SpaceX Performs Most Important Test For Starship Flight 5! Boeing Starliner Dead?

SpaceX performs final tests on Mechazilla before flight 5. Will it be enough? Ship 31 begins testing despite its incomplete heat shield upgrades. Why are they in a rush? The new orbital launch mount is taking shape. Will it be better than the old one? And Starliner finally returns to Earth, and there is a problem!

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Editing: John Young, Alex Potvin, Stefanie Schlang
Photography: Jordan Guidry, Sean Doherty, John Cargile, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Script & Research: Nathan, Soren, Oskar Wrobel, 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]

Is Boeing not showing up for the Starliner Press Conference an indicator for the future? What do you think?

[TimoZSimulations]

If mechazilla really manages to catch the booster, than it just shows in what a crazy time we live, imagine catching 2 Saturn V booster stages in the 60s-70s. thats a thing we never thought of it happening

[benjaminshropshire]

Regarding the water discharge issue: Rumor has is that at one point some legalistic inspector from OSHA demanded that ventilation fans be installed in a room holding a large vacuum chamber because "vacuum is an asphyxiate" and that meant you needed fans to make sure none of it flowed out and ended up collecting in pockets when the chamber was opened. Never underestimate a bureaucrat's ability to apply rules more diligently than they apply their brain.

[kevinvanhorn]

Only in the U.S. could you be in violation of a Clean Water Act by releasing... clean water.

[simongeard]

Something you didn't make clear in the Blue Origin / Escapade story is that the delays are *not* related to the payload being unready...they're because NASA have reached a go/no-go decision point, and concluded that Blue Origin would not be ready to launch within the required window.

Also, the alternative date next year is *not* at the end of the Mars transfer window... it's far outside it. It's not clear exactly what they have in mind for a 2025 launch, because even if New Glenn had the power to out into a Mars injection trajectory that far outside of window (and it doesn't), the Escapade satellites don't have the delta-v to put themselves into Mars orbit from such a high energy transfer. It seems likely they're planning some kind of indirect transfer instead, perhaps a gravity assist at Venus.

[flightsimdev]

FYI Starship has been delayed for 2 months, FAA didn't clear it to fly in Sept or Oct, but for now NOV is earliest.

[williamvaujin]

I read this in an article about the Starliner space capsules post un-docking and reentry issues:
The capsule didn't fare much better following undocking procedures on Friday. One of its 12 control jets on the crew module — a different set unrelated to the other malfunctioning service module thrusters — failed to ignite. And a glitch caused the spacecraft's navigation system to go down briefly during reentry as well.

[danm]

I get a feeling that one container ship going through the Chesapeake River pollutes that waterway way more than one of these rocket launch effects that beach head.

[PaulTopping]

I suspect Boeing didn't attend the press conference because they didn't want to answer hard questions from the press about Boeing's problems. I don't blame them.

[peter.wilson]

Putting any payload on the first New Glenn launch is very ambitious.

[peetky]

not sure firefighting should need a permit. does the fire department need a permit to put out a fire at your house?

[MadMadDude]

I Hope Butch and Sunny get a big OverTime Check for being stuck in space so long!

[rtea]

I think the company has changed names but in the state of Washington there was a company called Storm Water Management. My brother had worked for them. They set up concrete vaults in the ground which contained four very large water filters. When it rained the vaults would fill up with water and as the vault drained the water would be filtered and sent back clean into the waterways. They changed out these filters very frequently. That would be a great application for the Starship launches.

[SPCEBAR]

Felix invented a new phrase: "The International Spation" (15:15)

[User-inthemorning]

Hey, Felix!

I just wanted to say how excited I am about SpaceX and everything they're doing with Starship and the future Mars missions. I’m really grateful for all the hard work you put into gathering all this information and making these videos for us to enjoy. It’s incredible to see the progress, and your coverage makes it even more thrilling to follow along. Thanks so much for keeping us updated and making it so engaging!

[ianPedlar]

The crabs are ok with their little mouth parts, it's the rabbits that are the problem.
Where are they gonna go?
Each blastoff is deafening to the rabbits.
Obviously some kind of bunny earplug program is needed to be rushed in!

[eddiebowens]

The EPA is a JOKE? I worked around strip mining all my life and it has gotten where they literally want the water runoff cleaner than bottled water!

[lydia]

It's insane to see how fast Space X gets things done. The previous teat launch was only 2 months ago! Let's hope the mechazilla catch is attempted! 🤞

[chrischeshire]

Starbase is really looking like a Starbase!

[RonaldFoxtrotZiehmer]

Love this channel. It’s my preferred channel for starship updates. Keep up the good work Felix