Starship Flight 5 Launch Recap + Analysis! | RGV Aerial Photography Special Episode

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[vernepavreal]

As I am a blind subscriber I truly appreciate the detailed narration thanks

[bryanillenberg]

8:44 is nice confirmation of all 13 being lit.
Can't wait for the next video!

[MrKellymcilrath]

Thank you RGV! Just unbeliveable, but they did it! thanks!

[WilboBaggins-dmub]

You make it all sound so straightforward.

[Krell]

I'd imagine SX really want to move on to block 2 starship to fix the forward flap problem. They also need to do a starship engine relight in order to move to orbital flights.

[BusstterNutt]

Thank you for all the hard work in making these excellent videos.

[MDMoery]

I think they do Flight 6 with existing V1 booster and ship. 1. They are already built and mostly tested so why scrap them. 2. There are still plenty of things to test even though the forward flap design is flawed until V2 relocates them. They can fly the same basic, already-FAA approved basic flight profile and throw in some new objectives like testing zero-g Raptor relight and perhaps spitting out a dummy Starlink v2 (destined to reenter and burn up) with the pez dispenser.

Again ... these spacecraft are already built so might as well fly them.

[stuartbrown]

Excellent report
Thank you
Stuart in Ireland ☘️

[Spherical_Cow]

My vote for Flight 6 is to skip Ship 31 and go straight to Ship 33. Launch initially into a suborbital trajectory like Flight 5, then attempt to relight the engines in microgravity and if successful, go all the way to orbit. Maybe carry a couple of Starlink 2.0 satellites to test out the Pez dispenser - and see how the satellites respond to the launch environment and stresses.

[Wrangler-fpei]

I would imagine they would definitely move on to V2, there's probably going to be some modifications needed after seeing these flights going through. The booster is definitely going to need better sort of shielding the prevent warping up the nozzles. We don't know if the V2 is compatible with the current Fleet boosters. I would imagine they are able to because compatible enough to connect.

[FerociousPancake]

I think it depends on whether they feel they can get additional valuable heat shield data from s31. I think the block 2 flap design will really improve the issues but I also think they still have a lot of development to do until the heat shield becomes truly rapidly reusable. I don’t care what ship they fly next though because I’ll be watching and excited either way! Hopefully we don’t have to wait as long for F6!

[robhaver]

i think that the next best alteration for the heat-tile attachment is to incorporate integral attachments for the tiles the same way the tiles are now fixed onto the hull of Ship, but instead of just vertically also horizontally with eachother like a huge 'mecano-like spiderweb or maze. in this manner when one tile gets loosen by stretch or shrink the cohesion of the whole stack will prevent one or another tile to be ripped-off of Ship but remain the whole consistancy of the tile framework. ps. the connection between the tiles will be done by using the same sort of pins but then off course integral.

[jcdavis]

I think V2 will be orbital and they'll want to get more data on getting the heat shield close to functional and try a relight, so S31 may fly. The chance of them skipping it is always highly likely though, this could be another SN16 moment 🙃

[TaranAadarsh]

Now I can't wait for the callout, "Mechazilla has caught the Starship."

[rjswas]

I am surprised that this video was so short, considering how big this is, i am guessing and hoping, the next one will be more in depth once you have time to assess it all better.

EDIT: Oh and awesome vid, sorry for got to add that lol.

[raghu]

Great new chapter in space flight! The next chapter is about catching the ship! The ultimate climax would be to catch a ship with people inside!😅👌🏻❤️💐🎉

[occhamite]

Nice update, but I'm not sure I agree with you on one point:

The frost lines seen on the booster after the catch might be a result of trapped water ice and "dry ice", combustion products of the f"ull-flow, closed cycle"m design of the Raptor.

SpaceX has gone to considerable lengths to keep those combustion products in the fuel tanks and out of the engines, owing to the engine RUD's seen on previous fights.

[rokadamlje]

engine plume looks eerily like a cooktop burner...

[sixstringsimpleton]

8:36 who's shot? Where can I see the full version?

[arnourbatzka]

The flames on the side of the booster are from methane gas being released to prevent over pressure in the tanks, the booster being red hot, the methane gas burns. No problem.
jmpo