SpaceX Starship Starlink Deployment Mech, Booster Grid Fin Redesign, China Launch Failure, Falcon 9

Lots of stuff to pack into today's episode. We have TONNES of Starship stuff to cover thanks to both a load of devlopments happening at the Starbase site AND the release of Everyday Astronaut's latest Elon Musk interview! China saw a failed Hyperbola-1 launch but also a successful Long March 7 Launch, SpaceX flew back-to-back Falcon 9 Starlink missions, and I answer some of your questions about the Rocket Lab Electron Recovery from a couple of weeks ago!

Check Out Tim's Elon Musk Starbase Interview!

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All the 3D Animations and Renders were by the amazing:

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[SRFriso]

It's kind of funny, when SpaceX first started trying to land their boosters, people were all asking "Why don't they use parachutes?" and now they're asking the opposite for RocketLabs. Though of course, SpaceX _did_ try to land their first two Falcon 9s with parachutes, but didn't know they needed a re-entry burn, so the boosters were torn apart by the aerodynamic forces before they could even make it to parachute deployment.

[justinberdell]

I'm a professional engineer. I've followed aerospace news basically daily for 20 years. I'm a little ashamed I never really realized how large Falcon boosters were until 10:07 That's just crazy they can fly those things so precisely. What a world we live in

[o.m.b.demolitionenterprise]

I love how it’s now cool and unusual for a falcon 9 booster not to have been reused.

[levi]

A saturn V type display for the first crewed mission to mars, once everything makes it back, would be mad!

[someguy]

Hey Matt, keep forgetting to check out the member only videos, to be honest I mainly got the membership to support you and the channel and the early videos were a bonus! But regardless, loving the content, so keep killing it with these amazing videos.

[Hevach]

I don't think the Raptor explosion was a failure test or pushing the engine to new levels.

In the NASA Spaceflight video, the engine ignites at about 1 second, and at 4 seconds there's a flash of flame at the engine followed quickly by the explosion. It doesn't even seem to have reached full throttle, let alone trying to push boundaries.

[shreyasvg]

Yes just in time. Matt's update videos is the only thing I like about Monday.
Ps- I have observed that there has been a lot of changes and upgrading on starship. So much that it can be compared to kerbal rockets.

[Vaggumon]

Elon has said they wanted the system to be simple, but we all know Elon says a lot of things.

[caty]

that story about satellites ejecting films to be recovered mid-air by airplanes is cool. We've come from afar indeed.

[rak]

Thanks Matt Lowne. i'm always waiting for this

[sproctor]

"Flight Tested" hardware is to be preferred over "New" hardware from now on in orbital rocketry!

[benjaminhiemer]

Matt Monday - lovin it! Keep on keepin on!

[tylerbaldwin]

i watched this on starlink haha best internet I've had in my life!

[tekish]

Actually yes. There will be large surfaces for the Clines and it also makes sense that these would cover vertical plumbing as well.

[TheMemeDynamics]

The redesign thing on the thumbnail looks like an artist impression on a 1960s rocket concept ngl

[iitzfizz]

indeed, they used to catch the corona spy satellite film canisters with a helicopter yes xD

[clawmachine]

maybe landing legs; there isn't a mechazilla waiting on mars for it

[Astricted]

Hey mat I have watched every single space this week video and I am just wondering what happens to space next week?

[noahearl]

Me at 2:07 am: I’m ready for sleep
*sees Matt Lowne uploaded 38 minutes ago*
Me at 2:08 am: sleep can wait

[darkfoxxbunyip]

"Redesign incoming!" I first saw that and thought it was a cigarette. Then I thought does God smoke? Is this a video about evolution? Then I saw the gridfins.