Watch SpaceX launch Starship, the biggest rocket ever, LIVE
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Published 2023-04-20
The goal of the test is to get as far along in the mission as possible with a handful of important goals such as; clearing the launch pad, reaching max Q, getting to stage separation, ignition of Starship, burn Starship's engines for 7 minutes and 20 seconds which would get Starship up to nearly orbital velocities and would place Starship on a suborbital trajectory that will cause it to reenter just north of Hawaii. This would allow the teams to test the reentry profile and heat shields for the first time from orbital velocities.
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00:00 - Intro
03:47 - Prelaunch Preview
12:30 - Q&A
2:02:25 - LIFTOFF!
2:14:18 - Raining Dirt!
2:15:30 - Q&A
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All Comments (21)
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The fact that it didn't break apart while tumbling is wild.
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The most Kerbal launch ever, complete with supersonic triple front flip
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Get ready for a full day of explaining to your friends and family that an explosion is still not a failure at this stage.
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I am full of admiration for the structural strength of this rocket ... with such maneuvers, any rocket should fall apart.
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That was extremely impressive. 4.5 full rotations with no explosion! They actually had to remotely detonate it. That is a STRONG rocket! That’s a really good sign for the survivability of manned flight on that thing. Well done SpaceX!!
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What i find incredible is that it did not break up a soon as it starting cartwheeling. That is one tough rocket!
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Ryan, thank you for having a better tracking shot than all of the corporate media. You're the hero today.
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What a great launch. SpaceX achieved some amazing things today: They launched the worlds most powerful rocket. They cleared the tower. They passed Max-Q - even with 5-6 engines out! Not bad for the first launch of a booster.
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Very impressed Starship didn’t just fall apart when it started cartwheeling. That thing tough!
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Ryan's tracking shot is just phenomenal! Heartfelt congratulations! His shot is actually better than Space-X's live coverage. THANK YOU for your amazing work!
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I've watched several channels airing launch. This was the most informative, best shots & most enthusiasm. Well done you two. Best tracking of rocket also. Kudos to the husband.
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2:02:28 lift off. Imagine when we first hear: "The Starship has landed on Mars."🙂
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Whenever I need a boost in life, I am going to watch Tim's excitement at 2:02:27. Brings a smile to me face everytime.
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When rockets get so far off axis they usually fail structurally then break apart. I am surprised both how well the reaction controls kept the rocket oriented until it was literally free falling, and the structure of the rocket and the stage connection sustained the stresses while tumbling.
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That was beyond awesome. On so many levels that was educational and very helpful to SpaceX. 1. Starship is a freaking well built ship to tumble like that without tearing itself apart. 2. We see some automated engineering trying repeatedly to correct the ships orientation and achieving brief moments of success. 3. We see a successful launch off the pad. 4. We see a successful termination system. 5. We see numerous engine failures, reignition attempts, flameouts, but Starship keeps fighting for itself. 6. We collected so much incredible data that identifies key things to improve upon that might have waited till a worse time to discover. Frankly a partial failure is the best thing that could happen. SpaceX learned what went well and didn't. That's a great thing to know. It's like falcon again. Learn to be perfect. That was one fantastic attempt.
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2:03:24 I legit got goosebumps when he said "I'm gonna be on that thing!" This warms my heart so much. Tim, you rock, I love you man
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The genuine excitement from the 2 hosts made this special💜💜🙌🏼🙌🏼✨️✨️✨️
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This was the most kerbal launch witnessed live ever LOL so many cart wheels and back flips 😂😂
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This is one of the most Awesome rocket launches I've seen in my life Wow what a great time to be alive I'm so happy when it lifted off I started to tear up It was a Blast
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I recognize this flight profile from many of my Kerbal flights.
