Surprising changes to SpaceX Starship Unveiled! Why are they doing this?

Welcome back my friends. My do we have a lot to catch you up on this week. Surprising changes to SpaceX Starship have been Unveiled! Why are they doing this? Along with that we have Incredible Pad B progress as we prepare for static fires again, a brand new test tank and even more Starship Block 2 hardware making an appearance. What about Falcon 9 though? Is it still grounded? Or are they back in action already? Indeed, we have all of that and so much more.

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[eunomiac]

I really like the fact that, unlike a lot of other channels covering SpaceX developments, you don't get all hyperbolic with your titles or thumbnails. It makes me much more likely to click on your videos when they aren't all named "NASA SHOCKED AT THIS NEW SPACEX DEVELOPMENT!!!1!!1one!1!"

[Richbrick]

There are many channels with Spacex content but Mr House is hands down my favourite to watch presented with passion and enthusiasm, keep it up 👏🏼👏🏼

[fwd]

"I just find it ridiculous" - *PREACH* Marcus, preach. That VIPER mission abandoning is criminal.

[crossroads]

No mention of the Apollo11 anniversary, hopefully Buzz holds on until the next Moon landing.

[Hoopaball]

The ISS de-orbit mission will hopefully be the best fireworks show we'll ever see.
Cheers for looking up!

[clearlyepic]

Just think, with Starlink connectivity we will be able to watch the re-entry and disintegration of the Space Station like we did with the earlier Starship tests!!

[themerkin]

Hi Marcus! Great job as usual! FYI the APU on Ariane 6 is not an Auxiliary Power Unit its an Auxiliary Propulsion Unit. I can't remember exactly what it was supposed to do as I thought its reason for existence was a bit of a compromise. No part is the best part, as they say!

[SKYWURX]

I would propose that the reason the Header tank has had extra tanks added to it rather than being stretched is for the vehicle's centre of gravity.
If you stretched the tanks, the extra propellant mass would sit higher in the vehicle, moving the CG upwards.
By adding extra welded on tanks to the sides you can keep that extra volume lower in the vehicle and keep the CG movement as minimal as possible.
I imagine its far easier right now to add a few extra weld on tanks than to increase the header tank diameter which would be a long term solution.

[flippert]

I didn't see any heat shields falling of from that Starship static fire. Can anyone confirm this was indeed not the case? Would be a huge improvement over what we saw in the past.

[bewaremyswirlyblades]

The viper and starliner situations REEK of a change is needed before someone dies in space unnecessarily

[thomasbarlow]

Just rolled into can't wait for this launch!

[tripple_x_panda]

I love opening YT and seeing you uploaded a new video. Keep the amazing content coming. 😊

[aldunlop]

Just a slight correction, the vehicle to deorbit the ISS doesn't "push the station down", it basically puts the brakes on, slows the ISS so it can no longer stay in orbit. As you're aware, it's velocity that keeps the station in orbit. If you want it to deorbit, you just slow it down.

[Danny_S.]

I really look forward to your video each week Marcus. Thanks for what you and all spacers do.

[jeffreyl.parrish]

You do a fantastic job with keeping us updated on everything space related. Thanks for your great work.

[admarsandbeyond]

The ship looks like a giant Orca ready to devour its competitors like they were little seals splashing around in the shallows!

[Ivan_Berni]

What about the new glenn? im actually curious of how is going.

[ajctrading]

Those static fire videos show the amazingly powerful shock waves that reflect off the steel plate of the deluge system. That needs to be reduced to avoid potentially damaging Starship and Booster or launch facilities on take off and it will be when launch pad 2 has a proper flame trench that will deflect and dampen the raptor exhaust. Rapid reusability will be greatly enhanced too, instead of taking weeks to recondition and repair the OLM etc.

[kalanderbabarocker]

These flame trenches keeps the view clear on the would be interesting to see it on the new launch pad.

[Naomi.Robertson]

Imagine working on that rover and then you find out it's not going