SpaceX suddenly reveals Starship Block 2 Booster! It’s gigantic!

SpaceX conducted recovery operations for ship 31. How did it go? The first parts for a possible block 2 boosters were spotted, and you won't believe how big they are. Parts for a new launch mount were spotted, and this time, they aren't at Starbase. And Rocketlab made huge progress with Neutron.

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Editing: John Young, Alex Potvin, Stefanie Schlang
Photography: Jordan Guidry, Sean Doherty, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Script & Research: Nathan, Felix Schlang
LIVE Production: Jonathan Heuer, Jordan Guidry
Host: Felix Schlang
Production: Stefanie & Felix Schlang
Graphics & Media Processing: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang

Credit:

⭐SpaceX
⭐NASA
⭐VirtualSpace_3D on X: @Lolomatico3d
⭐The Ring Watchers on X: @RingWatchers

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[Whataboutit]

What do you think the piece of mystery Hardware is? Do you think it's a piece of the Block 2 booster or perhaps a Pathfinder tank?

[lame]

I was once again afraid you forgot to check your channel metrics

[WGMojo]

Much better without all the 42 references 😅😅

[moonasha]

the american space industry is one of the most exciting things happening in the world right now. Hopefully with slashed regulation it will accelerate

[kennethso]

I love how when I see NASA build rockets they are like "we need to build special vehicles to move parts" and SpaceX is just like "Strap that thing on the back of a F450 and get it over there".

[SadHampter]

The tower is the same height but the mount is lower down making the tower taller relative to the mount compared to tower 1

[dave]

The Waterworld clip was perfect timing, got a real world LOL

[mm]

Thank you for that "... except children"... you are a bad bad man... and you have my respect.

[tomchidwick]

Felix, I love your excitement, wonder, and enthusiasm. It's infectious!

[Lula-Palmer]

I'm afraid you neglected to look at your channel analytics once more.

[PiDsPagePrototypes]

It's a total redesign of the tank layout, to get more fuel and oxidizer in to the Raptors, while also changing the 'Center of pressure vs center of mass' of the ship for more stable re-entry, and allowing the LOx to keep the CH4 cold for longer.
It's a tank-inside-a-tank design, so both tanks are full height and both feed the raptors from the tank bottom.
The Down-comer (down pipe?) running through the middle of the lower tank becomes the inner tank. It'll likely move mass from the shared bulkhead in the middle of the Block 1 design, in to the wall of the inner tank, but that tanks wall can also be a lot thinner as the pressure difference between the tanks will be far less then that to the outside.
It'll also reduce the need for braces to support the mass of the top tank above the bottom one during fuel loading, and shorten the run from the QD Panel to the inner tank compared to a pipe to the upper tank. Plus the sharing of both top and bottom domes is possible, reducing mass once more.

[octopify]

thank you for covering the space station industries

[i-love-space]

Thanks for the update on the Rocket Lab Neutron program. I have great hopes that RL will become the next "SpaceX' and carve out their own niche in the launch market. If Neutron is successful it bodes well for their future.

[Ronolein]

Danke Felix für diesen mal wieder hoch intreressanten Beitrag!

[StarShipWatcherVaderJEJ]

Love your animation of the 14 Falcon 9s! lol Can't wait to see Block 2 Booster. This video is awesome! Thanks

[tomwinston]

Enjoyed the info on the space stations. Thanks

[tecktan]

Thank you i love this show! Every time i watch it i feel optimistic for the Future!

[leonardoaleman]

Please stop the “channel metrics” man it annoying to the people who are subscribed and returning to watch your videos

[Thelulucrash]

The two towers are almost the same height but the lauch pad is lower on tower B right ? that would compensate the difference in size of booster block 1 and 2

[Repeal_nd_Amendment]

06:54 Remember when: top domes were welded together from pieces of sheet steel?