SpaceX’s Crazy Starship Catch Explained!

They did it! Starship takes to the skies once more, and SpaceX catches a Super Heavy booster! What's the Trick behind SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Catch?

#spaceX #starship #starbase #nasa

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]

Will They Try To Refly Booster 12? What do you think???

[stefanieschlang]

I am still struggling to wrap my head about how big of a leap forward this catch was!!! Humanity to the Stars!

[jarjarbunks]

It feels like just yesterday I was watching the first Falcon Heavy test flight, and seeing the two side boosters landing simultaneously was the craziest thing I had ever seen. I was 14 at the time and I can say for certain that SpaceX, and that test flight in particular, is the reason I chose to pursue a degree in Aerospace Engineering. Im now in my second year of college, and I'm sure there's a kid out there who's seeing the Super Heavy Booster being caught for the first time, and it's sparking a love for space flight in them just as it did for me. I remember spending hours on YouTube learning everything I could about rockets, aerodynamics, orbital mechanics, etc. and without channels like this I might've been on a very different career path today. So, thank you Felix and the WAI team for helping to bring the world of space flight to new audiences!

[justinseans]

I've literally seen this catch 100 times already, and I get choked up. Lol, no joke. It's so crazy and amazing.

[DB-zpun]

Having the booster back in their hands is a HUGE HUGE thing.. Gonna be great for them to be able to see how everything did or didnt work.

[xSnowcappX]

Let me tell you, working there and being a part of what happened that morning, was by far one of the greatest moments of my life. I’ve never been more proud to be part of a team!!

GO SPACE X
GO STARSHIP
GO RAPTOR TEAM

[malhardeshkar]

me waiting for this video even though knowing that everything is already done

[galen]

Felix, I took your recommendations. I flew in from Seattle and rented a 10' U-haul truck to camp in. I spent the night at Raptor Roost and watched the launch from there. Then I went to Redline Helicopters for a sunset tour of starbase. What an awesome adventure.

[DJCJ.]

Our world is fundamentally different now because of this. We have entered the era of space industry and colonization. The age of heavy lift at a low cost per kilogram makes things possible we only once dreamed of. The future is bright, my friends.

[gbbenner]

Saw it live on this channel, the helicopter camera footage is the best footage I have seen from any channel out there. Really sick footage.

[lowelljeff]

So glad to see you hit 500, 000 now on to a Million!!

[taketh]

There must have been a huge over pressure when the engines ignited to slow the descent, blowing off the chine covers and pushing open a QD valve. It kind of was like the moon landing, Felix. Except that lasted weeks and this miracle was briefly enjoyed. Those last 10 seconds are incredible - he backed that booster into the tower like a cabbie parallel parks his cab on 5th ave. Love your reaction cameos, btw.

[tristandarocketscientistyt]

Booster 12 probably said something like "Just like the simulations"

[XCX]

Having this booster back in tact is a wealth of information for SpaceX

[TheHatManCole]

I can not believe this. I was expecting a booster catch no earlier than FT-7. A unmanned starship launch to mars in two years actually seems much more realistic. As for starship, it is working. I am positive that they can get these tiles operating nominally within a year. Let’s go SpaceX! Let’s go WAI team!

[gregsteele]

Let's think about this for a minute. It took almost ten years and dozens of launches by the USA and Russia and others to assemble the International Space Station. A fully reusable Starship could easily lift all that mass in a day. 2 or 3 launches. The expansion of our capability to exploit near Earth space is about to leap forward. Less than 50 years after the first powered aircraft took to the sky we had jet plans and rockets. Another 10 years, and we had men on the moon. Then we slowed down, and for over 70 years we've been content to make incremental progress. Now, we're facing the possibility of being able to send 100-150 TONS into orbit day after day after day. It would take me hours to list everything we might accomplish with such an ability. I've been giddy since Sunday morning. Dreaming again of the promise of space, the Final Frontier.

[RandallLowetx]

I love how routine having video of full re-entry has become so quickly

[cpm]

The booster catch was the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

[russmarkham]

your coverage of IFT5 was good. Well done

[saryus]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu 500.000 Abos 🎉💙