Replay! SpaceX Starship launches on 3rd integrated test flight

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14 Mar 202443:01

Summary

TLDRSpaceX's Starship, the world's most powerful launch vehicle, successfully completes its third flight test, demonstrating controlled ascent, hot stage separation, and orbital insertion. The mission aims to gather valuable data to inform the design and development of Starship for future space missions, including landing on the moon and Mars. Despite a nominal ascent and successful engine shutdown, the booster experiences an unscheduled disassembly during the landing burn, providing learning opportunities for SpaceX's rapid reusability goals.

Takeaways

  • 🚀 Starship is the world's most powerful launch vehicle and represents the largest flying object ever made.
  • 📈 The test aims to surpass achievements from the previous flight test conducted in November of the previous year.
  • 🌟 Starship's design goal is to be fully and rapidly reusable, which is critical for future space missions including those to Mars.
  • đŸ”„ The last integrated flight test (Flight 2) saw all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster start successfully and complete a full-duration burn during ascent.
  • đŸ›°ïž Starship executed a successful hot stage separation and ignited its second-stage Raptor engines for the first time with a vehicle of its size.
  • 🌊 The Super Heavy booster in Flight 2 performed a flip maneuver and initiated a boost back burn, but experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly due to a filter blockage issue.
  • 🌐 For Flight 3, Starship will attempt to splash down in the Indian Ocean, testing capabilities needed for future missions while maximizing public safety.
  • 🚀 The test profile for Flight 3 is similar to Flight 2 but with a major difference: Starship will attempt to relight a Raptor engine in space for the first time.
  • 🌙 Starship's rapid reusability is key for future missions to the moon and beyond, and the data gathered from each test flight informs the design and improvement of the vehicle.
  • 🎯 The primary goal of Flight 3 is to collect as much data as possible to continue iterating and improving Starship for future operational flights.

Q & A

  • What is the primary goal of the Starship's third flight test?

    -The primary goal of the Starship's third flight test is to gather as much data as possible to help improve the vehicle and its systems for future missions, including testing the first-ever relight of a Raptor engine in space and attempting a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

  • How does the Starship's design compare to the Saturn 5 rocket in terms of thrust?

    -Starship has more than twice the thrust of the Saturn 5 rocket. With planned future upgrades, it will have three times the thrust.

  • What is the significance of the hot staging maneuver performed during the flight test?

    -The hot staging maneuver is significant because it is a critical technique for reusable space transportation systems. It involves shutting down most of the booster's engines and igniting the ship's engines while still attached to the partially lit booster, allowing for stage separation and maximizing performance.

  • What is the purpose of the Starship's heat shield?

    -The heat shield, made up of 18,000 hexagonal ceramic tiles, is designed to insulate the vehicle during atmospheric entry, where temperatures can reach as high as 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit, protecting it from the intense heat generated during re-entry.

  • How does the Starship's first stage (super heavy booster) plan to return to Earth?

    -The first stage (super heavy booster) plans to return to Earth by performing a boost back burn to propel itself back towards the coast and then a landing burn to slow down before splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • What is the expected outcome for the Starship's second stage (the ship) after the engines shut down?

    -After the engines shut down, the Starship's second stage is expected to coast through space for about 30 minutes at altitudes between 150 and 235 km before attempting its first-ever relight of a Raptor engine in space.

  • What is the significance of the Starship's ability to carry heavy payloads?

    -The Starship's ability to carry heavy payloads, up to 250 metric tons to orbit with future engine upgrades, is crucial for missions to the Moon and Mars, as it allows for the transportation of large amounts of cargo and equipment necessary for establishing a self-sustaining city on Mars.

  • How does the Starship's vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) capability aid in lunar and Mars missions?

    -The VTVL capability is essential for lunar and Mars missions because there are no runways on these celestial bodies. The ability to take off and land vertically on any hard surface enables precise landings and operations on the Moon and Mars.

  • What is the role of the ground support systems in enabling rapid reusability of the Starship?

    -The ground support systems are designed for rapid turnaround of the launchpad between flights. They help minimize post-launch rework and enable quick reflights, which is critical for achieving the goal of rapid reusability of the Starship.

  • What are some of the lessons learned from previous flight tests that have been implemented for the third flight test?

    -Lessons learned from previous flight tests include improvements to the filtration system in the oxygen tank to prevent filter blockage, better leak reduction and fire protection, and operational changes to increase reliability. These have been implemented in the Starship and its booster for the third flight test.

Outlines

00:00

🚀 Introduction to Starship and SpaceX's Mission

The script opens with a live view of Starship, the world's most powerful launch vehicle, at T plus 31 minutes and 24 seconds, awaiting its third flight test from Starbase Texas. The event is broadcast from SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The excitement is palpable as the crowd anticipates the developmental flight test. The goal is to collect data to get closer to a fully operational Starship, designed for heavy payloads and human landings on the moon and Mars. The Starship's previous test achievements and the importance of its rapid reusability are highlighted.

05:00

🌟 Starship's Flight Test Profile and Goals

This paragraph details the flight test profile for Starship, including the attempt to splash down in the Indian Ocean, a steeper trajectory, and testing capabilities needed for future missions. The script explains the planned ignition of 33 Raptor engines, the hot stage separation, and the ship's engines relight in space. It also covers the booster's flip maneuver and the planned venting of excess propellant to simulate payload mass. The focus on public safety and the importance of data collection for the development of a reusable rocket system are emphasized.

10:00

đŸ›°ïž Starship's Design and Reusability

The third paragraph discusses Starship's design, including its size compared to the Saturn 5 rocket and the Statue of Liberty, and its capabilities for vertical takeoff and landing. The ship's Raptor engines, heat shield tiles, and the hot stage technique are explained. The paragraph also covers the importance of reusability for missions to the moon and Mars, the development of critical systems for propulsion and life support, and the preparation for a self-sustaining city on Mars.

15:01

🌙 Lunar and Mars Missions with Starship

This section focuses on the preparations for lunar and Mars missions, including the development of elevators for lunar surface access and the importance of the data gathered from test flights. It mentions the uncrewed demonstration flight before NASA's Artemis 3 mission and the plans for a moon base. The logistics of supporting a city on Mars and the iterative design process of SpaceX are also discussed, emphasizing the learnings from previous spacecraft like Dragon.

20:03

🔄 Rapid Reusability and Future Flight Tests

The script highlights SpaceX's goal of full and rapid reusability, with the aim of flying Starship stages with minimal downtime between flights. It discusses the ground systems being developed for rapid reusability and the production of multiple Starship vehicles for future flight tests. The importance of test flights in improving vehicle design and the iterative process of learning from failures are emphasized, with the anticipation of more ambitious goals for upcoming tests.

25:05

🚀 Final Countdown and Launch

The final preparations for launch are detailed, including the propellant loading sequences, the potential hold at T-minus 40 seconds due to winds, and the lack of technical issues. The script describes the launch pad readiness, the ignition sequence of the Raptor engines, and the anticipation of a successful liftoff. The excitement of the moment is palpable, with the expectation of a clear path to orbit and the collection of valuable data for future missions.

30:07

🌌 Starship in Orbit and Test Objectives

After a successful liftoff and ascent, Starship achieves orbit, marking a new milestone for the mission. The paragraph discusses the successful engine cut off, the ship's coast phase into space, and the planned ambitious test objectives ahead. It also mentions the loss of the booster during the landing burn, indicating a need for further analysis of the data. The focus is on the continuation of the mission to gather as much data as possible for the development of Starship.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Starship

Starship is the most powerful launch vehicle developed by SpaceX, designed for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. It is fully reusable and has the capacity to carry heavy payloads. In the video, the anticipation and excitement around Starship's third flight test are central to the narrative.

💡Raptor engines

Raptor engines are the propulsion system used in SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy booster. They provide the necessary thrust for liftoff, ascent, and maneuvering in space. The successful operation of these engines is critical to the flight test's objectives.

💡Flight test

A flight test is a controlled experiment conducted to evaluate and verify the performance of a spacecraft, its systems, and flight procedures. In the context of the video, the third flight test of Starship is aimed at gathering data, testing new technologies, and ensuring the vehicle's design and functionality meet the objectives for future missions.

💡Reusable rocket

A reusable rocket is a launch vehicle that can be used multiple times, reducing the cost of space travel by eliminating the need to build new rockets for each mission. SpaceX's Starship is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, with the goal of reusing both the first and second stages of the vehicle.

💡Super Heavy booster

The Super Heavy booster is the first stage of the SpaceX Starship system, designed to provide the initial thrust for liftoff and ascent. It is equipped with multiple Raptor engines and is intended to return to Earth for a controlled splashdown after separating from the Starship.

💡Orbital insertion

Orbital insertion is the process of placing a spacecraft into orbit around a celestial body, such as Earth or the Moon. It involves precise maneuvers and engine burns to achieve the correct velocity and trajectory for stable orbit.

💡Hot staging

Hot staging is a technique used in rocketry where the upper stage of a launch vehicle ignites its engines while still attached to the lower stage. This allows for efficient transfer of momentum and reduces the need for additional propellant to perform the separation maneuver.

💡Telemetry

Telemetry refers to the transmission of data from a remote source, such as a spacecraft, to a receiving station on Earth. It is essential for monitoring the health, status, and performance of the vehicle during flight.

💡Heat shield

A heat shield is a protective layer designed to withstand and dissipate the extreme heat generated during atmospheric re-entry. For spacecraft like Starship, the heat shield is crucial for protecting the vehicle and its occupants from the high temperatures encountered when returning to Earth.

💡Lunar mission

A lunar mission refers to any space mission that involves traveling to the Moon. SpaceX's Starship is being developed to support crewed and uncrewed missions to the Moon, including NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface.

Highlights

Starship is the world's most powerful launch vehicle and the largest flying object ever made.

The third flight test of Starship is taking place from Starbase Texas, also known as the 'gateway to Mars'.

The goal of the flight test is to collect as much data as possible to help develop a fully operational Starship.

Starship is designed to be a fully rapidly reusable and reliable rocket, with the aim of flying the heaviest payloads ever.

The latest Starship vehicle has more than twice the thrust of the Saturn 5 rocket, which took astronauts to the Moon.

The previous flight test saw all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster start up successfully and complete a full-duration burn during ascent.

Starship executed a successful hot stage separation and ignited the second stage Raptor engines for the first time.

The Super Heavy booster performed a flip maneuver and initiated the boost back burn, experiencing a rapid unscheduled disassembly due to a filter blockage.

The second stage Raptor engines started successfully at separation, but a leak developed causing fires and engine shutdown.

The new water-cooled flame deflector and pad upgrades performed as expected, requiring minimal post-launch rework.

Today's test will see Starship attempt to splash down in the Indian Ocean, testing capabilities needed for future missions.

The test profile includes a hot stage separation, coast phase, and an attempt to fire a single Raptor engine in space for the first time.

The Super Heavy booster will attempt a landing burn before splashing down into the Gulf of Mexico.

Starship's rapid reusability is key for future missions to the Moon and Mars, and the telemetry data received is crucial for development.

The primary goal of flight three is to attempt to transfer several tons of propellant between tanks inside Starship and relight a Raptor engine in space.

The ability to refill Starships in orbit is critical for landing on the Moon and enabling deep space exploration.

Starship's heat shield will be tested during re-entry, with data on temperatures and shield performance being collected.

The countdown for the launch is progressing smoothly, with no technical issues reported.

The launch will take place at 8:25 AM Central Time, with a focus on rapid reusability for future spaceflight.

Transcripts

00:00

hello and good morning you're looking at

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a live view of Starship the world's most

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powerful launch vehicle and by far the

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biggest flying object ever made we're

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currently at t plus 31 minutes and 24

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seconds awaiting our third flight test

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of Starship from Starbase Texas or what

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we here at SpaceX like to call the

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gateway to Mars thanks for tuning in

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we're excited to be joining you from

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SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne

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California now it's just been a

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hundred

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you can tell the crowd is already

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excited behind us now it's only been 117

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days since our last Starship test and

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for those of you following along you'll

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know there's nothing more exciting as

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you can hear than to watch a de

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developmental flight test that's

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absolutely right flight test St

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guarantee the maximum level of

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excitement as you can hear behind us and

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if it all goes well Starship will lift

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off just about 30 minutes from now we're

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hoping to surpass what we achieved in

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flight test number two back in November

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of last year but regardless of today's

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outcome the goal is to collect as much

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data as possible and that'll help us get

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one step closer to a fully operational

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Starship now Starship which you see on

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your screen is the latest and largest

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vehicle developed to date by SpaceX and

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in the world ever compared to Saturn 5

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the rocket that first took astronauts to

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the Moon Starship has more than twice

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the thrust and with some upgrades that

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are planned for the future it'll have

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three times the thrust Starship will

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allow us to fly the heaviest payloads

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ever flown land humans on the moon again

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after more than a half century and

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ultimately fly humans further into space

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than ever before even to Mars but the

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most important thing about Starship is

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that it's designed to be a fully rapidly

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reusable reliable rocket or what we like

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to call the four RS and we'll talk more

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about those later in the webcast but

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before we dive into the details of

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today's test let's recap the

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achievements of our last integrated

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flight test flight

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two all 33 Raptor engines on the super

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heavy booster started up successfully

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and for the first time completed a full

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duration burn during Ascent as you can

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see here we saw amazing views of each

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Raptor engine burning during that Ascent

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which is something awesome because we

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don't get to see that with Falcon and

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its Merlin engines now next Starship

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executed a successful hot stage

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separation powering down all but three

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of super heavy Raptor engines and

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successfully igniting the six second

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stage Raptor engines before the vehicle

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separated this is the first time this

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technique has been done successfully

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with a vehicle of this size and scale

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following separation the super heavy

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booster successfully performed its flip

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maneuver and initiated the Boost back

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burn however about 30 seconds into that

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burn it experienced a rapid unscheduled

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disassembly or rud that SpaceX speak for

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an exciting end to the booster's journey

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the likely cause was determined to be

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filter blockage where liquid oxygen is

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supplied to the engines so we've

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upgraded Hardware inside the oxygen tank

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to improve filtration capabilities in

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our boosters including the one that's

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out on the pad today vehicle breakup

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occurred more than three and a half

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minutes into the FL into the flight

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about 90 kilometers over the Gulf of

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Mexico so well away from people now on

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Starship the six second stage Raptor

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engines all started successfully at

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separation and everything was going

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normally in the ship's climbed space

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until about 7 minutes into the flight

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when we began a planned vent of excess

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liquid oxygen propellant to simulate the

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mass of a payload and get future Focus

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data the ship was loaded with extra

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propellant that we needed to get rid of

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or vent before re-entry once we started

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venting though a leak developed that

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caused fires which eventually cut the

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connection between the flight computers

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on the ship and that caused the six

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Raptor engines to shut down before we

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had finished the full burn that was

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detected by as a mission violation by

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the autonomous flight safety system

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which triggered a the flight termination

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system and led to vehicle breakup

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starship's second flight test nearly

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completed its full duration burn it

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ended at an altitude of about 150

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kilometers and a velocity of 24,000

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kilometers per hour officially making it

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the first Starship to reach outer space

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like the booster we've made upgrades to

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starship's Upper stage based on flight 2

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learning such as improved leak reduction

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fire protection and changing the

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operations to increase reliability now

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back at the launch site the new water

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cooled flame deflector and other pad

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upgrades performed as expected so the

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pad required minimal post-launch rework

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and that's a big reason why why we are

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ready to fly again today the ground

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support systems are designed for Rapid

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turnaround of the Launchpad between

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flights and the improvements we've made

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ahead of flight three are getting us

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closer to that goal and that brings us

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to today's test the test profile and the

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burn timeline are very similar to test

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number two with one major difference the

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ship will attempt to splash down in the

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Indian Ocean rather than the Pacific

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this puts us on a steeper trajectory

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than past flights and lets us taste cap

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test capabilities that we'll need for

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the future like lighting a raptor in

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space while maximizing Public Safety so

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let's take a closer look at the flight

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test profile now about 26 minutes from

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now super heavy will ignite its 33

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Raptor engines and lift off from

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Starbase about 3 minutes into the flight

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super Heavy's booster will separate from

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the ship in spacex's second ever attempt

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at a hot stage separation that means

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it'll light its engines while still

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attached to a partially lit booster the

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ship's engines will then remain lit for

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about 6 minutes during the ascent before

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entering a coast phase next the booster

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will perform a flip maneuver and execute

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a boost back burn which if you recall is

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where flight two super heavy experience

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a rapid unscheduled disassembly we're

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hoping Hardware upgrades made for this

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flight will get the booster closer to

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executing a landing burn in the Gulf of

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Mexico in the meantime Starship will

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Coast for about 30 minutes at altitudes

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between 150 and 235 km and the ship will

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attempt to fire a single Raptor engine

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for our first ever relight of a Raptor

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engine in space and from there the ship

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will head toward its destination a

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splash down location in the Indian Ocean

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again if we get past a successful stage

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separation and a full Ascent burn with

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the upper stage it will be at an at

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altitude and trajectory below orbital

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meaning Starship won't have to fire its

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Raptor engines for a deorbit burn and it

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will naturally come back into the

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atmosphere no matter what now meanwhile

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the super heavy is going to attempt a

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landing burn before splashing down into

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the Gulf and while we are going to

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practice a landing we aren't planning to

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recover any of the hardware from super

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heavy or the ship on this flight now

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with the exception of Falcon this is no

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different from what happens with most

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Rockets flying today that are expended

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or fall into the ocean after they

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complete their mission eventually though

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we will land and recover Starship

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boosters and ships just as we do with

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Falcon 9 and heavy boosters where we've

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recovered 283 to date starship's rapid

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reusability is key as we begin missions

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to the moon and Beyond even though

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recovery is not planned the Telemetry

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and data we receive all the way to the

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end is what we're looking for

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particularly with regard to the ship's

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temperatures during re-entry and how the

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heat shield will perform the data that

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we gather today of course will help us

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continue to build a rapidly reusable

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Starship for the future now much like

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our first two flight tests today also

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still just a test our goal is to gather

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data to continue iterating and

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ultimately uh improve Starship that's

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exactly right the primary goal for

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flight one was to clear the pad and we

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did that and got a lot of great data

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that helped us improve the vehicle and

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the pad infrastructure that you see

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today the primary goal of Flight 2 was

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to get all the way to Stage separation

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which we did and even got a little extra

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for flight three we've added some

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ambitious tests highlighted by an

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attempt to transfer several tons of

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propellent between the tanks inside

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Starship itself as well as the first

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ever relight of a Raptor engine in space

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and the opening and closing of

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starship's payload door when Starship

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takes astronauts to the lunar surface as

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part of NASA's emis program it will be

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refilled in Space by a Starship tanker

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spacecraft before boosting itself into a

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lunar orbit

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like you see here transferring a large

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amount of cryogenic liquid in space has

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never been done by anyone ever so uh

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we'll be looking to get data on some of

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the fundamental physics in play here

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like managing pressures temperatures uh

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propellant settling um all as we prepare

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for eventual ship-to ship transfers the

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ability to refill Starships once in

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orbit will be critical for landing on

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the moon and is a key technology for

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enabling deep space exploration and

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ultimately flights to Mars now we're

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also attempting the first ever relight

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of a Raptor engine in space and we'll

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need that capability for future in space

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Maneuvers and deorbit burns it's

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important to note that what we'll

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attempt today is not a burn required for

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Starship to reenter on today's test we

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are intentionally flying this new

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steeper trajectory so we can test things

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like engine relights without

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substantially changing where we expect

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to splash down and if Starship manages

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to make it all the way to re-entry we

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will collect that valuable data on the

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vehicle as it flies through the Earth's

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atmosphere at Hypersonic speeds or more

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than five times the speed of sound we

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expect it to look something like this

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animation on your screen with the heat

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shield tiles facing down we'll use the

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Earth's atmosphere to break the vehicle

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and help then get us into a controllable

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regime as we go towards Splashdown and

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we did validate starship's ability to

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fly in land at subsonic speeds during

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our suborbital flights several years ago

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and Gathering data on the aspects like

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Heating and vehicle control while we're

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traveling way faster will become

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critical to eventually bringing

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Starships back from space for Rapid

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reuse we'll also attempt to open and

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close starship's payload door for the

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very first time a capability that we'll

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need when Starship starts flying our

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next Generation starlink satellites and

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there you can see an animation of what

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that will look like as the satellites

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are deployed one by one through a slot

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near the top of the space C so at this

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point in time we are approaching T-minus

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21 minutes until liftoff let's check in

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with Dan for a countdown

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update hey thanks Kate hey everybody I'm

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Dan hu good morning welcome to Starbase

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I'm coming to you from the Raptor's Nest

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where I'm here with some of our flight

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controllers also our pad red team uh

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we're just behind the mega Bay those are

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super heavy boosters right behind me

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getting ready for the next four flights

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after this one uh so we're looking to

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lach a lot this year uh countdown has

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been pretty clean so far we're not

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tracking any issues that are gating us

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on the hardware side and the vehicle

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side from that on time liftoff at 8:25

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a.m. Central Time that's our t0 right

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now we primarily shifted later as we

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were just working to clear the range uh

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the other big watch item today is going

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to be the winds the winds uh have

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started to pick up we're still looking

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to be below our limits but there could

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be a hold at tus 40 seconds just to make

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sure that the winds are acceptable

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before we go we are actively loading

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propellant on board the vehicle you can

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see by the frost line starting to build

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up looks like we're about 80% on the

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ship main tanks right now and a little

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over 60% on the booster now Starship

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uses liquid methane as its fuel liquid

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oxygen as its oxidizer both of those get

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cooled down to a cryogenic temperat so

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several hundred degrees below zero and

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if you followed along with our previous

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two flight tests the propo timeline

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today looks a little bit different those

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first flight tests took us about 90

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minutes to load all of the prop on board

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but since the second flight we made some

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pretty significant upgrades to make that

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time shorter we added some additional

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Fuel and locks pumps just to increase

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our capacity we expanded the number of

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heat exchangers and installed a

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dedicated fill drain line for each stage

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but they were sharing one before now

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they each have their own that's just

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that main Pathway to get the propell to

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the vehicle we're aiming for about 51

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minutes for today's operation to fully

12:31

load prop we did that successfully on

12:33

our first on our wet dress rehearsal

12:35

that we did recently eventually though

12:37

we're trying to get that time down to

12:38

about 40 minutes just for some contents

12:41

context that's about five minutes longer

12:43

than we take on Falcon 9 but we're doing

12:45

it with 10 times the amount of

12:47

propellant now the propellant load on

12:49

ship started at about T minus 53 minutes

12:51

booster right around t- 42 minutes uh we

12:55

are about to pause loading on the main

12:57

tanks of ship switch over to the header

12:58

tank s and then switch back to close out

13:01

the main tanks we're expecting all of

13:03

the prop to be on ship at about tus 3

13:05

minutes 30 seconds and then booster prop

13:08

load ends at T minus 2 minutes and 50

13:10

seconds now our final countdown and

13:13

startup sequence is going to be the same

13:15

as flight two we already tested this on

13:17

this booster when we did it static fire

13:20

looking back for flight one we lit those

13:23

Raptor engines on the booster and lifted

13:24

off about 6 seconds later flight two we

13:27

reduced that time by almost 2 seconds

13:29

that just helps reduce the stress on the

13:31

ground systems improve the efficiency of

13:33

the rocket but right now we're just

13:36

about to past 18 minutes away from

13:38

launch winds again they're still looking

13:40

a little bit marginal so we'll keep an

13:42

eye on those we're not working any other

13:44

technical issues and the range is

13:46

expected to be green if we can't make

13:48

our test today we have backup launch

13:51

opportunities in the coming days could

13:53

be 24 to 48 hours all just depends on

13:55

how far we get into the count so check

13:58

back in with every in just a little bit

14:00

for now though I'm going to send it back

14:01

to Kate and Shiva out at

14:03

Hawthorne thanks Dan the countdown is

14:06

continuing to progress so let's take a

14:08

closer look at the world's most powerful

14:10

launch vehicle ever developed Starship

14:13

is comprised of two elements the ship

14:15

which has six Raptor engines and the

14:17

super heavy booster which has 33 Raptor

14:20

engines Starship is capable of about

14:22

twice the thrust of the Saturn 5 rocket

14:25

and with future engine upgrades it will

14:27

actually be three times as three times

14:29

more powerful now with those future

14:32

improvements that'll allow Starship to

14:34

carry somewhere between 150 and 250

14:37

metric tons to orbit depending on the

14:39

configuration for reference Falcon 99's

14:41

heaviest payload to date is just over 17

14:44

metric tons so at Starship we're talking

14:46

about an order of magnitude greater in

14:48

terms of payload capability to orbit and

14:51

that matters because the amount of mass

14:52

we able to launch per rocket is critical

14:55

to creating a self-sustaining City on

14:58

Mart in terms of size the super heavy

15:01

booster alone stands about 71 M or 233

15:05

feet tall and is about the same height

15:07

as a fully integrated Falcon 9 the ship

15:10

stands about 50 m or 160 feet tall

15:14

stacked together the booster and the

15:15

ship are by far taller than the Statue

15:18

of Liberty which stands at 305 ft tall

15:21

with its base stack together Starship is

15:24

396 ft so uh quite a bit taller there

15:28

now starship's first stage has a

15:30

diameter that's about 2 and a half times

15:32

that of Falcon 9 and we've got those 33

15:35

much larger Raptor engines this this

15:37

great view of the launch Mount looking

15:39

up at those engines and we need them to

15:41

power through the Earth's atmosphere and

15:43

gravity to deliver those massive cargo

15:46

uh and payloads up to space moving up

15:49

the rocket Starship is designed for

15:51

vertical takeoff and landing on any hard

15:53

surface and that's as opposed to taking

15:56

off and landing on a Runway as aircraft

15:58

do and that's important because there

16:00

are no runways on the moon and Mars

16:02

where we're going the ship which we're

16:04

looking at Now features six Raptor

16:06

engines three of them are sea-level

16:08

engines three of them are vacuum engines

16:10

that means that those vacuum engines are

16:12

optimized with a larger engine nozzle to

16:14

operate in the vacuum of space and get

16:16

her higher performance the ship is also

16:18

outfitted with four flaps to help

16:20

aerodynamically control the vehicle's

16:22

attitude during atmospheric flight and

16:24

enable a precise excuse me enable a

16:27

Precision Landing the body of Starship

16:30

is also wrapped in a heat shield made up

16:32

of 18,000 hexagonal ceramic tiles those

16:36

are designed to insulate the vehicle

16:37

during atmospheric entry where

16:39

temperatures can be as high as 2,600

16:42

Dees fhe one of our test objectives

16:44

today is to verify how Starship systems

16:47

and thermal protection system tiles

16:48

perform during R

16:50

entry and in between the first and

16:53

second stages is our hot stage which is

16:56

critical for our newest separation

16:58

technique which we saw in action during

17:00

flight test two yeah that was a pretty

17:03

exciting first for our team Hot staging

17:06

had never been done before as part of a

17:08

reusable reusable space transportation

17:10

system let alone on a vehicle with the

17:13

size and power of Starship now at about

17:16

liftoff plus two and a half minutes the

17:18

booster shut down most of its 33 engines

17:22

leaving just three of them running and

17:24

then the ship simultaneously ignited all

17:26

six of its engines some clamp separ and

17:29

the ship thrusted away that was the

17:32

first inlight test of the heat shield

17:35

and we were able to gather a ton of

17:36

valuable data about hot staging we

17:39

maximize the vehicle's performance by

17:41

leaving three first stage engines on so

17:43

gravity can't Rob us of precious

17:45

velocity or at least not as much hot

17:48

saging also helps to ensure the ship's

17:50

liquid propellants are at the bottom of

17:52

the propellant tanks which is where we

17:53

need them to be in order to quickly

17:55

light the ship's engines it also reduces

17:57

risk at stage separation because it

17:59

creates a passive staging system so that

18:02

physics will be doing the work instead

18:04

of mechanical Parts pushing the two

18:05

stages away from each other ultimately

18:08

hot staging could increase starship's

18:09

payload to orbit capacity by 10% which

18:12

directly translates to more payload and

18:14

more people to the moon and

18:16

Mars now the first stop will be the moon

18:20

and the SpaceX team has been hard at

18:22

work proving out all the systems

18:23

necessary to make that possible critical

18:26

systems for propulsion life support and

18:28

even the elevator that you see here

18:30

which will take crew and cargo from the

18:32

Starship hatches down to the lunar

18:34

surface are currently in development and

18:36

the data that we gather from each test

18:38

flight helps inform their design here

18:40

we've uh got a photo of some of the

18:43

mockup suits that are used to

18:45

demonstrate the range of Mobility that

18:48

uh AST astronauts will be expected to

18:50

have and we were using these to do human

18:52

factors demonstrations and figure out

18:54

the layout of the elevator so all

18:56

awesome development work for a future

18:58

moon mission super cool now SpaceX will

19:00

perform one uncrewed demonstration

19:02

flight before NASA's Artemis 3 mission

19:05

which will be the first human surface

19:07

Expedition since

19:08

1972 after those first Expeditions we'll

19:11

be ready to fly more people along with

19:13

everything it takes to build a moon base

19:16

there's so much to look forward to it's

19:18

incredible that humans are finally going

19:20

back to the Moon you cann't have said it

19:22

better Kate and the Moon is just the

19:25

Proving Ground it's just the start when

19:27

the time comes to make the leap to Mars

19:29

everything ramps up by orders of

19:31

magnitude the logistics of supporting an

19:33

entire city on Mars are daunting and

19:36

will require millions of pounds of cargo

19:38

flown from Earth and spread out over

19:40

thousands of launches and today's flight

19:43

test is one more step toward that

19:45

ultimate goal we're currently at T minus

19:48

11 minutes 47 seconds let's check in

19:51

with Dan once again for a countdown

19:55

update hey Kate uh still still good news

19:58

from down here at Starbase we're not

20:00

tracking any technical issues that are

20:02

going to block us to a launch our t0o

20:04

time still holding to 8:25 a.m. Central

20:07

so just about 11 and a half minutes from

20:09

now uh the real thing we're going to

20:12

keep an eye on is the winds once we get

20:14

there we do have that potential hold at

20:17

t- minus 40 seconds where we can hang

20:19

out and either let winds die down make

20:21

sure we're in the right structural

20:22

limits everything like that uh so don't

20:24

be surprised if we do a hold at T minus

20:26

40 we've done those on previous flights

20:29

uh but we are not tracking any technical

20:31

issues the range is going to be green

20:32

for launch so all that really great news

20:35

uh we're still loading propellant on the

20:37

vehicle on the ship we're just about

20:39

done loading the header tanks the two

20:41

smaller tanks in the top uh and then

20:43

we'll go back to the main tanks are

20:44

about 85% full and then booster both

20:47

Fuel and locks over 80% um so looking

20:50

good there the launch pad itself is

20:53

getting ready for liftoff we commanded

20:56

the booster hold Downs open already

20:58

about about 20 minutes ago or so and

21:01

then that just means that once that

21:02

rocket has sufficient thrust to overcome

21:04

its weight your thrust to weight ratio

21:06

goes over one it's going to lift off we

21:08

don't have a command to actually release

21:10

the hold Downs once it starts up uh just

21:13

also a reminder actual liftoff happens a

21:15

few seconds after you see those engines

21:17

ignite so you'll see fire and then a few

21:19

seconds before Starship really starts to

21:21

take to the skies our range team just

21:23

going to keep on making sure land sea

21:26

air all clear as we really count down

21:28

but that's the latest we're just coming

21:31

up on 10 minutes before launch

21:33

everything looking good for starship's

21:34

third test flight it's also back to you

21:36

guys in

21:37

Hawthorne great thanks Dan now if you've

21:39

been following SpaceX over the years

21:41

you've no doubt heard us talk about our

21:43

goal of full and Rapid reusability

21:45

nearly all of the Falcon boosters flown

21:48

last year and this year have been reused

21:50

or as we like to say flight proven we've

21:53

landed Falcon 9 and Falcon heavy

21:55

boosters 283 times since first doing so

21:58

in 2015 and with Starship our mission is

22:01

to take reusability even further by

22:04

refly both stages with little downtime

22:06

between flights and we ply we plan to

22:09

fly as often as possible as we mentioned

22:12

earlier rapid and complete reusability

22:14

is critical to enabling routine space

22:16

flight the team at Starbase has been

22:18

hard at work developing and

22:19

Manufacturing the hardware that will

22:21

ultimately take humans back and forth to

22:23

the moon and Mars now even though we are

22:26

not recovering Starship today test

22:28

flights like these provide the critical

22:30

data that we need through every phase of

22:32

flight and that data informs future

22:34

missions and gets us to that future

22:36

where starships are being recovered and

22:38

rapidly Reflow our teams are also

22:41

working on the ground systems that will

22:42

support rapid reusability when we start

22:45

recovering Starship boosters we'll want

22:47

them to return to the launch site for a

22:49

quicker turnaround as you can see here

22:52

uh depicted in this animation on your

22:54

screen this is when the tower reveals

22:57

its dual purpose after launch the arms

23:00

or the chopsticks on the tower will help

23:02

guide the booster into position to

23:03

ensure a soft Landing now if you were

23:06

thinking that this sounds hard or even

23:08

impossible to do well that's the

23:10

inspiration for naming them Chopsticks

23:12

some of you might recall a little film

23:14

called The Karate Kid where Mr Miyagi

23:17

famously taught the main character

23:18

Daniel that if he could reach excuse me

23:21

that if he could catch a fly with

23:22

chopsticks he could accomplish anything

23:25

now today we do have four ships and four

23:28

super heavy boosters built with more

23:30

coming off the production line as our

23:32

star Factory continues to grow these

23:34

vehicles are slated for future flight

23:36

test just like today's and in fact just

23:39

this week we static fired our next ship

23:41

that's planning to fly and expect to

23:42

test the booster as soon as the launch

23:44

Mount is free from today's flight test

23:47

uh now as a reminder today is still just

23:50

a test while we really hope to get our

23:53

splash down location in the Indian Ocean

23:56

but any data received will help us

23:58

improve it's the third of many future

24:00

flight tests for Starship before it

24:02

becomes fully operational and that's the

24:05

goal of flight tests they teach us about

24:07

the limits of our design and improve our

24:09

understanding of the vehicle and

24:11

ultimately help us make Starship more

24:13

reliable and rapidly reusable so

24:15

whatever the outcome and however far we

24:18

get we can promise

24:20

excitement and things look like they are

24:22

moving fast at Star uh star base uh and

24:25

that's exactly how we like

24:27

it iteration is is a key of SpaceX yeah

24:31

uh we've done it with all of our major

24:33

Innovative advancements including Falcon

24:35

dragon and starlink uh we believe that

24:38

if you're not failing you're not

24:40

learning and improving the design yeah

24:42

many of the innovations that we've

24:43

developed have come from our failures

24:45

and they teach us how to avoid the

24:47

Perils of space it's a it's a tough

24:49

business by all of this testing all of

24:52

the iterative design allows us to make

24:54

the design better and better to do some

24:56

of the Great accomplishments with

24:57

reflight that we've had so far exactly

25:00

one of the examples that we love to talk

25:01

about is the Dragon capsule like the one

25:04

located behind Shiva and I here uh on

25:07

the mezzanine originally

25:12

it originally it was uh uh uh you know

25:17

not designed to be reusable we wanted to

25:19

prove the initial design and then when

25:21

we brought Dragon 2 online we had to do

25:23

a lot of corrosion analysis based on

25:25

flights that had splashed down and

25:27

Analysis on on Hardware received there

25:29

and now our dragons are uh reusable and

25:33

uh also rapidly at a much rapid Pace

25:35

than they used to be yeah so I mean

25:38

great learnings from the our original

25:40

Dragon to our new crew and cargo

25:42

vehicles have directly improved the

25:44

operations and they've helped us change

25:46

our understanding of what's possible

25:47

when it comes to Rocket and spacecraft

25:51

reusability now we're just under T-minus

25:53

6 minutes so I think it's another good

25:55

time to check in with Dan for the rest

25:57

of uh terminal count how we looking

26:01

Dan thanks shiver we're looking good 5

26:04

minutes 35 seconds and we're counting

26:06

down we are just about at uh closing the

26:09

prop load sequences on booster and ship

26:12

just a reminder ship we're going to

26:13

close out at around 3 minutes and 30

26:15

seconds booster at about 2 minutes and

26:16

50 seconds uh once all of that prop is

26:19

loaded on board we'll have about 10

26:21

million pounds of repellent on both

26:23

stages of Starship now after that

26:26

happens we'll go through a couple

26:28

different procedures with the ground

26:29

we'll do what's called pushbacks

26:31

clearing out the lines between our prop

26:33

farm and the vehicles themselves before

26:35

we get to launch uh and then in the next

26:37

few minutes we'll get the final guidance

26:39

system alignments some final thrust

26:41

vector control on the booster checks uh

26:44

and all that'll be performed and again

26:46

if we need to hold we have a hold Gate

26:48

built in at T-minus 40 seconds where we

26:51

can hang out uh it sounds like today

26:53

we'll have about 15 minutes to hold at

26:55

tus 40 if we need to if we hit that

26:58

right now it looks like the most likely

27:00

reason would be winds we're not tracking

27:02

any technical issues to our t0 at 8:25

27:06

just about four and a half minutes from

27:08

now so I mean everything's really

27:10

looking good the the booster is almost

27:13

at full Frosty so we'll see that close

27:15

out in just a couple of minutes but we

27:18

are we're getting really close to flight

27:21

guys the excitement is definitely

27:23

growing here uh in Hawthorne SpaceX

27:26

headquarters there is a large crowd ga

27:28

in you might hear them cheering

27:29

occasionally um now Dan me mentioned a

27:32

good point about the holds uh we have an

27:34

opportunity to today hold for a few

27:37

minutes um and and this is a really cool

27:39

thing about Starship and we don't have

27:41

this opportunity with falcon or Falcon

27:43

heavy um up into up until the T-minus

27:46

42nd Point aborts are just hold so

27:49

anything that would trigger an abort

27:51

prior to t- minus 40 seconds becomes a

27:53

hold so that's a really cool feature to

27:55

allow the team to wait for final

27:57

checkouts or assess prop levels engines

28:00

avionics vehicle pressurization it's

28:02

really helpful to ensure a liftoff yeah

28:04

and and that's something that is a

28:06

little that is very different from

28:07

Falcon I'm sure people have watched our

28:09

launches and then we get right down past

28:11

prop load and then have to scrub because

28:13

of weather or scrub because of an issue

28:14

on the vehicle and we don't have the

28:17

same constraints on our propellant and

28:19

our system with Starship which gives us

28:22

more availability in the window and

28:24

sometimes that's all you need sometimes

28:26

the winds dip just enough where you can

28:28

launch the rocket safely and otherwi if

28:31

you didn't have that ability to to hold

28:33

a few minutes you might miss that window

28:35

and then have to recycle to another day

28:36

yeah exactly which is kind of like today

28:38

uh like we mentioned earlier winds are

28:40

the thing that we are watching so um

28:43

good news there so we we are still

28:46

continuing to progress we're looking at

28:47

liftoff in just under uh almost two and

28:50

a half minutes from now um super

28:53

exciting like we said before there's

28:55

nothing more exciting than watching a

28:57

test flight for developmental program

28:59

and that's where we're at today and like

29:00

we talked about we have some really

29:02

ambitious goals for today's test but

29:05

really the point of today's test is to

29:07

try to get as much data as we can so we

29:10

can inform the next iteration of the

29:13

design of Starship work those in those

29:15

things into flight test number four and

29:17

new objectives there that'll eventually

29:19

get us to that glorious rapid reusable

29:21

future that we we so badly want yeah for

29:24

flight one we wanted to clear the pad

29:26

and we did for flight two we wanted to

29:29

get through hot staging separation and

29:31

we did so today we want to get even

29:33

further than that and collect as much

29:35

data as we possibly can so with all that

29:38

being said we're going to check back in

29:39

with Dan uh to take us through the final

29:42

two minutes of terminal

29:47

count I know we are under two minutes

29:53

away we are just we have closed out the

29:56

prop load on the booster and on the

30:03

ship and we're starting to hear some

30:06

good news that it looks like winds are

30:08

not going to hold us up so there's a

30:10

good chance we blow right through that

30:12

40 second

30:13

hold so we're about a minute and 20

30:15

seconds away just walking you through

30:18

one last time we're going to see the

30:20

engines ignite about 4 seconds uh before

30:24

we hit our t0 they're going to ignite in

30:27

three different banks she'll get 13 of

30:28

the iners 15 of the outers and then the

30:30

last five ignite just 2 minutes before

30:33

t0 and then after that the quick

30:35

disconnect will retract the the engines

30:40

will start to throttle up and then we'll

30:41

see lift off about a second and a half

30:43

after t0 so we're under a minute away

30:47

don't be shocked if we hold at 40

30:49

seconds before but it sounds like the

30:51

winds are cooperating today we be able

30:54

to move right past that not tracking any

30:56

other technical issues that could

30:58

P our cutie v

31:03

[Applause]

31:12

g flight director Ty Huntington telling

31:14

the team we are go for long so 20

31:17

seconds to

31:20

go let's listen

31:25

in team 10 nine

31:28

8 7 6 5 4 3

31:37

[Music]

31:56

2

32:14

30 seconds into flight we are feeling

32:17

the rumble we are seeing 33 out of 33

32:20

Raptor engines ignited on the super

32:22

heavy booster booster and shift avionics

32:25

power and Telemetry nominal position S

32:30

Corp continuing to get good call outs

32:33

our trajectory looking nominal systems

32:35

looking nominal just amazing to see all

32:37

33 lit up once

32:44

again this point we've already passed

32:46

through Max that maximum Dynamic

32:50

pressure and passing supersonic so we're

32:52

now moving faster than the speed of

32:55

sound getting those onboard used from

32:58

the ship

33:00

[Music]

33:03

cameras now the me the next major

33:06

Milestone is going to be a hot staging

33:08

maneuver again we're going to be doing

33:10

that in just about 90 seconds to do that

33:13

we're going to shut down all but the

33:15

three Center Raptor engines on super

33:18

heavy that'll be our Mo our most engines

33:22

cut off and then the clamps holding the

33:24

two stages together are going to release

33:26

Starship second stage will ignite its

33:28

engines the arvac first the sea levels

33:31

right after that the sea level engines

33:33

will be sped or just kind of pointed out

33:35

at about a 15 degree angle so if you

33:38

look close we get good tracking you

33:40

might be able to see those center right

33:44

after and so those six engines will push

33:47

Starship off of the

33:56

booster all right counting down now

33:58

we're going to be coming up right around

34:00

the 3 minute mark on that hot staging

34:03

maneuver again we'll see the booster

34:06

engines start to shut down you'll see

34:07

all but three lights go out in the

34:10

middle and then we'll see the engines

34:12

ignite on ship pushing it away and that

34:15

will start carrying the ship into space

34:18

booster will start to do its flip and

34:19

then move into the Boost back burn

34:21

setting it up for Ev spash down in the

34:24

GF of

34:26

Mexico

34:30

[Music]

34:35

[Applause]

34:39

hot staging

34:41

confirmed boosters now making its way

34:44

back seeing six engines ignited on

34:49

ship Kate we got a Starship on its way

34:51

to space and a booster on the way back

34:53

to the gulf oh man uh I need a moment to

34:57

pick my jaw up from the floor because

34:59

these views are just stunning uh these

35:02

are live views from Starship uh first

35:05

stage is currently performing power and

35:08

Telemetry nominal good there news

35:10

informing us at the second stage or the

35:11

ship everything looking good nominal

35:13

there first stage is currently

35:14

performing the Boost back burn expecting

35:16

that to last about one minute that boost

35:18

back

35:19

burn that boost back burn propels the

35:21

booster back towards the coast taking it

35:23

to a landing in the waters of the Gulf

35:25

of

35:26

Mexico uh we're only using the super

35:29

heavy boosters 13 Center engines from

35:32

here on out uh as whenever they relight

35:34

you'll be able to see that in the left

35:37

bottom corner uh those are the ones that

35:40

can gimble in other words they move and

35:42

change direction uh in order to change

35:45

the thrust to steer the first stage back

35:47

to

35:53

Earth wow these are just incredible

35:56

views coming to us

36:01

everything is looking good for both the

36:03

first stage on the Le hand side of your

36:05

screen or the super heavy booster as

36:08

well as on the right hand side of your

36:10

screen that is Starship or we also refer

36:12

to that as the

36:16

ship now the Boost back burn uh was the

36:19

first of two Burns required to return it

36:21

to Earth the next one will be the

36:24

landing burn where all 13 Center engines

36:27

will ini ignite and then transition into

36:29

a three engine burn uh to help slow it

36:33

down just as a reminder of the stage one

36:36

test objectives uh we're looking for

36:39

controlled Ascent which we have so far

36:42

uh stage separation which gorgeous we

36:45

Cruise right through it uh as well as a

36:48

nominal

36:49

trajectory good news there telling us

36:51

that the path that Starship is on uh is

36:54

good now Starship second stage is still

36:56

firing its

36:58

and as you heard following planned

37:00

flight path uh the ship objectives we're

37:02

looking for hot saging again Cruise

37:03

right through that we're looking to

37:05

demonstrate controlled Ascent as well as

37:07

orbital

37:09

insertion now the bottom right hand

37:12

corner of the screen shows the ship uh

37:14

engine Graphics so be sure to keep an

37:16

eye on

37:17

those yep Kate like this is just a

37:20

phenomenal test so far super heavy is

37:23

performing beautifully today it's on its

37:25

return leg of the journey

37:28

ship continuing to burn its six engines

37:31

those larger circles the Raptor vacuum

37:33

engines the inner circles the uh Raptor

37:36

C- L

37:37

engines

37:40

we're about 30 seconds away uh just

37:44

under 30 seconds

37:46

away from the start of the Boost

37:50

bur excuse me the landing burn on the

37:53

booster you can see the grid fins

37:55

rotating those hypers

37:58

are guiding us through the atmosphere

38:01

back towards our splash down site again

38:03

we're going for a hard for a splash down

38:06

a soft splash

38:09

down so for landing burn we're going to

38:11

expect to see the 13 Center engines

38:14

light rapidly bring down the boosters

38:17

velocity and then just the three in the

38:21

center for Flash

38:25

down let's see if that'll work

38:29

[Applause]

38:32

we're getting a few a few

38:35

[Applause]

38:40

engines and acquisition of signal let's

38:42

see if we can get some other video of

38:44

that now uh this is a test objective

38:47

today it is still something that we're

38:49

attempting to

38:50

learn um and to make it that far to

38:53

demonstrate the controlled re-entry up

38:55

to that point is pretty darn good ship

38:58

continuing to look nominal with its

39:01

Ascent

39:02

burn this burn lasting about six minutes

39:09

total and we're expecting that this burn

39:12

will

39:13

end uh just after t plus 8 minutes about

39:17

a minute from now so far though I mean

39:20

congrats to the team making it this far

39:23

is farther that we than we've gone on

39:25

flight two just wonderful views and

39:29

great engine performance from the

39:35

vehicles so far we've hit controlled

39:37

Ascent we're in the middle of that right

39:39

now we demonstrated the hot staging Kate

39:41

as you said cruise through that uh we

39:44

demonstrated controlled entry of the the

39:48

booster just dropped a little short of

39:50

the engine real light but hey that's

39:52

something we can learn for the next one

39:53

yeah now that view that we just had

39:55

moments ago was a live shot of Star

39:57

Command there you see it again this is

39:59

uh our mission control center at Star

40:01

base uh where vehicle operators are

40:04

standing by now the next Milestone

40:06

coming up uh is in less than a minute uh

40:10

at that point ship will or I'm sorry

40:12

actually it already has engine cut off

40:15

there we

40:20

go as you heard there by the call out

40:25

and from the crowd behind us

40:27

[Applause]

40:30

St starship's six Raptor engines have

40:34

successfully shut down we heard a call

40:38

out for nominal orbital insertion which

40:41

is incredible look at these views

40:43

[Music]

40:48

dad uh I'm just completely blown away

40:51

right now uh what a day congratulations

40:55

to the entire SpaceX team I mean this

40:57

this flight pretty much just started

41:00

but we're farther than we've ever been

41:02

before we've got a Starship not just in

41:05

space but on its Coast phase into space

41:09

just to recap where we've come and the

41:12

it's only been nine and a half minutes

41:13

how has it only been N9 and a half

41:14

minutes we lifted off right on time at

41:17

uh 8:25 a.m. we didn't have to hold at

41:20

our gate at all we had 33 out of 33

41:23

Raptor engines open up uh and Light and

41:27

get us through a nominal Ascent another

41:30

successful hot stage all six engines on

41:33

the ship propelling us into orbit we did

41:36

see a n what looked like a nominal boost

41:38

back burn uh and then we did make it all

41:41

the way to the landing burn this time

41:43

didn't light all the engines that we

41:44

expected and we did lose the booster uh

41:47

we'll have to go through the data to

41:49

figure out exactly what happened

41:51

obviously um so be on the lookout for

41:54

information about that but uh wow a ship

41:58

in space we've got a bunch of as we said

42:01

ambitious objectives ahead of us um over

42:04

over the next couple of minutes and

42:07

pretty much over the next hour where

42:08

we're going to really we've got the ship

42:10

in space we're now going to take

42:11

advantage of this and try and learn as

42:13

much as possible about some of the other

42:15

systems uh including that first ever

42:17

Raptor relight in space so it's just

42:19

going to be incredible so all of that

42:22

still to come the mission just started

42:24

but wow uh what what lift off what a

42:28

what a hot stage what a what an amazing

42:30

site to see Starship there in outer

42:33

space I I can't believe ver in in space

42:36

this is awesome wonderful now we are

42:39

going to be coasting for uh the next

42:42

about 30 minutes or so we'll be back

42:44

around the t+ 40 minute Mark and that'll

42:47

be uh Starship continuing to Coast hit

42:49

those ambitious test objectives and then

42:51

continue on to re-entry we're not

42:53

totally sure what video that we'll get

42:55

since that normally comes to us as we

42:58

overfly ground stations and we we don't

43:00

have a ton of those

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