SpaceX Performs Insane Starship Booster 12 Static Fire! Did It Work?

SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch Tower starts Stacking! How long till it's done? Block 2 Starship spotted! What’s the difference? Falcon 9 Failure! How bad is it?

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Editing: John Young, Alex Potvin, Stefanie Schlang
Photography: John Cargile, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Script & Research: Nathan, Soren, Oskar Wrobel, Felix Schlang
LIVE Production: Jonathan Heuer, Stefanie Schlang
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 was that Booster 12 test on July 11th about? Let me know your thoughts!

[stevesoller]

The first stage performed perfectly. Focus has to be on 2nd stage...which is not reused and so is brand new each time. So find out the mistake and do a double check on 2nd stages and add to manufacturing process. It is still the most reliable booster in history.

[surferdude]

To be clear: The Falcon 9 booster did not fail. That flight proven article performed it's funtion perfectly and was recovered to fly again.
What failed was the shiney, brand-new second stage. That's a manufactureing flaw.

[StevenIngram]

I don't think the Falcon 9 will be grounded long. I mean, this is 1 partial failure in over 360 missions. To me, that makes it seem like a 1 off manufacturing defect that affected only that specific 2nd stage module. Otherwise, in that sheer number of launches, we'd have seen a LOT more problems. Just saying.

[NeonVisual]

Falcons no longer being used while Starship gets ready for a catch test is the kind of progress we need if we want to get the first warp flight by 2063 🖖 There's no way we can fit the nacelles in the falcon 9.

[jaeluatl]

Hats off to, not sure what title it is “construction property manager” that coordinates all these closures and moves that team needs its on channel

[JonnySlayer]

Robotic welding machines don't rest. Every second of every day. Assembly lines. Jigs procedures, pre checks. Etc. super fast.

[WG-tthk]

Any other rocket company would be put months behind schedule, but this is SpaceX. It will be 2 or 3 weeks at the longest.

[bendungee]

12:59 I love this animation of all the rockets going off. Very cool

[TheUltimateGamer]

5:38 in the video, I noticed Rainbow, it wasnt here last time :)

[linusspace]

Hey Felix, i really love your Videos! But in some clips, it's difficult to say if it's a timelaps or realtime. Maybe there is a way to show this, that everyone knows if the current clip is in realtime or not.

[matthodel]

I also noticed that the exterior support trusses on the high bays aren't doing so good in the Texas salt water mist. If you move the steel to the exterior of the building envelope, this is the cost. I would have spec'd a hot dipped galvanized structural system for longer life on these kinds of systems.

[khukri_wielderxxx]

6:40 Only true nerds love Monty Python

[flippert]

4:37 a trip down memory lane: Franken Crane!

[lanav]

I’ve said it before and I’ll Say it again. WAI is D-Ultimate Super Cool !!

[RichardAbendroth]

haha great episode, especially the jokes/clips of Felix hot/cold, scheduled disassembly of his falcon model etc. Had to rewind a couple times since I was laughing. Keep it up!

[chrisgallagher]

Great job. Been with you since the beginning

[netstatmint]

starship cone section block2 looks sick!

[WarrenLacefield]

It is always possible that the failed 2nd stage of Falcon 9 encountered some space debris. Of course, it might be hard to know something like that for sure unless a camera or impact sensor was watching. The results of the FAA report will be interesting.

[drfirechief]

Considering that the Falcon 9 is a proven, non-experimental system and this and several of the next flights are unmanned, Falcon should be cleared very rapidly. The un-manned flights can be a win, win for the program. It retests the Falcon after the fix is completed and all the scheduled missions will still occur. I have confidence in a rapid release to fly by NASA.

Great update, as usual Felix, you ROCK!