]

Another great episode, Marcus. Thank you for the weekly updates and thank you to Henson Shaving for the continued support.

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

Surprised they aren't doing a type of " hop" test: "launch/ hover a booster up a 1/2 mile, then attempt to catch.

[@blue-pi2kt]

Likely not worth the risk to simply test it out when they could potentially wreck half the pad and it doesn't actually demonstrate it can catch an orbital booster.

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

​@@blue-pi2kt If successful - (or catches "sloppy") it might lead to tweaks that will prevent failure under more demanding scenarios. If it fails, odds are failure would have been inevitable.

[@blue-pi2kt]

@@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328 if it does fail - it will likely destroy the pad and ground further flights. What was it last time? Essentially 5 months of just fucking around and waiting for the paperwork to clear.

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

More likely to fail landing from orbit with the same (or worse) repercussions. Not saying do a "hop" type test NEXT. Before the flight that attempts a landing.

[@cricri7066]

Dampening is putting water on something, damping is to damp down oscillations.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

And if water is put on to damp oscillations?

[@cricri7066]

@@MichaelWinter-ss6lx I guess that means that it's dampening and damping at the same time? 😁

[@concreteproof]

@@MichaelWinter-ss6lx Then the area gets damp

[@gjpercy]

Hydrodynamic damping?

[@MarcusHouse]

LOL. You are right. Flurbed that one up.

[@d.jensen5153]

Great installment! Thank you and your collaborators for all the work that went in to it.

[@RV4aviator]

Wonderfully inspirational again Marcus and Team...! Cheers...!

[@StephanieB67]

Great show again team Marcus 👏

[@royh6526]

Way back when the Falcon 9 was first being designed, Elon Musk asked his engineers to design for 40 re-use flights. Seems like this goal may finally be realized.

[@ThexBorg]

Bonza as always Marcus, thanks bro.

[@johnrday2023]

Wow, so much activity at Starbase ! Must be fun/challenging in scheduling/planning the activities !

[@nicepixels8076]

The uploads are just packed to the brim with info. Good job man ❤

[@MarcusHouse]

Thank you! This one was packed.

[@benjaminfranklinkivettiv9433]

Its a great way to start saturday morning thanks Marcus. Keep up the good werk!

[@WizardKingCorey]

As always worth watching your videos

[@markgiles3]

Thanks Marcus. Hanging out for flight 4. It's very exciting.

[@xtereox1]

Thanks Mate!

[@JohnMuz1]

🎉Hey_Hey🎉

[@declanquigg6343]

You think this started as a Krusty the clown piss take?

[@peterh1282]

It reminded me of yogi bear when I first heard it for some reason but great guy and my fav spacex channel.

[@MarcusHouse]

@@declanquigg6343 I think perhaps that is where it originally came from for me. I loved the Simpsons when I was a kid and always greeted people through my work life with Hey hey! :)

[@danapeck5382]

Another superb episode, thanks. Intermixing the technical data is great, labeling the SpaceX console jockey a riot. All the best

[@rileymannion5301]

The dirt pile is for the wick drains, they are de-watering the ground where the tower will be so the dirt creates pressure to squeeze the water into the wick drains

[@Wearealiens-2050]

❤I was watching the Apollo 11 flight, and when I heard your poems, I left the flight and went to watch the news, Starship and Super Heavy. Go SpaecX Go NASA GO Artemis I Go Starship

[@ThatOpalGuy]

thanks for doing all these yourself, and not hiring a 'narrative double'

[@Tinman_56]

This is just another Awesome update from Marcus and the team!😊 This is the age of space and SpaceX! Best wishes for CFT on Monday. Looking forward to a successful mission. 😊 I suspect that SpaceX is performing synchronization of the "virtual tower" coordinates with the tower catch arms at Starbase prior to IFT-4.

[@bitp1mp]

Great video Marcus. Thanks.

[@pete-c]

Another good one, thanks Marcus great job

[@MrGJLev]

The Starliner is scheduled to lift off at 10:34 pm EST on Monday, not in the morning as you state in your update.

[@reed66fun]

Marcus, you do great job

[@smeeself]

02:34 UTC

[@616CC]

That rectangle tile looks like it comes from one of the areas where you’d really not want to lose one from 😣

[@JoelCornish]

Legend Marcus ❤️

[@officialwildcardadventures]

Thank you for keeping us all informed Marcus! Love your shows and content.

[@MarcusHouse]

Glad you like them!

[@momofmanda]

At 14:00, it's cool to watch the booster immediately getting into position for its landing.

[@stevemorrell4066]

Hey! Hey! Marcus!!

[@friendlycommentwolf]

Thanks

[@MikeKisil]

Consistently good info feeding the brain ty.

[@gaz-8721]

Another great update as always Marcus. Did you manage to grab a breath of air during that? 😂 It's difficult to squeeze so much info into such a tight timeframe. As always, looking forward to your next update. It goes without saying....thank you so much for all the effort you put into each and every one of your video's. 🙏 👌👍.

[@Bystander333]

As well as a lower tangential velocity the further you get from the equator, you also get heavier, not by much, maybe 0.5kg. The old Nintendo Wii balance boards (fancy weighing scales) used an internal table to calibrate for this based on the area of the world you specified in settings.

[@rokadamlje5365]

Perlite leak was hilarious.

[@bgeigleg2508]

Yeah, I'm sure OSHA will love that one.

[@Spacex3DCreationEccentric]

Once again a great episode, thanks Marcus!

[@MarcusHouse]

Hey mate! Hope you are well! 🫡

[@davidpotter8297]

Starliner now scheduled for Monday night... Currently, Boeing's CFT Starliner is scheduled to launch to the ISS on Monday (May 6) at 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 May 7 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

[@rogerfreeman6787]

My favorite part is hearing Marcus say "It just looks whack".

[@danieldevries5203]

Thanks for my weekly dose of space.

[@tomwinston6758]

Thanks again for the orange arrows, very helpful in knowing what is being discussed.

[@kitersrefuge7353]

Brilliant content thank you!

[@hschokker86]

With the large number of starship refuelings required, how realistically is it that Artemis will be a success?

[@hamzahkhan8952]

i definitely think it'll happen. but i bet it'll take a while to prove that spacex's HLS system is reliable/safe enough to actually go through with an important mission like artemis. also, nasa mentioned that HLS only needs to land a couple dozen tons on the moon. spacex can easily meet those requirments with much less refuelings. 8+ refuelling is only needed for landing a starship at its full capacity (100+tons)

[@lazarus2691]

I think it's fairly plausible - just not on the current timeline. SpaceX are currently doing 12 Falcon 9 launches a month. They only need to get Starship to about 2.5 launches per month for the proposed Artemis timeline, so quite a bit less. I see no reason to think they can't achieve that (or indeed even match Falcon 9's rate), it's just a question of how long it takes them to get there.

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

Starship refuelings won't be a huge deal given how cheap Starship launches will be when they nail reusability.

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

@@lazarus2691 They should be able to exceed F9's launch rate, given that it's fully reusable and they won't need to keep building 2nd stages just to tread water. We'll be looking at the first serious spaceship 'fleet' in history very soon. I think the largest barrier will be regulatory overhead once they get the technical aspect down. There are only so many sites that Starship can launch from, and they require huge effort for each launch.

[@lazarus2691]

@@AUniqueHandleName444 I agree that they'll likely exceed Falcon 9's launch rate, I'm just not sure how long it will take them to get to that point. Starship is designed with lessons learned from Falcon, but it's got so much new stuff I expect them to run into some new problems to deal with (e.g tiles). Though personally I think the real lessons are probably going to be ground-side. Stage 0 has a whole bunch of new stuff that the Falcon pads don't. So it might take them a few more years to really get it cranking up - which isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but will affect Artemis.

[@samm928]

Great .. just in time for 4th of July .. another big bada-boom .. I love fireworks 🎆

[@framryk8537]

Looking forward to IFT 4 in May hopefully 👍 😁

[@russell2449]

So the success of the laser based communication tests imho proves that there's a huge hole in the Fermi Paradox idea concerning the lack of extraterrestrial radio signals detected. If laser transmission of data turns out to be the most efficient method of communicating it could eventually lead to everything transitioning to lasers (just as SpaceX is doing with their Starlink satellite communication) which could eventually leading to our civilization going "radio silent". A sufficiently advanced civilization would likely be using far more advanced technology and not be emitting any radio signals at all for us to detect, especially if they are themselves worried about being detected (imo a SMART survival choice ;?).

[@unitrader403]

depends on the type of communication. for point to point with line of sight outside of atmosphere laser is probably best, but broadcast (one sender, multiple receivers) or omnidirectional reception (multiple senders for one receiver, or the sender can be in any direction from the receiver) Radio is still better suited. Also for Over-the-Horizon comms, and really long range through an atmosphere is something laser comms could not manage resonably imo.

[@dextermorgan1]

The entire Fermi paradox is wrong. It's based off of values they don't have and couldn't possibly know. Point to point laser communication definitely puts a damper on SETI and their goals. Radio is primitive. An advanced civilization wouldn't be using it. We're wasting time and money looking for the same communication tech we use.

[@Jaker788]

Laser is very limited high bandwidth application. It's possible it could replace microwave dishes on remote towers, but due to atmospheric scatter it's limited in distance and weather compared to microwave. Radio is pretty much always going to be relied upon unless new physics and a means to communicate reliably outside of the electromagnetic spectrum. It can go through buildings and trees, it works in the rain and through clouds. The main reason laser communication is viable for satellite interconnect is because there's no atmosphere or weather and the line of sight is huge with no obstructions. It's fiber optic without the cable.

[@axiom1650]

But radio will drown out in the background noise after some 10's of lightyears tops, lack of radio is anyway a lame argument.

[@user-jp8wb8th2r]

Like the tightbeams from The Expanse, awesome.

[@cheddar2648]

Hand salute for brave booster warrior at 12:28. Gone but not forgotten. o7

[@stevenburns704]

Thanks for the China update, very interesting.

[@andrea6637]

I look forward to these videos.

[@hansleijonmarck9768]

Hanson Shaving is a really good shaving experience for me since 6 months. 👍

[@dextermorgan1]

You've been shaving since you were 6 months old? Wow! 😉

[@ragavanvythilinkam6762]

I love to see the outcome of the demo solar sail mission. This will be a key to the interstellar missions in the future using solar sail like starshot to Alpha Centuari

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Cheers Marcus 🍻

[@simonleadbitter6236]

Keep up the great work brilliant show as always

[@vulcan6036]

I am a huge fan of SpaceX and love everything about them. But I really doubt they are going to be able to catch that booster without some major disaster. I just keep nodding my head in disbelief everytime I see a simulation of it landing back at the pad. But if anyone can do it, SpaceX can.

[@vulcan6036]

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[@AUniqueHandleName444]

It's just another technical problem. They've already done basically the same thing at a smaller scale. Why not larger? The fundamental principles still work.

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

It’s astonishing to see the pace of SpaceX site developments

[@joywest8411]

Big Busine$$ ... anything for a Buck ey? Even a FakeSpace Program. 😝

[@howsmydriving99]

Marcus' latest video and a bowl of granola. You make my Saturday morning, Marcus. Thank you!

[@thomasdanielsen9941]

one can only envy the spacex development budget. Is there anyone before who has been able to work from seeing so many rockets in the air blowing up as part of the development?

[@jefffane1731]

Henson Razor purchased. Something for me and something for you. Win-win. Thanks Marcus.

[@shaungisler6604]

They finished scrapping that remaining section of the water tank today.

[@38josue91]

Thanks for these summaries. I haven't watched a SpaceX live stream since they stopped broadcasting on KZbin. Certainly my space flight enthusiasm has fallen since then.

[@McShagger1872]

Good update!

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

Yes! Can't wait to see Flight #4 explode.

[@arnedeneeff1183]

Imagine the value adding to the local economy there

[@Astras-Stargate]

Great video, Marcus! It really is amazing the amount of engineering and manufacturing that is goes into building at Starbase. This is how aerospace money is spent on Earth!

[@albertvanlingen7590]

So what's the massive update?? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jeremycovelli]

I don't think they will attempt a booster catch until the second launch pad is completey finished and operational. If that test goes bad and they destroy a bunch of ground equipment without a second pad to use.. that would put them back another year.

[@therichieboy]

Greetings, Tazzie, from a Radelaide boy!

[@Daegis88]

Thanks for all you do Marcus + team! Looking forward to launch 4. Any thoughts on the payload for launch 4 / 5 starship?

[@NicholasNerios]

It's really amazing just how many countries, companies, and private investors are rapidly developing the space market with so many innovations proving just how advanced and dedicated our species is to exploring the stars and beyond.

[@joywest8411]

Oh you mean all the Profiteer$ of No Stars beyond Our Dome? "The Firmament"? Their Fake-Space Enterprise 💡 is Sad & Criminal.

[@sergiomg8500]

I❤Marcus House

[@LockSpaz]

Laser comms and cats. Larry Niven hit the nail on the head.

[@gabrielgolding5380]

I really had no idea how they were going to pull off catching the booster without damaging it or the arms. The ramps on the booster and the foamed arms seem like such a simple yet effective idea. I guess I never imagined something like that would be used in something so big. The simple way is the best way I guess. Lol

[@pfcrow]

For disposable Falcon 9 launches, they don't just remove the landing legs and grid fins to reduce weight. They almost certainly remove them to reuse them. And of course, on a disposable mission, they'll use their oldest equipment (well, oldest that the customer approves). We also don't have data on what engines they used; we know they can swap them, but that increases the turn-around time, so it probably doesn't happen that often. Still, you would expect on a disposable mission, they might as well use older engines.

[@gmazelli]

"F9, your next mission is to replace Ariane5." "I'll give it my all!"

[@MrMrutube1987]

Damn $600 for a starship tile on eBay ouch.. nvm 😢

[@inkdot22]

I'm sure there's at least one buyer over in China that has bought a couple of them already.

[@VisionCommunications]

I just want to see a completed mission with "Starship."