Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 2 // Summer 2021]

Join me as I take a tour of SpaceX's Starbase facility with Elon Musk as our tour guide! This is part 2 of 3, so stay tuned, there's another one coming!

Need a rundown on Starship? I've got you covered with our "Complete Guide to Starship"

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Tent 1 // Raptors
05:00 - Failure and the Space Shuttle
08:35 - Launch Escape Systems
10:50 - Tent 2
13:00 - Heat Shield Talk
16:20 - 1st Orbital Test
26:26 - Tent 3 // Nose Cones
37:40 - S20 Nose Cone // Reentry
51:00 - 69.420
54:00 - Grid Fin talk / Control Authority
59:55 - Outro

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Extra special thanks to our Mission Directors! - Nam Nguyen, iluli by Mike Lamb, Scott Ferreira, Phil Easter, Peter Jordan, Nick Williams, Tyler Silcott, Mark Krieger, Roger Oldfield, PEDER HALSEIDE, Roberto Cordon, Benjamin Holland, Scott Maley, Robin Haerens, Rob Nunn, James and Becky Carter, Tim Engle, Taron Lexton, Chris Meleg, Corey Coddington, Chris LaClair, Peter F Maher, Steve Kemp, Vincent Argiro, Lars Nielsen (Denmark), IMAJIN, Nick , David A. Greer, Frans de Wet, Chad Souter, Sam Fisher, Arthur Carty, Lawrence Mansour, DLB, Chris Dibbs, David Glover, Max Haot, Ares Lovlyn, John Malkin, TTTA , Seth Pascale, Jared smith, Simon Pilkington, Héctor Ramos, Alejandro , Tomdmay , Mac Malkawi, Manalope , Tristan Edwards, NSS North Houston Space Society

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[dylanjanson]

As a welder who’s traveled all over the country welding. To hear someone like Elon musk say things like “I’m often wrong” and “if it doesn’t make sense we need to change it”…. It’s just mind blowing. He’s the definition of what an engineer should be. Sadly he’s one of very few who will admit things like this

[pit]

mainstream media would never have an interviewer or host with this much knowledge on the thing they're covering. this is why youtubers are the future. Tim, you're doing a great job.

[woomba]

I just love how Elon ignores the prestige of mainstream outlets and instead gives this kind of access to a youtuber, because he recognizes the enthusiasm and interest in the subject matter as well as the audience following it

[mtempp]

“Take this with a grain of salt because I often am wrong” -Elon Musk

A refreshing dose of humility from a brilliant person.

[mgutkowski]

I had a moment right in the middle of this where I was hanging off every word: This sort of content could never have existed in the traditional world of broadcast TV. I feel I'm living the future in so many ways.

[mikec]

This is one of those days when YouTube still makes complete sense. What a wonderful way to spend an hour - roll on part 3.

[randomhobbies]

Elon loves talking to people who understand what he's talking about and because of that he'll give you way more than what you asked for. This is freaking awesome

[KenOtwell]

What amazes me is how unfiltered Elon is. There's no hype, he takes every question on its merits and actually thinks about it, often coming up with new insights, and never falling back on marketing-speak.

[BRUXXUS]

One thing I really appreciate about Elon is that he's not afraid to say "I don't know".

[jedhenson]

This is a historical document, and I don't think that's hyperbole. Imagine if we had an interview like this with Thomas Edison, or Henry Ford. And they were completely open and honest. It's freaking amazing. I learned so much. Thank you Tim.

[Jon_Chan]

“If it doesn’t blow up, you have to find a spot to store it.”
“Dry weight with or without air?”
“The one thing you can’t replace is time.”
Tim, this series is so valuable to the entire internet because we get to see what kind of man can change the world with such passion. Elon just thinks so differently. The majority of us think stuff he says is insane, but then after he explains it, it becomes the only logical way.

[kennguyen]

The fact that I don’t understand most of what he’s saying but I still watch the entire interview that’s how fascinating Elon is.

[hannubhaiya]

This is amazing. the CEO takes the time to guide you around and personally explains you the most complex system ever conceived. I cannot imagine anyone except Elon Musk would ever do that. That's why we love him.

[simonjovanovic]

The fact that the workers don't even turn their heads when the boss walks by proves that he's not lying when he says he spends all of his time at work. They're use to seeing him.

[konrain]

Note to all interviewers, dont jump in during "awkward silences" while
interviewing Elon. Hes going to answer you, just let him think first.

[ajdavis]

I just love how Tim asked Elon a super relevant question about something he hasn't thought about and then he goes into a deep thought phase. Excellent job Tim

[freddiealcala]

Credit for Tim for: 1) Getting this tour with Elon himself as your guide; 2) Asking intelligent and relevant questions so much so that Elon seems to be enjoying this interview; 3) Leading the questions in the right directions and even giving good suggestions; and 4) not feeling too small by this man's intellect.

[houseoftreasures]

I’m a retired tool maker and worked with engineers for 45 years, Elon reminds me of the best ones who had the schooling but learned the most important things from the people who had to build what they designed. I also like that he has a every day Joe persona about him you would never know he is one of the richest men in the world.

[SlayerBG]

Its so refreshing to have a competent interviewer asking Elon questions. Most of them ask the same worn out boring questions and you can just see him trying to dumb down the answer to normie speak. Its very pleasant to see his thoughts flowing freely and dopping knowledge nuggest at like 5 a minute.

[ddview]

I have watched this several times through and 2 things stand out…. #1 it’s unbelievable how much more I glean from one time as opposed to another #2 Tim’s style so works with Elon like nobody else…. Tim gives Elon time to think, time to let his mind wander but also has a feel when it is time to help him move through his thought. So very good.