I have watched every single one of these. Ever. For years. Hundreds. Thanks for continuing to make them!
@jameswilson5165
3 ай бұрын
History in the making.
@CESmith
3 ай бұрын
1:38 Slow motion hero walk by the construction crew 😂🎉🎉
@ronr.53400
3 ай бұрын
cameo crew 😂
@TheDNAlucky
3 ай бұрын
I was going to say this exact thing haha. Those men are building the future
@tolson57
3 ай бұрын
I would like to see some interviews with the construction crew. Is this something special to them or just another job?
@ThexBorg
3 ай бұрын
Landing between the chopsticks will be another holy crap moment in this journey.
@sdebeaubien
3 ай бұрын
Excitement GUARANTEED!
@riparianlife97701
3 ай бұрын
The second launch tower is going vertical now. It's almost time. I want to see a super heavy booster fly from Texas to Florida and land on the tower there.
@kerbal8216
3 ай бұрын
@@riparianlife97701Booster cannot travel that distance
@riparianlife97701
3 ай бұрын
@@kerbal8216 Even without a Starship on it? How about with a carbon fiber nosecone?
@ralanham76
3 ай бұрын
@@kerbal8216 it's going 5000kmh it can't coast 1600 km ? I think safety and permission is a bigger deal.
@JosephTatumPage
3 ай бұрын
All these shots from Mary, I love it. Thank you Mary!!❤
@dredlock3000
3 ай бұрын
10 minutes of amazing footage!!!!
@corrinastanley125
3 ай бұрын
And work continues at the launch SITES . Thanks NSF team.
@silicon1138
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely foot to the floor. It's crazy. I cannot wait for the 2nd tower and the huge crane to start going up. Texas tank watching from the south of France!
@halkrohn9530
3 ай бұрын
Woohoo! I didn't think this week could be anywhere near as exciting as last week.... But what do I know? Wow!
@dizdizzy8937
3 ай бұрын
Love Mary's photography ! Thank you for sharing this good work
@MrWilderNapalm
3 ай бұрын
Anyone remember the first hop? Now we are preparing for Orbital Test 5. I grew up in the age of Apollo and watched the first moon landing on my 9th birthday. Now I am watching this take place is front of me and I have to admit, it's a great time to be alive. If I could live long enough to watch the first manned Starship landing on Mars I could go out knowing we got a shot at becoming a multiplanetary species.
@andrewreynolds912
3 ай бұрын
Semse the fourth launch, we all thought that flap would fail, but it didn't! Now their replacing tiles entirely to make sure it doesn't happen again!
@geraldobrito8324
3 ай бұрын
This part of the work is mind-blowing, how crazy, congratulations 👍🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 and your channel is also to be congratulated for the coverage you are giving to show the world how it's done
@MickRonald
3 ай бұрын
Love the time-lapse videos. Thank you NSF.
@metriczeppelin
3 ай бұрын
The day-to-day transparency and git'r done work ethic is simple amazing. The worlds governments could very much learn from SpaceX.
@JosephTatumPage
3 ай бұрын
Bring back the daily dailies please!
@bcrisp56
3 ай бұрын
Great camera work! Thanks for sharing the video!
@MrKellymcilrath
3 ай бұрын
Thanks again Mary, Jack, Sean, & SBL for another great Starbase Update and some awesome video footage!!! Thank you so very much!!!
@geraldobrito8324
3 ай бұрын
Um grande projeto é muito suor trabalho pessoas envolvidas e sempre acreditar 🙏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@iamaduckquack
3 ай бұрын
Absolute monster of a crane.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
CC 8800-1 Crawler Crane. Probably is going to get a double-wide boom for extra load capacity.
@iamaduckquack
3 ай бұрын
@@imconsequetau5275 Boom booster believe it is called.
@Andy-qv9tb
3 ай бұрын
I can imagine that removing the tiles is a very unpleasant job.
@mrdebris1217
3 ай бұрын
Maybe every worker has to start as a tile guy.
@davidstinger1134
3 ай бұрын
More like tedious.
@thijsderkx9479
3 ай бұрын
the more people are removing and placing tiles , the more practicing and the more learning and experiecing they become in placing and replacing tiles
@CATech1138
3 ай бұрын
but well paying...
@JakeSilvester
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for continued coverage
@djidroneskathrinstudt1893
3 ай бұрын
We are the hard working in Starbase building. WOW ! Awesome . I interest she in Starbase … perfect 🤩😍🔥🚀🚀👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
@chrisrogers6790
3 ай бұрын
That long pan up at @7:00 reminded me of the opening of Space Balls, The Motion Picture.
@anthonycamilleri7297
3 ай бұрын
thank you guys
@iamjadedhobo
3 ай бұрын
Tank watching will become crane watching again for a few months :)
@Planum.
3 ай бұрын
3:45 It looks...Super heavy !! x)
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
It's also going to be filled with heavy concrete.
@DeadCat-42
3 ай бұрын
Hey guys, make sure you have on the proper PPE, OSHA is watching! I see a lot of fitted masks on those removing tiles then .. Guy on right 6:56!
@JesseBusman1996
3 ай бұрын
Always awesome to see so much activity!
@glitchered
3 ай бұрын
great footage. mary and sean on a roll. yo looks like olit2 gonna be up quickly. the parts are there or en route. we'll see how the tile replacement goes. i still see pressure traps and heat vortexes that melt the flaps. v2 baby. hmm
@phvaguiar
3 ай бұрын
impressive amount of work
@pip5461
3 ай бұрын
Always striving for perfection...!
@gerrysouthwood4247
3 ай бұрын
What happens to FTS on unrecovered booster(s) and ship(s)? Presumably these remain a hazard now for whomever might come across them, assuming that at some point some salvage company will attempt to recover them or some entrepreneur will decide to launch tours to IFT 4 space tourism sites….. Is there likely to be a NASA or USSF requirement to salvage them?
@markfrancis5164
3 ай бұрын
Great shots, keep’ em coming.
@gbreslin6635
3 ай бұрын
It seemed to me when watching Ship 4 traveling through the plasma that the heat shield was softening with the appearance of soft chocolate instead of the clear edges between the tiles.
@SebastianWellsTL
3 ай бұрын
Looks like a shipyard!
@alanblasczyk1779
3 ай бұрын
Excellent Video all...well done
@OurHavenStuart
3 ай бұрын
They need a dedicated tower without a launch mount for catching because if they miss the booster is going to damage the launch mount etc.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
7:40, 8:28 The large oval hole provides access for workers to insert and torque nuts and bolts. Also may permit poured concrete to surround the cube.
@paulhealey2984
3 ай бұрын
3:08 lovely shot.
@kstaxman2
3 ай бұрын
Just impossible to understand the work going on right now. The pace is mind boggling.
@marcgautier1561
3 ай бұрын
always a good time to see the progress at starbase, thanks. before it was a video every day now one a week, and some of the cuts during editing are too close together, we don't have time to notice
@Slim-Pickens
3 ай бұрын
Unbelievable.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
4:32 Vertical movement of Landing Rail. Arms and Landing Rail converg to the rocket stage position, so the Booster or Ship only has to hover.
@Midcon77
3 ай бұрын
Kinda funny how fast SpaceX is erecting high-tech equipment for the rockets, and building the rockets themselves, yet the office building - very low tech in comparison - seemingly takes forever LOL! Not that I mind - SpaceX has their priorities straight! IFT-5 is going to ROCK!!
@BradiKal61
3 ай бұрын
@0:54 I have worked in an aerial lift and rigged an umbrella just lke that. No sense roasting in the sun if you dont have to!
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
1:35 It looks like the tops of these cargo containers come off.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
2:00 Looks like the bottle is on a pivot that holds it vertical/plumb, or reduces sloshing.
@Madhuntr
3 ай бұрын
with that much work on Ship 30. will 42 be the magic answer for Space X?
@shibumi5210
3 ай бұрын
I can't wait to see the first booster with the integrated hot staging section, and the first ship with the flaps moved leeward...
@markhuebner7580
3 ай бұрын
Progress! Beautiful!
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
7:23 Note the large metal caster wheels on the AFT Barrel Stand.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
3:41 "Pad B Tower Base Parts" Probably not ladder rungs, but for vertical cable/pipe fasteners?
@DebraJean196
3 ай бұрын
Ship 30 looking sad without its tiles! Hope they have something GREAT to replace them with!
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
4:25 this knobby part looks like it could extend into a Starship hardpoint socket. Probably will be mounted on the arm's Rail.
@bigbaddms
3 ай бұрын
That’s a lot of action!
@rogerschrager3589
3 ай бұрын
Wonder if the old tiles could be used on OLM legs?
@ethanslife7851
3 ай бұрын
Either they're replacing it bc it's old, or they found a new way to protect starship from what just happened. Update: its a new ablative layer underneath the hard layer, i don't think this should really affect the orbital capabilities of the rocket in terms of weight
@bryanillenberg
3 ай бұрын
They are adding a secondary ablative layer underneath, so that a loss of tile event doesn't doom the ship.
@ghost307
3 ай бұрын
I don't think anything at Starbase hangs around long enough to be called 'old'.
@ethanslife7851
3 ай бұрын
@bryanillenberg ohh ok, a secondary preventative against what happened during ift4 reentry?
@ethanslife7851
3 ай бұрын
@@ghost307that's just the thing, it moves so fast, that new or up to date becomes the old
@bryanillenberg
3 ай бұрын
@@ethanslife7851 maybe? It may just be to improve redundancy
@joansparky4439
3 ай бұрын
cool video of the riggers at 1:37 could have been longer even.
@patmancrowley8509
3 ай бұрын
Construct a mold the size of the star ship. Center-up the star ship within the mold and pour the heat-shielding material onto the star ship. Of course you'll need to have certain removable materials in strategic places to allow for movement clearances. One solid heat-shield with no seams.
@Andy-qv9tb
3 ай бұрын
The heat shield has to withstand the vibrations etc. during start-up. I have doubts that such a large ceramic structure can withstand this. The heat shield needs a certain flexibility. apart from the challenges in manufacturing
@patmancrowley8509
3 ай бұрын
@@Andy-qv9tb Most folks enjoy a challenge!
@kennybevan11
3 ай бұрын
@@Andy-qv9tbplus with temperature changes, the tiles expand and contract slightly too
@Andy-qv9tb
3 ай бұрын
@@kennybevan11 It would also be extremely difficult to handle such a large, thin-walled and fragile structure weighing a few tons. Quartz glass has a very low thermal expansion and a porous structure is created during manufacturing, so it is possible that it could withstand the heat difference. You would have to test it or ask a good material scientist :) We have an economics minister (Mr. Habeck) here who used to write children's books. He also has ideas that no one can implement and the experts just shake their heads.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
Ceramic foam tiles need to be baked before and after coating with the black borosilicate layer. How can you bake an entire Starship all at once?
@sethjansson5652
3 ай бұрын
Seeing the second tower got me thinking... we could see two superheavys land at the same time
@chammockutube
3 ай бұрын
You guys are the best!!!
@randywise5241
3 ай бұрын
All those workers must be hot after working with all that stuff they have to wear. Hope they get good shift breaks to hydrate and cool down.
@ZomiEdit
3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@canaancopeland5059
3 ай бұрын
They are putting an ablative under layer and a new harder tile ontop
@GuardianSoulkeeper
3 ай бұрын
How would an ablative layer _under_ the harder tiles work? I'm struggling to wrap my head around that one.
@ethanslife7851
3 ай бұрын
@GuardianSoulkeeper In case the hard layer peels away in some areas, they'll have an ablative layer underneath
@GuardianSoulkeeper
3 ай бұрын
@@ethanslife7851 That occurred to me immediately after I posted. Makes sense.
@julianfp1952
3 ай бұрын
Yeah. A last resort safety measure I assume, like airbags in a car that you never want to see going off, since having that ablative layer experience any appreciable ablation during a nominal re-entry would seem to me to be totally antithetical to rapid reuse.
@dudermcdudeface3674
3 ай бұрын
@@julianfp1952 Yup, just a backup. I assume once they're flying confidently, they'll only bother to do that for the human flights.
@gbreslin6635
3 ай бұрын
I can see the Boys now: "All right, " said Fred, "Have to take the feet off To get them feet off wouldn't take a mo" Took its feet off, even took the seat off Should have got us somewhere but no! So Fred said, "Let's have another cuppa tea" And we said, "right-o"
@ganesani5323
3 ай бұрын
They are going to catch the booster I think😮😮
@aspuzling
3 ай бұрын
Will any of the current stock of ships fly? I thought the next ship was going to be a V2.
@adammurdoch1708
3 ай бұрын
we have the foundation half set in place better install some lights so we can work all night long they are machines
@yellowbeard9981
3 ай бұрын
Has Flap Norris paddled the remains of the last flight back to base yet ? It needs a heroes place in SpaceX's headquarters (and history)
@kennybevan11
3 ай бұрын
It's probably at the bottom of the Indian ocean by now 😢
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
I would be astonished if they even approached Starship before scuttling it. Maybe an airborne camera drone deployed from a hull compartment...
@GavinMcDougald
3 ай бұрын
Action packet. Wowza!
@Wrangler-fp4ei
3 ай бұрын
Did look like they were removing the blanket?
@MikeC2K10
3 ай бұрын
Sooner or later they will need to invent a robot or some other automated means of quickly installing and removing those tiles. Or some other kind of heat shield, maybe a 3D printed ceramic sheath form-fitted to the fuselage in many fewer pieces.
@Direwizardry
3 ай бұрын
They do, the majority of tiles are currently attached via robot.
@MikeC2K10
3 ай бұрын
@@Direwizardry sooner it is, then! haha
@kenkellalea329
3 ай бұрын
Very interesting
@garryparkes9121
3 ай бұрын
Is this new Tower going to be catch only? As there are no pipes or tanks.
@FevervanRoode
3 ай бұрын
Anyone think that the OLM would suffer less if they put the same heat shielding tiles (but different shapes) on the OLM and so the heat from the booster would not be a problem? Perhaps large shields so they can be attached firmly enough to withstand the blast force they get?
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
Tiles are way too delicate. Steel is tough. But, I'm wondering when the coats of paint will be obsolete.
@OCMike
3 ай бұрын
Are they going to remove all the tiles and add the thinner tiles underneath? Or, are they just doing this in vulnerable areas?
@kennybevan11
3 ай бұрын
Looks like they learnt a lot from the last flight, especially around heat tiles. I'm guessing they're replacing all the tiles
@KaiseruSoze
3 ай бұрын
Did they also remove the tile pins? In one shot it looked like they were gone. But then there was another that looked like they were still there?
@thomashayden804
3 ай бұрын
They're certainly trying to keep them. It can be hard to tell depending on the lighting since they're relatively small, but it's also possible they accidentally broke some off
@DCGreenZone
3 ай бұрын
That oughta do it.
@k29king1
3 ай бұрын
I love the access SpaceX allows for, unlike Blue Origin for example. This allows for the public to feel like part of the process, and helps Elon’s goal of making life multi-planetary by SpaceX engaging with the public, and drumming up excitement. Even if China is actively trying to copy SpaceX. SpaceX isn’t afraid if that because they know China will never be able to successfully copy SpaceX designs.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
I disagree. The Chinese will copy everything and implement their own way. But that doesn't matter, since SpaceX will always be innovative.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
3:47 Are these hot zinc dip galvanized?
@tolson57
3 ай бұрын
Everyone asks why is Elon in such a hurry to get to Mars. He knows where then Star Gate is buried.
@kenmatthews842
3 ай бұрын
So will they try an ablative heat shield now?
@billstevens3796
3 ай бұрын
No.
@NOLNV1
3 ай бұрын
I love those shots when we can see just how huge this thing is! Also, good to see they are back at it making new changes, I guess they got Elon off the premises so they could get to work instead of getting harassed
@jonny3003
3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much again for the summary video. A little critique though: Doing fast forward during nearly the entire video creates a pretty hectic impression. Perhaps reduce the fast forward? I couldn't even read the description and spot the respective sections on screen anymore because the video already cut to the next scene.
@knowledgeisgood9645
3 ай бұрын
I think they try to find a middle way between those who want it to be 2 minutes and those who want 2 hours. No way to please everyone.
@joew.6380
3 ай бұрын
play it at half speed...
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
Be prepared to pause...
@jonny3003
3 ай бұрын
@@knowledgeisgood9645 Yes you are right, it's probably difficult, but in this video it was almost only fast forward.
@ronr.53400
3 ай бұрын
puttin in the work 😂 gettin er dunnn
@Colourmaticlp
3 ай бұрын
I´m curious what will be ready first the completion of the Shell of Tower 2 or Flight 5
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
Flight 5 is going to be prioritized.
@thomasklughammer6586
3 ай бұрын
Hello to all the tough guys working at the galactic space station
@chrismeys4791
3 ай бұрын
Why not make the fins out of a higher melting point metal such as Molybdenum because covering them with heat shield tiles may not be necessary?
@ghost307
3 ай бұрын
Probably prohibitively expensive.
@Andy-qv9tb
3 ай бұрын
Heat conduction in metals is high, plus a high density
@chrismeys4791
3 ай бұрын
@@ghost307 Claude Ai states around $25 per pound. 2623°c melting point.
@chrismeys4791
3 ай бұрын
@@Andy-qv9tbClaude ai states that Molybdenum has a higher strength to weight than stainless steel.
@chrismeys4791
3 ай бұрын
@@Andy-qv9tb"Heat conduction in metals is high" Good point. Claude ai states that the heat conduction of Molybdenum is many times higher than Stainless steel.
@timmccormack710
3 ай бұрын
Multiple layers of thin tiles, better than1 layer of thick tiles. Like skin cells. Cheers mates.
@iamjadedhobo
3 ай бұрын
@Adrian Can we have a metal print of 4:09 please
@xh3598
3 ай бұрын
The LABOR for all the tasks we witnessed, I'm convinced that I would not trust "OPTIMUS" to do those tasks.
@FranklyFarcical
3 ай бұрын
Luckily Elon does not share your point of view. Those who dare might fail, but those who do not will never succeed.
@xh3598
3 ай бұрын
@@FranklyFarcical Nothing can replace an outstanding ethical worker. Optimus is designed for high-end tasks that are beyond human capability. For example, in the event of another nuclear power plant meltdown, Optimus would be the perfect and fastest solution to handle the hazardous situation, whereas it would be more time-consuming and potentially fatal for humans. Additionally, Optimus would be ideal for building infrastructure on Mars and preparing it for human habitation. Why risk sending humans to Mars to perform construction and potentially lose lives in the process? Optimus can test the environmental effects on the human body on Mars before humans even set foot on the planet.
@kennybevan11
3 ай бұрын
Remind me what Optimus is...
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
@@kennybevan11 Optimus is the Tesla robot brand name.
@imconsequetau5275
3 ай бұрын
The tasks that Optimus can do will gradually expand as training data is gathered from video recordings of human workers, operating Optimus as a semi-autonomous Avatar and, later, autonomously. Aspirational, it will compete with Oriental street food vendors. 😅
@djohannsson8268
3 ай бұрын
Using Geopolymer Concrete inside legs?.
@DDA40Xman
3 ай бұрын
I said they would be completely replaced days ago when Elon video was released.
@jfmezei
3 ай бұрын
how much Red Bull is consumed in the Starbase? Judging by the speed of the trucks, cranes and people working, it is like they are all on an overdose of red Bull. No wonder Spacex accomplisjes so much in so little time 🙂
@riparianlife97701
3 ай бұрын
Use turtle-shaped tiles next to fin hinges to create turbulence, to interrupt plasma slow.
@kennybevan11
3 ай бұрын
And make the ship extremely unstable during re-entry
@Peachcreekmedia
3 ай бұрын
SpaceX could easily become a global rocket builder...reusable or not.
@paulhealey2984
3 ай бұрын
132 Raptors at the bottom of the sea and counting.
@proesterchen
3 ай бұрын
Tileoff. Apply directly to your Starship!
@frrapp2366
3 ай бұрын
think i would wait until the new tower is operational be for i did a catch, maybe not even have the tank farm hooked up to it even, ship 26 how about coat with foam like shuttle tank and set up as an orbital fuel station test unit???
@johnmoloney5296
3 ай бұрын
You would think they wouldn't have to rebuild it every single Time
@knowledgeisgood9645
3 ай бұрын
As long as it is a prototype that is what happens. Once they reach a final design they can reduce the rebuilds - they will never be zero.
@johnmoloney5296
3 ай бұрын
@@knowledgeisgood9645 ahh ok its all experimental, i didn't know that thanks a million 👍👍
@bobthegreat297
3 ай бұрын
yeah all of this is very very new stuff
@thomashayden804
3 ай бұрын
We will likely see 2 more heat shield retrofits as well since Ship 31 and Ship 32 have the same old tiles on them which will need replacing
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