Before today I thought there was no way they could land the ship, absolutely no way after seeing the flap disintegrate, yet it still managed to get down. Absolutely incredible
See, I initially thought they could survive re-entry and maybe land it. But once the burn through became apparent, I thought there's no way it's not breaking up. Even I was stunned when the ship splashed down. Honestly, the ship landing looked survivable for a human. Probably requiring a hospital visit, but maybe not dead. But maybe the looks are deceiving however. Still wouldn't want to sign up for it.
When I was watching that flap being slowly ripped off the ship, I already typed "rip flap" in the live chat and was just waiting to send it. Luckily, I never had to.
@@garreth629 I don't think they'd need a hospital visit, don't think the acceleration surpassed 2g at any point. The roughest part was the flip after it landed on water, but that's not supposed to happen on land
@@fig7047 Someone needs to send out a salvage boat and haul up Ship 29 from the bottom of the ocean, that thing belongs in a museum! I'm sure there's some eccentric billionaire in India that could pull it off.
The 4 facial expressions of Lon, Adrian, Alex and Jack, were priceless. And seeing the SpaceX employees excitement was hugely satisfying. As the SpaceX host, Ian, said "What a day."
That flap… Everyone is surprised it made it through reentry after the flap had a massive chunk taken out but how was it still able to do the flip? We were all sure it probably was just gonna slam into the ocean but performing AND SUCCEEDING in the flip manoeuvre is just insane!
I think that's all thanks to the software. The flap still provides _some_ control, the sensors could measure the orientation in realtime and the software could then adjust the flap positions, the engine angle and thrust as necessary to achieve the flip. Still absolutely incredible to see.
the flip (manuevering to a vertical orientation) is done mostly by the engine gimbaling. The flaps help stabilize it in it's horizontal decent, which it was clearly still able to do after that space shark took a huge bite out of that flap.
@@archierush868 You miss the point. It should not have been able to survive, but did. Next time the flaps will be hardened more and should avoid any break up.
I saw the Apollo program (Project Apollo) and watched Saturn V stacks heading for the moon, saw lunar golf and rallying, saw the look of delirious excitement on John Young's face when he disembarked from Columbia after STS-1, saw many other amazing aerospace achievements in my 60 years and now this! Astonishing! 😁
Man I was at work with my phone flipped horizontally hidden in a bin I’m working at the same time I was watching this 😂 trying to conceal whatever sheer excitement I had congrats spacex
Ship 29's landing is the most cinematic si-fi thing I have ever seen, and it was REAL! lol Hollywood eat your heart out!!! That was the most insane thing I have ever seen
WOW incredible success. Getting up early to watch it on NSF live was so worth it. I'm still in a little disbelief that Ship 29 not only survived re-entry but also successful did the flip and burn with so much flap damage. Mind-blowing.
Love this crew! Ultimate hype Men Alex and Adrian absolutely beside themselves, the eloquent Jack reduced to only "what!?" And "water?", and Lon, the consumate professional and broadcast straightman barely holding it together in excitement. Great work all!
The “little” flap that could!!! Un-freaking-believable. The whole last couple minutes I was saying to my TV screen, “Damn. It’s over!” I was PLEASED to be proven wrong! That thing’s built like a tank! They still have some work to do, but I no longer have any doubts, they WILL get this all figured out perfectly in the next couple flights. I can’t *wait* to see what this will be like when they roll out Starship V2.
Awesome! The NSF team are true enthusiasts. One dork clapping and lots of nerds experiencing emotional overloads. You guys are great! Including the Dork. Nobody does it better when it comes to covering SpaceX live activities. CSI Starbase covers the technology and engineering better, but nobody beats your passion. Thank you, NSF.
Having starhopper off to the side of the pad watching it's effective grandchild launch and successfully land gives me a weird emotional sentiment. Congratulations to SpaceX on the successful launch and landing! The little flap that could held through! Here's to IF-5 hopefully being even more successful!
@texan-american200 I never mocked the hopper myself. My dad grew up in the 60s and he instilled the passion for space travel into me. One thing he'd always tell me is that for each and every historic launch that the average population would rejoice and celebrate the progress of the American people, there was 10 attempts that either went horribly wrong or was underwhelming to most people. He is still alive today but he has had dementia for years now along with other medical and neurological issues, his memory and mind isn't what it used to be. But whenever there is a launch of starship, falcon or starliner yesterday I put on the live stream if it's on during the day and he suddenly comes back some to his old self. He smiles and cheers and tells me what he remembers of him watching mercury, apollo and the shuttles. I have heard these stories so many times now but I appreciate the moments when i have my dad back. Anyways the moral of this is no matter what, from the tiniest of success to the largest of failures, it's a step forward.
I really wish that they had parked a few unmanned boats out at the anticipated landing zones to get some video shots, but that's more likely in the future after they nail a few of these. Hat's off to SpaceX!
It was dark there so I don't think they or any cameras would be able to see it. I would like to see a landing in the Atlantic next time. It would be light by then so we would be able to see everything
@@samliam8062 There was the NASA WB-57 plane that has infrared cameras and tracking cameras. But it was only there at the launch and would not have been able to travel at 26,489 km/hr to keep up with Ship29. Even at it's top ceiling of 19.2km . Unless they had a special plane based in Australia. Haven't heard anything like that though. Elon said in an interview with Ellie in Space, that there were 19 video cameras plus telemetry feeding via Starlink, inside parts of Ship 29 and outside. I wonder if they can co-relate the image of SN15's landing with the telemetry data? That would give them a nice visual comparison. Maybe they will release some footage later?
If the ship was able to maneuver and soft-splash with a damaged fin, I am more than hopeful for the future ahead. Congrats to the entire SpaceX team for pushing boundaries.
Thanks for the marathon coverage today covering this AMAZING test flight! I noticed lots of improvements made to the coverage today! Specifically - much better audio during launch, and more intentionally with switching shots. Well done, NSF!
those Starship fins really were the MVP of the whole ship. halfway burned away, full of holes, probably still glowing from the intense reentry heat - and DESPITE all of that doing their job!
Words can’t describe the feelings we were all overcome by with this flight 🚀🚀 SpaceX didn’t just smash it, they hit it out the park❤ massive congrats and this will NEVER get old👍🏻👍🏻
That was the most Kerbal-flight I've ever seen. The ship ripped itself apart and still managed to land! How about that? Absolute kudos to the SpaceX team. That was a nail biter. And now, all of a sudden, SpaceX (almost) has two reusable rockets, where literally no-one else has even ONE( yet)!
ahem! That's a little ahem. Rocket Labs 'little' Electron Rocket (tiny 1.2 meters, in comparison to a 9 meter one), recovers their first stage by parachute and boat recovery, off the coast of New Zealand. They have cleaned and tested a Rutherford engine successfully and can re-use the carbonfibre first stage again. Also the refurbished Rutherford engines. Peter Beck is currently working on a Photon Rocket, that will re-use the whole rocket. It is an 800 tonne class rocket. It will also be made of carbon fibre.
@@David-yo5ws Yes, Rocket Lab is getting there. That's why I wrote "yet". ;) Currently though, there's really only one contestant in the reusable heavy launcher race, and that is Blue Origin (and maybe the Chinese eventually). We really live in "interesting times"! The space race is back on, no small part thanks to Elon Musk, who founded SpaceX, and the many very talented people who (have) work(ed) there. Exciting times ahead!
What an awesome morning. You guys did a fantastic job with your live stream, and SpaceX absolutely nailed it. I will never forget that moment of splashdown for the rest of my life. How on earth did that flap continue to operate nominally after being fried by the atmosphere. CRAZY!!!!
He did say in some places. A hole in the methane tank would likely mean an explosion. But as we see here. Those flaps are tough. I thought it was going to be torn off. But not only did it stay on, but it worked. It gimbled and moved. Just amazing
The most excited test yet! Such a fantastic success, I can't even believe it. That Flap! The Little Flap That Could😍 Major Kudos to all involved with the program. Can't wait to see what you do next. Thanks to this channel and the excellent streaming providing all of us with this historic achievement in commercial space flight.❤❤❤
What a week! You covered so much. I had to do a lot of screensaves and research on the Cosmonauts: Oleg Kononenko (Age 59) who now has the record of over 1003 days (and counting), total in space and second is now Gennady Padalka (Age 65). And the Chinese are going from strength to strength. What a time to be alive! Thanks NSF team. Your expressions were priceless, as Ship 29 landed. As the SpaceX host Ian said "What a day!" Now I want one of those Starships with the lighter in the Raptor area and toast marshmallows like Kate Tice and Jessie (the heartbreaker) Anderson were doing. Loved it when Kate said "Light me up." and then Jessie roasted the marshmallow on the end of the fork. What a day indeed!
Looks like a booster had an exploder engine on landing burn and that was the debris we saw flying past. Looks like the sheilding did the trick because none of the surrounding engines faltered. Also they seemed to have a disconnect between the engine light indicator graphic at the end. It shows none of the engines lit, but some (if not all) had to have worked. Looks to come down a little harder in the water than expected on Starship landing burn as the velocity was still around 20, could be wrong and most likely am. (All of this doesn't detract from the huge win this flight was).
It's really hard to see the booster engine graphic on this channel because their logo is blocking it. They really should think about either making the logo more transparent or relocate it to the upper right corner for the launches.
The amazing achievements of today are only surpassed by you guys enthusiastic responses. I was right along with you. Thanks for the great coverage. NSF NSF NSF
My mind is still blown away by the enjoyment this morning. That flap was flamy 🔥🚀 Congratulations SpaceX. Looking forward to all the hard work for Test Flight 5 and the flight. 👏
Pure joy. Your videography, editing, and journalism has no equal in the area of rocket science and space exploration. Can’t wait till you all set up cameras on the Moon! This video lifts the soul.
One of the engines on the booster not lighting up and the disintegrated flap just shows the redundancies of the ship and proves how capable it is even when things dont go to plan.
@@paulgage7495 they opened all the tank vents after lander according to their flight plans the ship would have rapidly sunk to the bottom with the flap attached
DEFENDER OF THE FLAMES The heat of reentry, fierce and wild, Engulfs the ship, no space for mild, But there, against the fiery tide, A flap stands strong, undaunted, tried.Scarred by the flames, yet holding true, A testament to vision's hue, Through plasma's wrath and furnace's breath, It fights the storm, defies its death.Oh, flap of steel and engineering grace, You hold the line in outer space, A guardian 'gainst the cosmic blaze, Your strength a beacon in the haze.Surviving heat, enduring pain, You lead us toward the stars' domain, A symbol of our boundless quest, For reaching heights and seeking rest.In your resilience, we find our song, A hymn to progress, loud and strong, For in the void where dreams take flight, You are the wing that holds the light.
You know what's funny, CBS showed Boeing docking with the ISS on the evening news tonight, something that's routine for Space-X. Meanwhile, history is being made and it's crickets.
Top notch coverage as usual, NSF! I was blown away at how Starship still managed to complete the last half of its reentry with a damaged flap, AND complete the bellyflop, AND THEN flip upright and complete the landing burn. Truly a durable spacecraft to manage that. I thought for sure it was done for when it started nosediving during the bellyflop maneuver. I hope we get to see the remnants of the booster and ship if some mariners can find them before they sink!
The fact that the ships computer, fuel tanks, avionics and electronics were STILL functioning after being pummeled by that plasma is absolutely amazing, incredible engineering.
So, we are NOT mentioning the perfect music that was used in the break after launch but before the BEST reentry footage EVER? I mean, they really did hit the nail on the head perfectly with it, there really was no better song that could have been used. It's iconic, everyone knows it, and best of all, IT, FIT, PERFECTLY!
Before today I thought there was no way they could land the ship, absolutely no way after seeing the flap disintegrate, yet it still managed to get down. Absolutely incredible
See, I initially thought they could survive re-entry and maybe land it. But once the burn through became apparent, I thought there's no way it's not breaking up. Even I was stunned when the ship splashed down.
Honestly, the ship landing looked survivable for a human. Probably requiring a hospital visit, but maybe not dead.
But maybe the looks are deceiving however. Still wouldn't want to sign up for it.
When I was watching that flap being slowly ripped off the ship, I already typed "rip flap" in the live chat and was just waiting to send it. Luckily, I never had to.
@@garreth629 lmao, that's the best way to describe it
@@raptorwhite6468It was just a little part, like 20%
@@garreth629 I don't think they'd need a hospital visit, don't think the acceleration surpassed 2g at any point. The roughest part was the flip after it landed on water, but that's not supposed to happen on land
Ship 29 is an absolute UNIT of a warrior!
was
@@fig7047 Someone needs to send out a salvage boat and haul up Ship 29 from the bottom of the ocean, that thing belongs in a museum! I'm sure there's some eccentric billionaire in India that could pull it off.
@@Splendisimo and prevent communist china from recovering it
@@davidsoom1551 it didn't, both vehicles landed safely in the ocean, it was 100% success and it 200% exceeded expectations
that ship is such a trooper
Give that flap a medal! Every flight gets more and more exciting. SpaceX really are on the way to Mars
i was thinking the same. totally deserves a medal!
I think it was only holding on by one hinge at the end there, seemed to have some additional degrees of movement.
I think that camera deseves a medal too!
mars nah dont think so
Would really be great if someone got video of Starship's splashdown.
That flap: "Tis but a scratch"
Everyone: "but you're missing half the hinge"
That flap: "just a flesh wound"
Perfect analogy 👍😃
Flap: "I'll walk it off"
"A little putty and it's good as new for the next flight".
Everyone: "sir, you have lost a flap!"
Ship 29: "Meh, I've got three more."
I ain't got time to bleed.
The little flap that could!
and did!
That was the most nuts that the NSF Team have gone on stream since SN8 , and I approve . Well done SpaceX and NSF .
What a fun ending you guys put out there! Nice encapsulation, overall.
And I loved every minute of that live stream ❤
The 4 facial expressions of Lon, Adrian, Alex and Jack, were priceless. And seeing the SpaceX employees excitement was hugely satisfying. As the SpaceX host, Ian, said "What a day."
That flap…
Everyone is surprised it made it through reentry after the flap had a massive chunk taken out but how was it still able to do the flip? We were all sure it probably was just gonna slam into the ocean but performing AND SUCCEEDING in the flip manoeuvre is just insane!
I think that's all thanks to the software. The flap still provides _some_ control, the sensors could measure the orientation in realtime and the software could then adjust the flap positions, the engine angle and thrust as necessary to achieve the flip. Still absolutely incredible to see.
Massive chunk = 20%
@@Blacktroushaving chunks of any size being ripped out of the flaps is less than ideal…
the flip (manuevering to a vertical orientation) is done mostly by the engine gimbaling. The flaps help stabilize it in it's horizontal decent, which it was clearly still able to do after that space shark took a huge bite out of that flap.
@@archierush868 You miss the point. It should not have been able to survive, but did. Next time the flaps will be hardened more and should avoid any break up.
I saw the Apollo program (Project Apollo) and watched Saturn V stacks heading for the moon, saw lunar golf and rallying, saw the look of delirious excitement on John Young's face when he disembarked from Columbia after STS-1, saw many other amazing aerospace achievements in my 60 years and now this! Astonishing! 😁
This must be how sports fans feel, because I was whooping and hollering like an absolute madman.
lmao same, im a very reserved finnish person and i was screaming like we'd won the hockey championship. felt the same kind of joy too
I personally love both and god damn, yes that’s exactly the same feeling
Same, I've never gotten so emotional about something outside of family and friends before. This was absolutely adrenaline pumping stuff.
Same here my son woke up wondering what was going on 🥲
I simply said the future in the making.
Man I was at work with my phone flipped horizontally hidden in a bin I’m working at the same time I was watching this 😂 trying to conceal whatever sheer excitement I had congrats spacex
THE LITTLE FLAP THAT COULD TSHIRT PLEASE!!!!!
That Little flap is taller than a 2 story house
Yes I second this
Ship 29's landing is the most cinematic si-fi thing I have ever seen, and it was REAL! lol
Hollywood eat your heart out!!!
That was the most insane thing I have ever seen
It was amazing from start to finish. Go starship!
That shot of the rocket silhouette passing through the gap in the clouds at 1:26 is phenomenal!
I'm surprised the cloud didn't care.
A poster for sure. Wow.
Absolutely honored to be alive to witness this!
True.
Watching that flap melt in realtime could help to think that’s how the shuttle disintegrated, but watching ship survive and land was epic.
The shuttle was aluminum, so it happened much, much faster.
Steel instead of aluminium.
@@rogerwilco2 wonder if titanium could be an option in those sensitive parts
It didn't land, it splashed.
@@f.w.1318 yes let put a ton of titanium on a rocket that can barely lift itself
WOW incredible success. Getting up early to watch it on NSF live was so worth it.
I'm still in a little disbelief that Ship 29 not only survived re-entry but also successful did the flip and burn with so much flap damage. Mind-blowing.
Love this crew! Ultimate hype Men Alex and Adrian absolutely beside themselves, the eloquent Jack reduced to only "what!?" And "water?", and Lon, the consumate professional and broadcast straightman barely holding it together in excitement. Great work all!
The “little” flap that could!!! Un-freaking-believable. The whole last couple minutes I was saying to my TV screen, “Damn. It’s over!”
I was PLEASED to be proven wrong!
That thing’s built like a tank! They still have some work to do, but I no longer have any doubts, they WILL get this all figured out perfectly in the next couple flights. I can’t *wait* to see what this will be like when they roll out Starship V2.
Awesome! The NSF team are true enthusiasts. One dork clapping and lots of nerds experiencing emotional overloads. You guys are great! Including the Dork. Nobody does it better when it comes to covering SpaceX live activities. CSI Starbase covers the technology and engineering better, but nobody beats your passion. Thank you, NSF.
Having starhopper off to the side of the pad watching it's effective grandchild launch and successfully land gives me a weird emotional sentiment. Congratulations to SpaceX on the successful launch and landing! The little flap that could held through! Here's to IF-5 hopefully being even more successful!
I’m thinking a catch of super heavy is next. Super heavy just hovering over the water for a few seconds is mind blowing.
@@jrodthegreat1 that would be a massive step forward!
And to think that we were mocking the Hopper just a few short years ago.
@texan-american200 I never mocked the hopper myself. My dad grew up in the 60s and he instilled the passion for space travel into me. One thing he'd always tell me is that for each and every historic launch that the average population would rejoice and celebrate the progress of the American people, there was 10 attempts that either went horribly wrong or was underwhelming to most people. He is still alive today but he has had dementia for years now along with other medical and neurological issues, his memory and mind isn't what it used to be. But whenever there is a launch of starship, falcon or starliner yesterday I put on the live stream if it's on during the day and he suddenly comes back some to his old self. He smiles and cheers and tells me what he remembers of him watching mercury, apollo and the shuttles. I have heard these stories so many times now but I appreciate the moments when i have my dad back. Anyways the moral of this is no matter what, from the tiniest of success to the largest of failures, it's a step forward.
@@jrodthegreat1 Next achievement: Catch Super Heavy
I really wish that they had parked a few unmanned boats out at the anticipated landing zones to get some video shots, but that's more likely in the future after they nail a few of these. Hat's off to SpaceX!
It was dark there so I don't think they or any cameras would be able to see it. I would like to see a landing in the Atlantic next time. It would be light by then so we would be able to see everything
I heard something about a plane, that might've got some visual of the re-entry
@@samliam8062 There was the NASA WB-57 plane that has infrared cameras and tracking cameras. But it was only there at the launch and would not have been able to travel at 26,489 km/hr to keep up with Ship29. Even at it's top ceiling of 19.2km . Unless they had a special plane based in Australia. Haven't heard anything like that though.
Elon said in an interview with Ellie in Space, that there were 19 video cameras plus telemetry feeding via Starlink, inside parts of Ship 29 and outside. I wonder if they can co-relate the image of SN15's landing with the telemetry data? That would give them a nice visual comparison. Maybe they will release some footage later?
If the ship was able to maneuver and soft-splash with a damaged fin, I am more than hopeful for the future ahead. Congrats to the entire SpaceX team for pushing boundaries.
Thanks for the marathon coverage today covering this AMAZING test flight! I noticed lots of improvements made to the coverage today! Specifically - much better audio during launch, and more intentionally with switching shots. Well done, NSF!
Seeing the red-hot metal coming to life through the messed-up-but-STILL-STREAMING camera is something I will NEVER forget!
SpaceX just made history for all of it. History feats after feats. What a day!
I’m still amazed from both landing of the ship and booster. Congrats to SpaceX! Hopefully they recover the hardware to assess the damages.
sure, all they need to do is swim down..... 2 miles....
No recovery this time
@@m-sidhan5461 we know but they said they “didn’t plan” on recovering
Both splashed.
Surly they will float? An get recovered
That flap held on for dear life. What a warrior! And the ship survived with missing tiles! 🤯
“No words…” at the end was very fitting!
Slightly a little on the immature side though
@@OurAmazingSkies Who tf cares. As if we all weren't jumping up and down and just rambling on about how that flap somehow made the flip happen
Ok... thatvid of liftoff with the sunrise in the background is pretty cinematic. Respect.
That Booster landing burn @3:07 , and the visuals .... Truly Awesome, wow🙌 .
NSF really had the best reactions. Thank y’all for covering this!
Best nerdgasm ever!
What a sight and sound.....literally cracking the sky.
Such an amazing flight. Wish we could have seen more of it. Was such a foggy morning. Glad to see this footage.
For Everyone Who Watched / Wittness this launch....
You watched
" History in the Making ...!! "
Congratulations SpaceX
Ship 29 should be Renamed Nemo because of it's lucky fin
Yep
Truly emotional experience
Because of the video capabilities maybe the greatest rocket spectacle of all time! Way to go SpaceX! Way to go NSF!
those Starship fins really were the MVP of the whole ship.
halfway burned away, full of holes, probably still glowing from the intense reentry heat - and DESPITE all of that doing their job!
I mean, I though it couldn't get any better than the booster soft landing - and then, my, God, how it got better! A wonderful day to be alive.
Ship 29 walked away like a terminator
Ik right
Exactly right. I had the same image of the robot we thought had been destroyed reaching out of the pool of molten metal to save the hero.
It can lose some skin and still complete it's mission. Let's call it a "Terminator Class" ship!
@@briankeeley6464 Starship: "I'll be back".
Words can’t describe the feelings we were all overcome by with this flight 🚀🚀 SpaceX didn’t just smash it, they hit it out the park❤ massive congrats and this will NEVER get old👍🏻👍🏻
That was the most Kerbal-flight I've ever seen. The ship ripped itself apart and still managed to land! How about that? Absolute kudos to the SpaceX team. That was a nail biter. And now, all of a sudden, SpaceX (almost) has two reusable rockets, where literally no-one else has even ONE( yet)!
ahem! That's a little ahem. Rocket Labs 'little' Electron Rocket (tiny 1.2 meters, in comparison to a 9 meter one), recovers their first stage by parachute and boat recovery, off the coast of New Zealand. They have cleaned and tested a Rutherford engine successfully and can re-use the carbonfibre first stage again. Also the refurbished Rutherford engines.
Peter Beck is currently working on a Photon Rocket, that will re-use the whole rocket. It is an 800 tonne class rocket. It will also be made of carbon fibre.
@@David-yo5ws Yes, Rocket Lab is getting there. That's why I wrote "yet". ;) Currently though, there's really only one contestant in the reusable heavy launcher race, and that is Blue Origin (and maybe the Chinese eventually).
We really live in "interesting times"! The space race is back on, no small part thanks to Elon Musk, who founded SpaceX, and the many very talented people who (have) work(ed) there. Exciting times ahead!
Thanks again NSF for today's coverage. It was great/fantastic/outstanding/awesome.
Incredible!!! Congratulations to SpaceX and the whole space-loving community!!
Flap melts: Its so over!
Flap keeps moving: We are so back!
What an awesome morning. You guys did a fantastic job with your live stream, and SpaceX absolutely nailed it. I will never forget that moment of splashdown for the rest of my life. How on earth did that flap continue to operate nominally after being fried by the atmosphere. CRAZY!!!!
1:09 Truly beautiful! Go SpaceX! Go Mars!
Elon: starship isn’t resistant to the loss of a single tile
S29: and I took that personally
I mean TBF it's a friggin miracle that that flap still worked after getting absolutely torched during re entry
At last, an understatement from Elon. Things really changed today.
They literally kept some tiles missing on ship 29 to test it
I think it's taking on his personality "so I can't do that you say? I'd like to present to you my middle finger"
He did say in some places. A hole in the methane tank would likely mean an explosion.
But as we see here. Those flaps are tough. I thought it was going to be torn off. But not only did it stay on, but it worked. It gimbled and moved. Just amazing
The most excited test yet! Such a fantastic success, I can't even believe it. That Flap! The Little Flap That Could😍 Major Kudos to all involved with the program. Can't wait to see what you do next. Thanks to this channel and the excellent streaming providing all of us with this historic achievement in commercial space flight.❤❤❤
SpaceX and NSF, y'all rock! Absolutely amazing! Peace
The reactions at the end were.awesome
Thanks!
we are literally living in the best era
The booster engines were literally firing underwater, that’s mega medal
It also shows that the booster engines could survive a little water.
When was that confirmed?
@@bryanillenberg you can see it in the video
@@samuelgalloway7682 I went back, and I saw the plume impinging onto the water, but not firing underwater!
Great coverage NSF team, thanks.
That was truly amazing
Это было лучшее, что я видел за последние пол года! Так держать! Вот бы все новости в мире были только такие..
Holy crow. That's pretty impressive. I could feel the rumble over my device!
The little flap that could! Absolutely amazing flight, glad I got to watch it live with you.
What a week! You covered so much. I had to do a lot of screensaves and research on the Cosmonauts: Oleg Kononenko (Age 59) who now has the record of over 1003 days (and counting), total in space and second is now Gennady Padalka (Age 65). And the Chinese are going from strength to strength. What a time to be alive!
Thanks NSF team. Your expressions were priceless, as Ship 29 landed.
As the SpaceX host Ian said "What a day!" Now I want one of those Starships with the lighter in the Raptor area and toast marshmallows like Kate Tice and Jessie (the heartbreaker) Anderson were doing. Loved it when Kate said "Light me up." and then Jessie roasted the marshmallow on the end of the fork. What a day indeed!
Looks like a booster had an exploder engine on landing burn and that was the debris we saw flying past. Looks like the sheilding did the trick because none of the surrounding engines faltered. Also they seemed to have a disconnect between the engine light indicator graphic at the end. It shows none of the engines lit, but some (if not all) had to have worked. Looks to come down a little harder in the water than expected on Starship landing burn as the velocity was still around 20, could be wrong and most likely am. (All of this doesn't detract from the huge win this flight was).
It's really hard to see the booster engine graphic on this channel because their logo is blocking it. They really should think about either making the logo more transparent or relocate it to the upper right corner for the launches.
they have the watermark gone on thr actual stream, and what do you mean? it's perfectly visible? @@ghost307
"It's vertical! It's vertical!" Chills
Thanks for the super fast turnaround of the marathon stream. Awesome work NSF team.
The amazing achievements of today are only surpassed by you guys enthusiastic responses. I was right along with you. Thanks for the great coverage. NSF NSF NSF
What an incredible day for SpaceX
My mind is still blown away by the enjoyment this morning. That flap was flamy 🔥🚀 Congratulations SpaceX. Looking forward to all the hard work for Test Flight 5 and the flight. 👏
And this is only version 1.0!..... Bring on flight 5. Excitement Guaranteed!
Unglaublich 😍 Herzlichen Glückwunsch an das SpaceX Team 👏🏽😁
Pure joy. Your videography, editing, and journalism has no equal in the area of rocket science and space exploration. Can’t wait till you all set up cameras on the Moon! This video lifts the soul.
What an incredible feat of engineering! Hats off to everyone involved in making this possible. That flap has its own fanbase now!
Easily one of the craziest space moments to witness live. ❤
One of the engines on the booster not lighting up and the disintegrated flap just shows the redundancies of the ship and proves how capable it is even when things dont go to plan.
By far, the most incredible thing I've ever seen!
This flap should be in a museum
Sadly it's at the bottom of the Indian ocean now
@@KiRiTO72987 Probably floating as it possibly survived the topple.
@@paulgage7495 they opened all the tank vents after lander according to their flight plans the ship would have rapidly sunk to the bottom with the flap attached
these launches are so violent
The flap burning up on reentry. Then given us the wave to say I’m still here.
DEFENDER OF THE FLAMES
The heat of reentry, fierce and wild, Engulfs the ship, no space for mild, But there, against the fiery tide, A flap stands strong, undaunted, tried.Scarred by the flames, yet holding true, A testament to vision's hue, Through plasma's wrath and furnace's breath, It fights the storm, defies its death.Oh, flap of steel and engineering grace, You hold the line in outer space, A guardian 'gainst the cosmic blaze, Your strength a beacon in the haze.Surviving heat, enduring pain, You lead us toward the stars' domain, A symbol of our boundless quest, For reaching heights and seeking rest.In your resilience, we find our song, A hymn to progress, loud and strong, For in the void where dreams take flight, You are the wing that holds the light.
Starship is just absolutely incredible. This platform is going to continue to improve rapidly. Such a successful day for the SpaceX team today.
Loved laughing and believing with NSF!! Excellent!
You know what's funny, CBS showed Boeing docking with the ISS on the evening news tonight, something that's routine for Space-X. Meanwhile, history is being made and it's crickets.
I watched it live with you and shared in your exclamations and excitement. Truly epic!
Top notch coverage as usual, NSF!
I was blown away at how Starship still managed to complete the last half of its reentry with a damaged flap, AND complete the bellyflop, AND THEN flip upright and complete the landing burn. Truly a durable spacecraft to manage that. I thought for sure it was done for when it started nosediving during the bellyflop maneuver. I hope we get to see the remnants of the booster and ship if some mariners can find them before they sink!
Huge day just incredible. thanks for the great coverage today and churning out the summary video so fast amazing work guys!
The progression from flight 3 to this is massive, this is huge and flight 5 is just around the corner
Incredible….. that flap needs a knighthood. go spacex
the faces of the nsf team are absolutely awesome! my home sounded like a great play in the superbowl or the like!
What a wild ride!!!!
I found it epic to see booster 11 triumphently looming over the ocean after splashdown at 3:25
What a beauty, space X is absolutely outstanding on making starship work what a time to be alive, let’s gooooooo
The fact that the ships computer, fuel tanks, avionics and electronics were STILL functioning after being pummeled by that plasma is absolutely amazing, incredible engineering.
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You have won the internet
That was purely awesome! Good job flap
How did I miss this
So, we are NOT mentioning the perfect music that was used in the break after launch but before the BEST reentry footage EVER? I mean, they really did hit the nail on the head perfectly with it, there really was no better song that could have been used. It's iconic, everyone knows it, and best of all, IT, FIT, PERFECTLY!
At 4:02 Alex rebooted. Love the reactions. I simply couldn't believe it myself.
NSF is the Space Coverage BITCOIN STANDARD. Thank you to your entire team for their tireless excellence!
Let’s see Boeing and Lockheed do this? Great job SpaceX StarShip 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The flap that could, ill never forget it❤💪
This was absolutely insane to watch live. Thanks for the stream
I get the same awe and wonder feels, that I did watching the shuttle launch as a kid. Thank you Elon and all of spacex for carrying the torch.