SpaceX Starship BACK on the Pad! NASA's SLS Artemis 1 Launch (abort!), Falcon 9 Breaks Mass Records!

This has been another difficult week for me to cover because there was SO MUCH to squeeze into a ~10 minute video! SLS is ready to fly for the very first time, and SpaceX Starship Superheavy Booster 7 is on the orbital launch mount with all 33 Raptor Engines, undergoing its latest test campaign alongside Ship 24. We saw 2 launches from China, Falcon 9 broke its current mass to LEO record, and we got some stunning new images from the James Webb Space Telescope! Enjoy!

Check out Cosmic Perspective's amazing Ship 20 and Booster 7 Static Fire video!

Starship, Starbase, and all other rocket Photographers:

All the 3D Animations and Renders were by the amazing:

#starship #spacex #spacexstarship

[MattLowne]

Edit: Scrub! The launch of the Artemis I mission was aborted due to a problem with RS-25 engine number 3. Hopefully we'll see this beast fly before the week is over! The earliest next launch opportunity will be 02 September.

-This is your 6 hour warning! Watch SLS live here!-

[colingibbons]

POV: you’re watching this while waiting on the side of the road for SLS to launch

[Knight_of_Toastland]

Waking up at 3 am both times to see SLS launch only for it to be delayed is always a great feeling!

[Bluedog-xpyo]

It is unfortunate that the launch was scrubbed but it is all for good reason, it helps ensure that the launch of the rocket goes not only smoothly but also perfectly. We waited before, we can wait a little more.

[peter]

SLS seems to be the most efficient rocket at delaying its maiden flight

[DarthVaderDS]

I was at school when SLS was scheduled to launch so I was super excited to watch your vid to see what happened when I got back. Its nice having a reliable space news source.

[skelebone]

so excited that SLS will finally be launching! I wish I could have made it out to florida to watch the launch, but I’ll be sure to be sitting by watching NASA’s broadcast of the launch! truly a piece of history.

[OrbitalDonutKSP]

8:19
Nah the most out of date video was the ksp2 announcement trailer saying that it was going to be released in 2020
:D

[SebPlaySpaceflight]

I’m excited for the Artemis 1 launch, cant believe I'll be alive while a rocket is going to the moon.

[Bulltoad_Real]

I’ve been waiting years for the SLS! Let’s go!!!

[michealrotch]

Great vid as always, am flying in from Georgia to see the arthemis 1 launch, hope all goes smoothly

[Suppise]

5:14 spacex launch what appears to be a small star into space

[swammers]

Waiting here at around 11 miles from the launch pad. Eagerly awaiting launch. Thanks for the vid!

[followthislogic]

As a speedrunning fan, I really appreciated the Summoning Salt reference. 😆

[Wafflechamps]

Very nice matt can't wait next Week for the Space this week video again, And hopefully a good SLS launch.

[deleted_account-uw]

Artemis is launching in 3 hours, very exciting!

[danielbbg]

after around 30 hours of KSP of which mostly was sandbox messing around, i see so many things i understand now, just as you said in a video on KSP from years ago, glad this happened to me :D

[thegaminggamerguy]

I’m watching this while in line for a bus to go to the 3 mile viewing

[gabrielkrakow]

First time getting this early.
Your videos always make my day, thanks Matt.

[Joe-uvqj]

Wow. That was such an exciting launch 😑