Elon Musk Just Revealed CRAZY Plan For Next Starship Flight!

Elon Musk Just Revealed CRAZY Plan For Next Starship Flight!
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00:00: Intro
00:34: Basis to land by Mechazilla Arm in Flight 5
07:07: The challenges
09:41: Conclusion
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Elon Musk Just Revealed CRAZY Plan For Next Starship Flight!
Flight 4's conclusion triggers intense analysis of encountered issues, with attention also drawn to SpaceX's plans for Flight 5.
Elon Musk previously outlined the intention to use the Mechazilla Arm to catch the Booster, reaffirming this goal post-Flight 4.
With Booster's strong performance, rocket catching seems within reach.
Join us on Great SpaceX as we explore Musk's confidence and the remaining steps toward this milestone.
Elon Musk Just Revealed CRAZY Plan For Next Starship Flight!
Three months ago marked the pivotal moment when Booster commenced its landing process, igniting a surge of anticipation as it approached within one kilometer of the sea surface. However, this excitement was abruptly cut short as the Booster failed to reach its final destination.
This setback intensified the spotlight on B11. Despite encountering a hiccup with a failed engine at the outset, B11 embarked on a remarkable journey. At T+00:07:09, the engines roared to life, working in tandem with the grid-fin to guide the Booster to a controlled descent. The sight of sparks igniting and white smoke billowing signaled B11's successful touchdown on the water's surface, effectively concluding the unfinished tale of its predecessor, B10.
Elon Musk Just Revealed CRAZY Plan For Next Starship Flight!
This triumph has undeniably injected a profound sense of morale into SpaceX and its visionary leader, Elon Musk. Musk wasted no time in expressing his optimism, swiftly tweeting, "I think we should try to catch the booster with the Mechazilla arms next flight!"
But what underpins Elon Musk's steadfast confidence? Let's delve into the reasons behind it.
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To be resolved, thank you.

[ReggieArford]

Don't risk landing the booster on a tower, until there's a backup tower.

[saulgoodman]

Where is the booster landing external footage? If they had a virtual tower location, they should of had a drone ship for footage!

[stephenrivera]

i would wait until a second tower is built for redundancy to ensure at least one tower is available in case of failure

[mainelee]

Heck, YES! Onward, upward, and catch "IT." Elon has what it takes! ❤🎉

[scottbrown]

Elon and his amazing team are fkin' DUDES! Just WOW folks. Talk about kicking ass and taking names!

[nelsonlanglois]

I'd like ta see the ships / barges deployed to recover Starship 29 and Booster 11...
Recovery efforts to get em back

[CommodoreProductions]

YES love to see that but get the other launch tower built first so main launch tower wont be damaged if anything might go wrong. 🖖👍

[markcaserta]

What's next? I could make a case for orbital flight and a satellite release. Right now, Starship is capable of demonstrating those things. Attitude control seems to have been fixed and you have an expendable vehicle ready to go. We do not know if any fixes to the reentry system will work. Too early to try to catch the vehicle and risk the tower.

[johnathanmann]

I would want to see the booster softly touch down a few more times before risking stage zero, but that’s just me…

[pauljohansen]

We can guess when the next launch will be, but only Space X can determine what went right, what went wrong, and most important, how long it takes to make changes. Exciting times!

[michaelreid]

I wonder if a drone mounted atop the booster could be released immediately prior to landing so as to capture the landing details?

[ivvictor]

We suggest using lattice handlebars at the 2nd stage (block2 Starship), similar to those used at the first stage (block1 Starship), made of a heat-resistant alloy. These stern rudders should fold up when landing.

[anydaynow]

Man, I thought he would do a literal Moon shot (orbit and return, no landing) for the next launch, that would be the ultimate show off maneuver! Hopefully they can demonstrate the rapid reusability by the end of the year.

[hansleijonmarck]

Booster catch needs to be repeated several times to be relieble. Subsequence changes, upgrades, of the Booster after that endangers this catch reliebility.

[dwinsemius]

I also noticed that during the booster return phase that there was an engine explosion seen on the video. Seems unlikely that it was the inoperative engine seen during the initial boost. So the "engine reliability" score for this flight might be worse that is so far being tallied by commentators.

[patryn]

I find it odd that no one so far as i am aware of has noticed that one of the inner engines failed to relight on the landing maneuver, that means two engines had issues on that otherwise succesful attempt.

[davidmorgan]

Starship & boosters look real but they the starship need work. SpaceX is on the right track. Can’t wait for the next test using starship 5.

[pedrosura]

There was going to be a Virtual Tower setup in the Ocean to “Land” the Booster. How close was the Booster to this Virtual tower. This tower was somewhere in the Ocean? It is not good enough to land somewhere but to land on the Tower. I hope Spece X releases the performance of IFT4 relative to the tower.. where is the analysis??
If they decide to go for landing on IFT5 then it means the landing was good but I have not seen the analtsis. Hipefully it will be released soon.

[stevesoller]

When it lands, it should have almost no fuel left and only weigh about 200 tons. Any damage if it crashes shouldn't be critical.

[turbopinto]

Like making a hole in 1 vertically ! Did the booster sink?