A Closer Look At The Aftermath of Starship's Booster Catch

Yesterday we watched the return and catch of the Super Heavy booster on Starship’s fifth flight. Between then and now we have received a handful of new information from both SpaceX and Musk regarding the condition of the booster, the purpose of the catch, and when to expect Flight 6.

Based on what they said, it seems that there were only some minor issues that they expect to fix before the next Starship flight.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - The Booster's Condition
3:25 - Starship Flight 6

[spazoq]

I don't think people get it. This was like catching a skyscraper. I mean seriously. What a feat they have accomplished.

[Jamie-dg]

I am still in disbelief that they caught it first try

[PDQkevin]

Not only is it the largest booster rocket ever flown but now SpaceX has a completely intact example that has flown an entire launch cycle. They can examine everything from metal fatigue to o-ring wear and all of the bearings on the vehicle.

[ruorick]

It is so hard for me to fathom how this massive thing was caught so precisely on those two tiny points.

[ARWest-bpyb]

Seeing the booster catch is something I'll never forget, way to go SpaceX!!🚀👍👍

[SebastianWellsTL]

My dad lived through the Apollo Era! Now I get to live through the SpaceX Era!

[TeeDee]

Imagine being in competition with SpaceX.... Suddenly feeling that you are a decade after them.

[DanielOrtegoUSA]

I’m old, and I have to say this is one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen in my life. 🇺🇸

[T.e.]

The design team just achieve an incredible goal. One on One! What a smart bunch of people!

[mobayguy]

I am completely amazed with the performance of this flight. I think we've entered a new phase in spacecraft design and capabilities. The future seems very exciting. Great video

[Pantherjonvideos]

Just as a BTW comment..The flames coming from the side of the rocket was something expected as SpaceX was venting out unused methane gas..It WAS an incredible achievement nonetheless! Huge KUDOS to SpaceX engineers!!

[jacobamber]

Credit to Elon Musk for having the vision
Credit to SpaceX team for the execution!

I know there are a lot of great minds in the industry but I think SpaceX's edge is their willingness to take massive risks to their infrastructure.

For the channel:
I really hope you can improve on the voiceover. 2nd time commenting this. I really honestly love your content. No BS, no speculation no hype. It's just the monotonous voiceover. If that's really what you're going for, then maybe I'll just turn on captions.
Once again, please take this constructively.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

[nzoomed]

I think its incredible how both starships can survive re-entry even with a damaged heat shield and partially burning up, i think this demonstrates how much better the stainless steel is over aluminium that the shuttle used.

[FredPauling]

The tower shook less than it did for the empty chopstick tests. Amazing control of the booster to so softly touch down.

[RedTideRTS]

Another reason orientation of the booster matters, besides making sure the pins land on the rails, is the quick disconnect. They don’t want to have to remove the booster from the OLM, rotate it 180 degrees, and put it back.

[lyricbread]

Given the fact that the outer engines were not being chilled or the nozzles being regeneratively cooled during the decent and subsequent landing burn, it’s safe to say that they experienced higher heating than normal, which in addition to the atmospheric pressure, is likely the cause of the warping of the nozzles. I expect to see the outer engines being chilled during reentry and landing on the next flight.

[rayss]

I'm 75 and watched the Mercury and Apollo missions and worked at Rocketdyne on the Shuttle Engines and now get to see the SpaceX era.
Exciting times!

[shockers]

always glad you wait a few days before posting a video so much info coming out its nice to have solid accurate information about what happened.

[dermatologymiami]

I like your channel very succinct content and not a bunch of clickbait or hype

[michaelscott]

Amazing, simply Amazing….! As a kid, I watched John Glenn and all the Mercury, and Apollo missions. Watched in 1969 Neil Armstrong land on the moon, the first Shuttle, and all the bad things too.. Space Ex is doing some absolutely amazing and unheard of things. This is truly Science Fiction coming of age…..! Very very cool…..!