Donate the engines to science museums around the US to help energize an interest in space, science, and technology. 😊
@TheMoneypresident
5 ай бұрын
Pretty stupid when it it loaded with proprietary technology.
@MrKellymcilrath
5 ай бұрын
Once again another great Starbase Flyover Update RGV!!! Thank you so much!!
@Vatsyayana87
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much guys.
@arymu007
5 ай бұрын
Make those engines museum pieces.
@gordonstewart5774
5 ай бұрын
Love to more detailed description of the hod down clamp.
@snuffeldjuret
5 ай бұрын
kind of funny how it feels like ift-3 was so long ago :)
@bryanillenberg
5 ай бұрын
I know, right?! It's only been 1 month, 11 days
@SupremeVoid
5 ай бұрын
Great update as always!
@johnrday2023
5 ай бұрын
Thanx RGV for yr regular flyovers so we can see for ourselves the weekly progress of the Starbase !
@pugglywuggly3228
5 ай бұрын
Always enjoy these!!
@ScottRoberts-r5d
5 ай бұрын
The tanks aren't "armored", it's soft metal, Aluminum Roll Jacketing, that fitted around the insulation for the tanks to protect against UV, water, corrosive environments, etc. I've seen this type of insulation in the construction of the tanks at the new Vogtle nuke plants.
@dphuntsman
5 ай бұрын
Great job as always, Team!
@henryblackburn3031
5 ай бұрын
Will be very satisfying to eventually see the wetlands fully filled in and a much larger launch site!
@phxazcraig
5 ай бұрын
You know that big, tall, long hallway on the outside of the starfactory next to the road? What if it became an indoor rocket garden displaying some of the old SpaceX builds? I'm thinking Hoppy may end up in an atrium in the new office building.
@bryanillenberg
5 ай бұрын
Hoppy isn't going to move. Ever
@ronaldlebeck9577
5 ай бұрын
As long as those older Raptor engines still functional, why not use them for some other rocket (if they could be retro-fitted)? Surely they could be used for research purposes. 🤔
@鈴木和彦-i8t
5 ай бұрын
Thank you good and beautiful🌺from矢吹コンサルタント🇯🇵💻📲👩💻
@dandel351
5 ай бұрын
Those Raptors should be used for a new Land Speed record rocket car for Bonneville!!
@co5mic501
5 ай бұрын
Where is Maricio? or what happen to him?
@fordrock
5 ай бұрын
Wondered that myself...
@valoriegomez2091
4 ай бұрын
OMG th top caps Blu😊❤
@Tmccreight25Gaming
5 ай бұрын
It would be pretty cool to see B4's scrap engines donated to museums.
@Imagine_Beyond
5 ай бұрын
8:42 Oh dear, I hope that doesn't cause any more troubles with the law
@Whataboutseconddinner
5 ай бұрын
They’re donating the engines to me.
@you2be839
5 ай бұрын
There's really a lot of stuff going on there... I really need to try and catch up to what's the long term purpose of that place!...
@benjaminrickdonaldson
5 ай бұрын
SCrap the engines for parts. Keep a couple to show off.
@thomasgunther
5 ай бұрын
I think that was an interesting meeting when somebody floated the crazy idea of a flame trench 'A WHAT?' ' a a a flame trench' 'that's how everybody else is doing it, what are you talking about?!' 'I just don't believe it is conductive to our test campaign if the blast fires away in all directions.' 'I find your lack of faith disturbing'
@TheEvilmooseofdoom
5 ай бұрын
What they wanted was a drive on and drive off test stand.
@antonybastin3432
5 ай бұрын
👍👍👍🇮🇳
@Lion_McLionhead
5 ай бұрын
Boca chica gal's house was demolished long ago.
@johnrday2023
5 ай бұрын
I realise the intent of Massey Isl flame trench, but where does the discharge go? Across the River ???
@cipedead0777
4 ай бұрын
I like SpaceX to give or sale the old raptors to Air Museum around the world
@nolandfpv
5 ай бұрын
Donate a Raptor engine to the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
@rangefreewords
4 ай бұрын
Send the engines to Boeing... they need a better send it option
@StevenRedcay-gw5ci
5 ай бұрын
If they can build a flame trench for the test stand ? Why didn't they do it for the OLM ?
@geoffallan
5 ай бұрын
The flame trench at Massey's will only handle ships. But I agree, it seems obvious a flame trench should be used at the launch site and has been a topic of conversation for many years.
@userPrehistoricman
5 ай бұрын
@@geoffallan Obvious? lol
@geoffallan
5 ай бұрын
@@userPrehistoricman Yes, it has has always been questioned why it wasn't done. The height of the water table and depth of bed rock have always been the deciding factor.
@TheEvilmooseofdoom
5 ай бұрын
Because rather than dig, they went high, gives them a LOT more clearance and allows them to more easily work on the booster while it's on the table rather than lifting if off and on constantly. The only thing they don't have is a traditional deflector which is what usually sits in a trench. I suspect they keep it flat to make it easier to get their dance floor under there, again to make access to the engines easier while ON the stand. The belief they 'need' a trench is and always has been nonsense.
@Bryan-Hensley
5 ай бұрын
@@geoffallanmight be because it's not needed. Flame trenches were originally created so the shockwaves wouldn't destroy the engines. The raptors are strong enough and have enough nozzle pressure that the shockwaves don't damage them. The vacuum engines might not be and is most likely why it's being added to the starship testing.
@mouserr
5 ай бұрын
i certainly hope spacex doesnt get the gov to forcibly take privately owned land from a citizen to give it to a business. far as im concerned thatd be an evil move
@josephastier7421
5 ай бұрын
Fine wine is made from crushed grapes.
@rickmorty7284
5 ай бұрын
@@josephastier7421 Dangerous precedent which would only be used as ammunition against SpaceX later on by activists.
@israelitenet
4 ай бұрын
Emergency!!! THE ONLY SOTUTION! Baffles will not work to prevent the fuel slushing problem, because the tanks of the starship system are too large. That is the only reason why the starship engines have been exploding every time. The solution: The tanks of Starship and Superheavy need 2 disk valves, expanding the diameter of each tank. One of the disks, the one on top, rotates above the contiguous disk to close the overlaping holes on the surface of the disks; to reduce the Size of the tank by dividing it, before any rotation or acceleration of the rocket. This will prevent slushings and protect the plumbing, if located 10% above the bottom section of each tank. Large telescopic pistons can be attached below the bottom of disk valves to control the fuel pressure as the piston expands into the fuel tank. I have built a model that works perfectly. The second disk valve can be located 10% below the front of the tank, to also protect the front of the tanks from the slushing forces. The gridfins are too flat and too small to be effective enough and will not be able to control the booster. Why is Elon not using four pins instead of three to secure each heat shield tyle? Four anchor points provide far more stability to secure a tyle, not three. Also, each type should be constructed with the bottom half of the brick consisting of an interwoven latice of steal mixed into the silicon, to provide a foundation of strength and durability to each tyle. What is more important than securing the heat shield by providing the maximum stability and strength to each tyle? The interwoven steal mesh lattice mixed into the bottom half of the bricks, and the four anchor points would eliminate the problems of tyles falling off the ship every time there is an engine ignition event. Please get this message to Elon. Thank you. Also, Spacex needs 3 actuators to move the payload bay doors correctly, not two. They have only two now, one at each end of the payload bay. They need one at the center position. Three will guarantee that there will always be enough support to open and close the doors, even if one of the three fails. I know the spacex engineers can see these problems. It is like ignoring the elephant in the room. The solutions should be a no-brainer. Musk needs to hire people who can be trusted and who will not continue accepting bribes from Jeff Bozo to sabotage and cause unnecessary delays to the Spacex Statship program.
@stanley8487
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Beautiful
@ThisIS_Insane
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for that, Geoff! New subscriber here!
@co5mic501
5 ай бұрын
As a Loyal fan of SpaceX, They should give me one of those obsolete Raptor engine... I have plenty of Space in the front yard!
@johnrday2023
5 ай бұрын
So where does the exhaust from the new flame trench go? Is it horiz? going across the river ?
@TheEvilmooseofdoom
5 ай бұрын
Into the air..
@johnrday2023
4 ай бұрын
I asked where does flame trench exhaust go... across river .... and someone replied ..."into the air". But the flame trench exhaust is more horizontal !
@dancingdog2790
4 ай бұрын
Toward the river, upwards at an angle. The bottom of the trench is deepest under the ship, then it ramps back up to the surface. Hot gasses will continue to move upward as they move away from the exit of the trench. So, into the air, toward the river.
@badrinair
5 ай бұрын
thank you mauricio and team for sharing the updates. the Flight route overlay on the map is interesting, could you please drop pins on the map as to where the starbase is on that ? Appriciate your quality work .
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