SpaceX Finally Performs Massive Flight 5 Full Stack Test! Are They Serious?

Full Stack! But Why? SpaceX rolls and Stacks Ship 30 ahead of flight 5. Why are they in a rush? Flight 5 Starship Performs Huge Test! Flight 4 Starship gets lifted from the Ocean floor! Ship 31 completes its first static fire; how did it go? SpaceX begins stacking its second block 2 starship just 2 months after the first. And Rocket Lab preps for mass production. Can they catch SpaceX?

#spaceX #starship #starbase #nasa

Editing: John Young, Alex Potvin, Stefanie Schlang
Photography: Jordan Guidry, Sean Doherty, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Elliot Viebke
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]

What do you think? Will SpaceX launch Flight 5 without a license? Should they do this or play it safe? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

[Cooky]

It’s doesn’t help that the FAA administrator has no aerospace industry experience, unless you count having flown first class.

[chrismargraff]

The rocket needs to be at least 16 years old to get a license. Sheesh, everybody knows that...

[paulwhelan]

Everything moves slowly at the FAA. I’m a grounded pilot currently waiting 7months for my medical review to be conducted. Can’t do $hit about it. 🤷‍♂️

[robinsonmitchell]

Prediction: Tower 1 will become a catch-only tower. Tower 2 will become the primary launch tower - its flame trench eliminates a number of issues with the current orbital launch mount which has no flame diverter. SpaceX will not launch without a license.

[joshuaboulee]

I like your animation, especially the exaggerated effects of combustion instability at shutdown. Thanks for the details and nice job production team

[j.m.]

Thanks for including Rocket Lab to the end as not only doing SpaceX makes these videos more interesting. Following occasionally what's up with Rocket Lab is cool as it has a packed launch schedule often of novel stuff such as the world's 1st commercial Venus probe in December. Liked this video because of that.

[therealNSB]

We need to stop tip-toing over tadpoles and get this program running full speed, full time. Accept that this is a vital mission, and create another park for wildlife further up the coast.

[Nathan-vtjz]

🙋‍♂️I am one of those people who annoys their family by constantly talking about space. 😅

[rewolff]

Regarding SN8 and the "illegal launch", what I remember from back then is that the FAA said: "OK, fine this time, but do something like this again, and we'll shut down the WHOLE spaceX operation completely". Thats a significant threat. They cannot afford to do it again.

[robertbraun]

I love at 6:51. When they are rolling the booster 5 you can see the Big Dipper on the left side perfectly.

[karlwest]

Can totally imagine in 30 years time, your kids are presenting WAI, they be like "Welcome to What About It, Mars Base updates!" 😃

[kennethroberts]

I think it's in SpaceX's best interest to wait for a license. Continue building rockets and submit more paperwork for launch licenses. Maybe when 3 rockets are ready for immediate launch, the FAA will get the idea.

[jamesbracken]

As much as i would like to see spacex snubb the FAA it would not be worth it.

[i-love-space]

Don't forget that Rocket Lab is a public company on the NYSE. You can invest NOW in what could be the next SpaceX.

[shadow_spark]

Before Starship I couldn't even think that 2 stacked steel barrels can look this magnificent

[sarg]

I think spacex is going to change the flight plan for IFT 5 . They will drop the booster catch attempt entirely and just use the same plan as for IFT-4. They will get quick approval from the FAA and that will allow them to test starship new heat shield and re-entry. The catch attempt will be in IFT-6.

[Mr-Chris]

I always wondered if it would be beneficial for SpaceX to try and setup a second star base in another country down south, like Mexico or a another central American country with coastline access that would have less regulations and allow SpaceX to test like they want to.

[DanielStilling]

They should launch flight 5 in the same profile as flight 4. The FAA said they are cleared to do so any time. Space X still has things to work out from flight 4, and then they could try the catch on flight 6...

[raystevens]

I think that SpaceX should build a water containment wall around the launch pad and that way they can filter all the water 💧 and it would be pump to a water tower for storage until the next flight.