🔴FULL REPLAY: SpaceX Tests the Stack for the Fifth Flight of Starship - Booster 12 and Ship 30

SpaceX is performing full stack testing of Booster 12 and Ship 30 ahead of the fifth flight of Starship. This booster might be the first to be caught by the chopsticks.

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[Bqd]

Always amazing. Great work team NSF. Thanks for everything you do.

[shanghai]

I love the banter between you guys! From one of your UK subscribers.

[wendyhood]

Great stream guys missed it live but still thoroughly enjoyed it and a very Happy Birthday to KMR 😊

[curtisrendon]

Jack, regarding S. Texas soil:

Caliche is a mix of limestone and chalk, common in the Texas hill country.
What they are reinforcing at the side of Hwy 4, if not sand, is likely gumbo, which is basically clay with some humus mixed in. It matches your description.

I haven't dug deep into near beach areas of S. Texas, so I could be wrong.

[daveschneider]

Oh, my, "It's a bit like SN8" ... and that's Alex without a warmup!

[RickScidmore]

Thank you Space X for doing what you are doing.

Thank you Elon

[jamesburke]

My fear is knowing the gusty winds in south Texas will create jetties of turbulence at a time of the booster flight is at it’s lowest mass to surface area! I hope they have responsive enough thrusters to overcome this threat to the safe catch!

[stephenslezic]

For refueling tests, they either need to have 2 towers working, or they need to be able to land the boosters and reuse them within week(s).

[BrianMoore-tcxe]

Could the full stack Kathy Lueders referred be B12 & S31... could they do that,
that fast?

[joaohenriqueneuhaus]

Jack, DON'T WEAR A KILT! we don't need this kind of fan service

[riparianlife]

So the tower IS taller, considering they are going to use a pancake launch mount on a flame trench.

[Inspace_noone_can_hear_u_honk.]

To think this could’ve been launching late this week or next… “sigh”

[Bqd]

KMR, i have the same b day as you. 😂 Happy B -Day🎉

[DieterMaier-rk]

Just launch it SpaceX!
Dont wait for sleepy FAA/EPA!

[DW_Kiwi]

At the end of the day. Its the FAA that is your "problem" eh!

[pre]

1:21:15 one of the cleanest ‘nice‘ I‘ve heard so far

[oscarsiegel]

Star ship and super heavy I thought was as tall as the Empire State building

[lgpmichael]

So many adverts, making it unwatchable. I'm tempted to just download them and bypass the adverts - which I dont wanna do cos I want to support nsf, but adverts about every 5 minutes on replays is horrendous. Just too much.

[falvegas]

LIGHT THAT CANDLE, ELON. YOU KNOW DAMN WELL BY NOW THAT, WASH DC FREAK SHOW WANT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH SPACE-X SUCCESS!!!

[wdaig]

Too much you know, you know, you know🤔🇹🇭🤨🇺🇸😳🫣🥱🥱🥱