loooooooongcat editionLaunch window opens: Sunday, Oct 13, 7 AM CDTSpacex official stream link: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDGlyognOgJL (https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-5)Launch vehicle: Starship “Ship 30” and Super Heavy “Booster 12”Launch site: Starbase, TexasLaunch pad: Orbital Launch Mount A (OLM-A)Super Heavy Fate: Survival; if all systems healthy, powered vertical landing onto OLM-A tower catch arms. If systems not healthy and no command is given, booster will instead impact the ground at a designated point and destroy itself (both events at around T+ 7 min)Starship Fate: Destroyed; powered vertical water landing in the Indian Ocean (T+ 65 min)>The fifth flight test of Starship will aim to take another step towards full and rapid reusability. The primary objectives will be attempting the first ever return to launch site and catch of the Super Heavy booster and another Starship reentry and landing burn, aiming for an on-target splashdown of Starship in the Indian Ocean. Current area weather: https://www.weather.gov/bro/NOTMAR: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lnms/LNM0840g2024.pdfLaunch License: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID173891218620231102140506.0001%3FmodalOpened%3Dtrue?modalOpened=trueRoad Closures: https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/spacex/SpaceX X: https://x.com/SpaceX/with_repliesAdditional Streams:NSF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC87WmFN_AsSFN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyR_M5rCL64EDA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKI7y3DTXkTLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GSAqDNofcLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOJ54Y22cVI
>>16426105it's all CGI
>it worked
I am literally shaking right now.Jesus christ.When is literally every other spaceflight agency in the world just throw the towel and quit?Because I feel like spacex is literally 10+ years ahead in development compared to any other launch provider.
So uhhh yeah turns out the half a centimeter thing was true huh
SPACEX HATERS IRREVOCABLY BTFO!
>>16426121The base of the booster looked real close to the tower at the end
>>16426052plasma time later will be funny
How will people with EDS spin this one? I can't wait for the Thunderf00t video.
>>16426121I was so sure it was going to crash
Bros... the ship...
>>16426021ITS ALL FAKE CGI FUCK MUSK FUCK MUSK FUCK MUSK
>>16426080>Ukraine is basedNo room for /uhg/ fags here sorry, only SpaceX.Please leave
I WILL NEVER EVER DOUBT ABOUT SPACEX AGAIN
Why is this special in any way? He landed a rocket with the size of a building, big shit. How will it change anything in any way?
>>16426122>NOOOO THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY BE THAT ACCURATE THAT'S IMPOSSIBLEWhat is that anon thinking right now?
No pants left unjizzed
>>16426151>He landed a rocket with the size of a buildingESL moment
can't wait for all the other angles and slo mo footageElon hurry up and post that shit
THEY FUCKING DID IT!!! May post webm of what I saw later but holy FUCK
Thunderbutt status?
can you imagine that this will become common? they will eventually get to over 350 caught boosters too?what amazing times we live in
Imagine a world without commies
This absolutely fucktarded plan worked. It actually worked. What the fuck.
USA USA USAUSA USA SUA
>>16426052i think that might just be some ice
>>16426153My pants are RUINED. I hope Elon is prepared to compensate me for this.
PLOVER STATUS REPOT
Did you guys see that?
>>16426113what's wrong with this guy? he's starting to resemble Sam Hyde, and it's not a good look
>>16426144no when theres a succes they just siwtch to the classic musk had nothing to do with it its all the engineers etc narrative
>>16426159Not looking forward to when one eventually fails 100 launches in and BTFOs the tower, but at least they'll have a bunch of towers by then
>>16426142I thought it was going to knock the whole thing down. Shat me fuckin pants.
>HALF A CENTIMETER
>>16426158Ravaged. Gaping.
>>16426148>No room for /uhg/ fags here sorry,No, I will stay here.
>>16426142I thought so too but I think its just the camera angle
>>16426165Brilliant Pebbles SOON.Hundreds of interceptors launched per flight. It's going to be glorious.
>>16426105>why isn't the ship landing tooIt's in orbit and will be landing/falling into the ocean starting in about 30 minutes
HALF A CENTIMETER BROS , WE DID IT !!!!!!!!!
>>16426121REE CGI CGI DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH MUSK IS A NAZI DEFUND SPACE X God damn it I just missed this this 3 mins
UUU........UUUUUU........UUUUUU........UUU....UUUUUU........UUUUUU..............SSS...............SS..SS..............SS.......................SS...............SS..SS................SSS.............AAA..............AA...AA.........AAAAAA........AA........AA.....AA...........AA.
>>16426158Apparently it's a nothingburger with ZERO market.
Genuinely how will thunderfag cope with this?
webm anon get cranking >>16426173yeah it was Insane
>>16426121SpaceX can park a rocket booster better than my gf can park a small 2 door car.
JEEEBOOOTEEEE LEEED
>>16426187why the ocean
>>16426155>E-ESL!!Thanks for proving you literally can't refute my point.
>>16426165this gif is more believable than a rocket being caught by robot arms sticking out of a tower
>>16426194>Even if it works, there's no market for it
glorious
Several engines blew, I was sure it would crash in the beach. Stupid fucking luck the middle 3 survived. Great job to everyone on the project. Humans have a chance.
>>16426180never realized how tiny the catch points are in comparison
>>16426187Is it TECHNICALLY in orbit? Does it have to burn to lower it's perigee or is it in space on a suborbital trajectory? I thought it was meant to be the latter.
I had the SpaceX stream open and for some reason it's Elon talking, so I thought he was giving a speech before the launch.Turns out I missed the whole launch because I was on the wrong stream.Why the fuck would the first result be a LIVE STREAM OF ELON TALKING.My day is fucking ruined, I missed the whole fucking thing.Musk is the worst person in the world, I'm going back to sleep, fuck this gay Earth.
AMERICAN SUPREMACY
hourly remindergo spacex
>redditsawman
WE DID IT SFG
>>16426208Nothing blew, when a raptor turns off it releases a huge fireball , thats it
>>16426172annihilated while watching the superheavy catch
>>16426162>"lmao let's hot-stage a fucking skyscraper and land it on giant metal chopsticks">it actually workedI'm speechless
>>16426208it was nominal, middle engine shutoff was nominal
>>16426200To give the EDS sufferers something to cling to, Elon is a humanitarian and is trying to prevent a mass suicide.>umm why are you guys celebrating, the rocket crashed into the ocean that's not very reusable *smug*
>>16426193But is he wrong?
>>16426211It reaches orbital speed, but it's suborbital. For test purposes it's fine
At some point soon this will get boring
>>16426144How many Shatners have they sent to space? Still zero?
>>16426213lol imagine falling for a crypto streamboomer
>the booster was caught by its landing pins
>>16426200>why the oceanBecause it's better than it falling on land where there are people?Their focus so far has been on the booster and the chopsticks catch, and anything with Starship itself was just a bonusNext flight they'll start to focus on the ship and making sure it can land properly too
>>16426180that's fucking nuts
>>16426208nah that was on purpose, only center 3 for final landing.speaking of which, no engine issues at all! first time I think.
wtf the earth is round???
>>16426174>he's starting to resemble Sam HydeIt's called evolution
>>16426230I'm looking forward to it.
>>16426213Official stream is on x
>>16426213>he fell for a crypto scam threadWhy are you boomers so gullible? There are NO SpaceX streams on Youtube. NONE.
The starship camera are sooo much better for this launch.But why is it flying sideways?
>>16426211It's in space, but its "orbit" intersects Urf, intentionally, so it doesn't get stuck up there if the engines do a stinky.
What's the plan for the starship in space? Are they going to land it? What's the success criteria?
There is that gas venting again .... bros ...
>>16426227>But is he wrong?Uh, yeah? Are you mentally retarded, this your first time noticing space exists, or both?
>>16426148USSR/ODKB/Roskosmos fags can fuck off to /chug/. This is a USA/NATO/SPACEX thread.
>>16426213Should've stuck around and he would've doubled your Bitcoin, dumbass.
>>16426223we're in a fucking simulation I swear
>this musico i am groovan
>>16426121One day, this is going to be mundane and boring but today is not that day
>>16426223I'm sure this plan came out of a meeting: >"ok, how do we keep china and every other copycat out of our tails?">"uhh... what if we make our rocket land next to a skyscraper? that way if they miss, it's another 9/11">"GENIUS!"
>>16426213lmao brainlet
will the chinks ever recover from this?
>>16426238it's actually a cube, but the fish-eye lens makes it look round
>>16426238fisheye camera
if you had simply watched Clear then you wouldn't fall for any cryptoscams.....
>>16426211>Is it TECHNICALLY in orbit?The announcers said it had reached orbit, but I might have misheard and it was "orbital velocity"It's definitely not circularized, so yeah, "orbit" is probably not actually correct.
>>16426249this coast phase has never not made me nervous. It looks like it's rolling again
Can't wait for flap kino
>>16426248They're going to ""land"" it on the water, whereupon it will fall over and probably blow up. That's the success scenario.
> there is still the shipWhat did we do to deserve such kino today?
THE ONLY FUCKING NATION CAPABLE OF SPACE FLIGHTCONSIDER YOURSELF ON FUCKING NOTICE.
>>16426249Cryogenic fuel hanging around inside the lines when there's no burning going on is generally a bad idea.
>>16426249Yeah...
erotic
>>16426262Recover? Now they finally have something to copy.
>>16426226Why do you conjure up scenarios to preemptively seethe about? Genuinely wondering why schizos do this. Why do you care about what random redditors with EDS say (or, in this case, might say)?
>>16426273Elon rn (right now)
so how can China keep up with this?
>>16426262Literally never. I can only imagine the crushing realization how fucked they truly are setting in as it landed.
>>16426267Yeah the SpaceX stream guy did say it was in orbit, but I think he might be speaking imprecisely.
>>16426248well last time plasma burned through the heart shield of fins
Is the ship doing anything new or the same as last time but better?
>>16426274is that what it is, cause it's still venting now
>>16426250Oh yeah, I'm sure you, 4chan anonymous, knows more than someone who has a huge knowledge on the subject.
>>16426144>I can't wait for the Thunderf00t video.I checked his stream, he was pretty much just underplaying the whole thing, like okay, well there you go. Can't laugh at failures anymore so now he just has to pretend like it wasn't impressive
God I fucking love being a human
this is the biggest event in engineering and aerospace since the moon landing.
>>16426273The chinks can do it.
>>16426221>>16426224>>16426237I was super sure there was debris coming out of it when it approached the tower. I could be wrong?>you did not SEE any because engines don't explode!
>>16426121>>>/wsg/5705691Slightly longer with audio posted here
>>16426291no melty flappossibly better video though re entry.same profile as flight 4 otherwise
Banger song on stream right now
>>16426291slightly different trajectory. should still be light during reentry
Go back about 12 minutes in the regular 24/7 Starbase live cameras. You will lose your shithttps://www.youtube.com/live/mhJRzQsLZGg?si=g5empI4VveNKUniC
>>16426262they still have the FAA/Kamala card
Antinomic Metaplan status: successful
>>16426273PRC CHINAMEN ON SUICIDE WATCHThey were getting smug recently, thinking they were soon going to catch up to Falcon 9. Then SpaceX takes this massive shit all over them and reminds them that the 21st century will be an American century.PAX AMERICANA FOR A THOUSAND YEARS
>>16426282chinks can't keep up with the new copies they have to do, they are still at falcon 9 phase
>>16426282Can't wait for the incoming 10 year anniversity compilation of their exploding boosters.
>>16426238Fisheye lens retard
Wtf this literally made me cry
This can't be happening! I'm in charge here!
>>16426287They have their finest Xerox operators working on it as we speak.
>>16426259It looks boring and mundane to me desu, he already does it all the time with the falcon rockets.
Is there any diagram showing the arm pins in detail?
>Russia is fucked>China is fuckedUSA wins again by doing something instead of nothing.
>>16426243There are no SpaceX ones, but there are multiple other streamers who streamed the actual launch. Including even antis like Thunderf00t, who looks like he wants to kill himself right now.
>>16426300the indomitable human spirit will always triumph
I still cant believe it worked ... im speechless
lmao I was all worried when I didn't see the legs deploy at the last second. F9 has brainwashed me
>>16426284>conjure up scenariosThey have employed that exact cope several times before.>it landed on the water (as planned) therefore it failed, stop celebrating
She won.
>>16426301There was never a moon landing, retard. I see it every night. It's still in orbit.
>>16426211It's in a transatmospheric orbit, with perigee at around 50km above sea level.
>>16426306did they try and "land" it last time?
THE MILKY WAY BELONGS TO HUMANITYIF THERE'S ANY XENOS IN THIS GALAXY YOU BETTER WAKE THE FUCK UP OR WE'LL STEAL YOUR FEMALES
>>16426144Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?Sure that they would love zero gee for their condition
>>16426300This is a reptilian do not trust
pieces of burning metal are falling off the booster now
>>16426341WE'LL STEAL THEM ANYWAY
>>16426335i love her so much
>>16426311nice but that fucking ad for a sweater ruined the best camera angle there
>>16426303>in my mind, it was true
>>16426322bro it gave me goosebumps for 15 seconds straight
>>16426213LMAO
When is Starship landing? Is it also going to try and land not in the ocean?
>>16426287If they want to replicate it they eventually good. They're making decent progress replicating Falcon 9 compared to everyone else. Unless Starship is going to lead to capabilities that would deny China access to space why couldn't they eventually do it too.
>>16426303probably just ice or bits of char
>>16426329Why are americans taking credit from a african man?
>>16426287They literally can't, their plans to invade Taiwan and start WW3 have just been pushed back several years, and it's only going to get worse for them from here on out. They cannot compete with America's ability (SpaceX's ability) to put hardware into space. It's OVER for the PRC.
>>16426345didn't need 'em
The heatshield is looking pretty slick. I don't remember it looking this nice
>>16426295It wasn't impressive though. Elon is just a showman, doing "impressive things" for cloth. Just like the Tesla even the other day.This might look cool but it's useless in real life.
>>16426341The sun will never set upon our galactic empire
This air pollution is unacceptable. Calling the EPA right now.
>>16426251>not /uhg/ you must be /chug/Kys faggot no one cares about your corrupt shit hole. This is SpaceX thread nafo nigger
>>16426311>the earrape as it comes down
How does this effect the election?
>>16426341>>16426347I’m banging a lyran right now
did you guys see how perfect it landed FUCK
>>16426312Kamala is going to lose and the FAA is going to be purged from top to bottom to remove traitors.>>16426262Chinese space program isn't completely contemptible. Even being decades behind their recent accomplishments are vastly more impressive than anything a non-American country has done since there was still a Soviet Union.
BOOSTER STATUS
>>16426213It's a scam channel that's been at it since the first Starship flight, it's a bitcoin scam.SpaceX doesn't stream on Youtube, just use any other stream.Also notice the verification tick next to the name isn't a tick at all, it's an information logo (i)
>>16426358literally every single engineer, including elon is a US citizen.
>>16426340yes. it did
>>16426369Trump guaranteed lock
>oldspace is deadspace
>>16426358He's African *American*.
>>16426238
there was some slight damage. It'll buff out.
>>16426359cope. China is building their own space station while the ISS will be decommissioned without a replacement
>>1642636950 state blowoutEvery demoRAT kicked out of the house
>>16426319>Lets check in on Tom, live at the launch site in Xi Djong>*CUT TO EXPOSION*>Well, he seem to be having fun. Godspeed and see you in 6 months.
>>16426279>Earth>RoundTurns out all that rocket catching bullshit just now was all cgi
>>16426345Who cares?
>>16426232Imagine falling for the same fucking bait launch after launch.
>>16426369its made mine bigger
>>16426373sooty
>>16426341For me it's Darth Talon.
>>16426369what do you think, fucking TRUMP wins, establishes a department of space exploration and resources, and we start officially colonizing the moon/mars.
>>16426384That's the power of stainless baby
wait why did they destack the ship from the booster i thought they were launching today wtf
>>16426384Its fine , fuel it and SEND IT AGAIN
>>16426369The most realistic answer is probably not a lot. Even if Trump makes a big deal out of it it still won't affect much.
what the hell am I supposed to do with the rest of my Sunday after this is over?
>>16426354soon and it's gonna "land" in the ocean again
>>16426400kek
>>16426384AAAAAAH thats what I saw. Did the HPV blow or just the side shielding?
>>16426341quarian gfs soon
>>16426394retarded reddit niggers
>>16426385Space stations are legitimately worthless, which is why we're not replacing ISS. The US will be focusing on serious scientific and human interest missions in the future.I'm sure the Chinese will eventually realize what the US and the defunct Soviets did - there's really nothing interesting to be done in a little tin can after a few years of experimentation.
>>16426369
>>16426158His reaction will be something like> WELL THE GOVERNMENT IS PAYING FOR ALL THISbroken record lol
>>16426400we are in eternal stack and destack
>>16426354About 20 mins, ocean landing
>>16426323Do you feel in charge?
>>16426363Is this the new EDS goalpost? Well yeah of course it worked, but it's not actually useful and actually it's easy anyway
>>16426405Wait until unset and try to see if you can see the comet.
>>16426405Play Elite Dangerous.
>>16426384Aren't they deleting those chines anyway?
>>16426109>i coudlve sworn it was going to hit the tower but its was justthe angle i supposeYeahHere's from another angle, you can see daylight through the on-fire piece
>>16426405goon
>>16426345recoverability =/= reusabiliyI think the booster could be regularly reused when they fine tune it, but probably not as much as F9 due to the size and the structural stress. The upper stage on the other hand...
>>16426385Space stations have absolutely no strategic relevance whatsoever. The ability to launch mega-constellations faster than the other guy is what actually matters. Comm sats, recon, and interceptors. America can launch these at a rate the Chinese cannot even dream of. With Starship operational America now owns Space.
seriously what is that venting out the back of starship?
Tim Dotd is making fucking BANK right now lmao
When do they stop coasting?
>>16426394>falls for crypto scam>somehow this is elon's fault
>>16426418Starship is gonna launch stations the likes of which haven't been seen since Skylab
>>16426438cold gas
>>16426438my jizz
I was expecting about ten failures before a successful booster catch. How can it be so simple?
>>16426432Ok now how did Hullo react
flight 6 should just be a reflight of the flight 5 booster
>>16426414>space muslim fuckerYou stay on Earth.
>>16426443How it not his fault? He hasn't bought youtube yet
>>1642644200:48:03 Starship entry01:02:34 Starship is transonic01:03:43 Starship is subsonic01:05:15 Landing flip01:05:20 Landing burn01:05:34 An exciting landing!
>How does this effect the election?
>>16426438replicators
>>16426438souls of the damned
>>16426448
>>16426180So that's how the catching is supposed to work?I thought it was using the fins for that too.
Remember when renderfags were convinced that the arms needed to "fall down" to match the speed of the booster
>>16426443Elon's fault for not buying youtube and fixing that shithole too I guess.
>>16426303Might just be ice
Starship seems to be flaking off
>>16426109>>16426432Same. I was "yeah, this shit is gonna hit the tower, and explode it to scraps."
I WAS HERE HOLY FUCKING SHIT
>>16426448>Ok now how did Hullo reactVery subdued - I think other people in the house were trying to sleep
>>16426436Buy an ad
remember, flight 6 hardware is basically ready, and the permit for flight 5 applies to it...2 weeks?
>>16426449I'm sure they will dissect it and examine how it performed.
>>16426444I think they'll just modify Starship to be the station itself.Just place some solar panels around it.
>>16426461>>16426452maybe he's waiting until the government breaks up google
>>16426405good thing i can go straight to bed after here down under...
>>16426469what would they test after this test?
>>16426454>dutchfaggot seethingyou love to see it
>>16426469They are probably not launching before they look through every piece of the booster that just landed
>>16426470just like the plover they have to dissect to see if it's deaf?>that's a real thing btw
>>16426461He wants X to compete with youtube. Probably doesn't want to spend more money with another digital platform when he can just attach some functionality to one he already owns.
Did any one else get on Elons double your crypto deal? he seemed pretty adamant about it on the official spacex stream
>>16426405im gonna go back to making maps for half life 2
>>16426469Impatient retard we haven't even finished flight 5
IT'S NOT FAIR!
Those engines sure gimble well
>>16426447I totally thought they were gonna abort the catch at least this time, guess spacex showed me
We now have more Starship flights than N-1 flights. We made it
>>16426469Unironically only 2 weeks. Everything seems to be going perfectly so there won't be any SpaceX investigation as long as Starship successfully splashes down again, and flight 6 license is already given to them
>>16426480Engine relight
Why don't they send a second rocket to film the first?You good probably get some crazy footage
>>16426449They can't, after this that tower is getting rebuilt to adapt it to the updated for v2 and v3 Starship, so it wouldn't be able to catch it.It's why they had no problem risking damaging the tower.
>>16426366>Kys faggot no one cares about your corrupt shit holeThe URSS/Roskosmos fanclub is over there: >>>/pol/chug/
>>16426480load up some starlinks and test a load
>>16426311it looks so fucking incredible.I can already promise you a lot of people are gonna claim its CGI.
So I still do have a chance to experience some space SoL kino during my lifetime.
omg thunder f00t is streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw2LtXziMj4
>>16426476desu everyone around the world pretty much had the same reaction
>>16426480Relighting engines in space, catching starship itself. There's plenty of work to be done.
>>16426481>still thinks he knows who i amlol you're obsessed.
>>16426490We need multiple test flights a day you fucking decelerationist
>>16426453Thanks.
>>16426444Sure. Waste of money and time, but it's gonna happen. I suppose it'll be useful insofar as it's practice for putting fuel depots in orbit.
>>16426500Okay but you pay the like 150 million that the second rocket will cost.Hope the footage is worth it.
>>16426484God, I forgot about the everything app bullshit
Another angle from the Starbase Live streamCheck bottom left.Nowhere near to the tower - it's just the angle of the other cameras
>>16426506>>16426511
>>16426496>doesn't cost an aerospace arm n leg to buildalready better day 1
>>16426405I'm gonna mow my lawn
You're welcome
truly incredible feet
>>16426405Watch the ship burn up on re-entry, this time with different colors.
Official laugh at NASA thread I guess
videos from spectators are rolling in https://x.com/mrlmartinez60/status/1845447874256969880/video/2
When is reentry so I can GANBATTE FLIP-CHAN
i think its safe to say spacex is now a superpower and elon a fucking machine god
>>16426506This guy is so fucking based
>>16426525get outta here, this is a power thread!
>>16426366>>16426251>simping for governmentslollmaoSpaceX proves that states are useless, the future is libertarian.
>>16426384Must have hit a plover coming down
>>16426500deployable cubesats covered in gopros would be a better idea
>>16426506>tfw
>>16426532https://www.4chan.org/advertise
>>16426506>debris field guaranteed I am convinced all the good genes left Europe for America.This level of pessimism and cynicism is insane.
>>16426529NASA is based, they picked SS as the primary HLS hardware.
How long until they land it?This is boring after that booster catch
Okay, I'm off to do some jerking off. @ me when the ship entry starts
>>16426542there's something about his complexion that fills me with primal hatred and disgust
>>16426542kek, this is perfect
>>16426542one day he'll believe
>>16426542holy kek
>>16426511I noticed you didn't say I was wrong, dutchfaggot
>>16426519>stupid fucking t-shit ad blocking one view
>>16426544>I am convinced all the good genes left Europe for America.
>>16426525boyfeet for the boys
>>16426162>we just catch the booster with sticks because I saw karate kid the other night>I just watched kong vs godzilla and it's just like mechagodzilla lmao
>>16426542>>16426543
>>16426484YouTube is shitty because it is well past its prime, in its twilight years, and spams you with shitty recommendations and ads every two minutes"X" is bad because it's just twitter with almost no quality-of-life features, and Musk refuses to make it anything like how good YT was
>>16426405I'm going to go see my grandma
>>16426547nakadashi
>>16426366>nafo niggerWay to out yourself there. Maybe you should make a Comfy Spaceflight General?
>>16426542I love how the higher the Starship SN number gets the higher his Norwood gets
>>16426530I witnessed the fh maiden flight landing, i cant imagine how much more insane this would be
>>16426558nah that was actually someone else, you're mental bro.
https://x.com/StarbaseBrewing/status/1845446094299230331>>1642654730 min
>>16426529>Official laugh at NASA thread I guessNigger they bankroll spacex and don't do much launch vehicle design anymore. Laugh at lockheeb/boing/aerojew shekeldyne, not NASA.
I'm still shaking
uhh anyone else think these hinges are kinda exposed?
>>16426530>sonic boom right before it gets catched
>>16426532I would call that an understatement
>>16426547My wife Chino in space
>>16426524There is going to be so much porn of Mechazilla and Superheavy
>>16426542>uh it itsss its on fire, EPIC fail right...right?
>>16426505now I want to watch it again
And there is still the full reentry, can you imagine booster catch and full reentry (and catch again) many times per week ? Orgasmic
>>16426544Dude you post anime girls.
>>16426542SUICIDE WATCH
I was promised explosions.Where are my explosions?
>>16426579So why can't NASA do it then?
Elon
>>16426578thankssee you in 25
>>16426542do not hate the oldspacer for his ignorance, mock him for his hair genetics :3
Thank you mommy shotwell this was very cool
Where's my comfy elevator music? This electroonic shit sucks ass
Soon™
>>16426571You retards are all the same
>>16426542Elon Musk will have bases on Mars and the Moon and he'll still be bitching saying it doesn't matter since it won't provide marketable value.
fins rolling
>>16426604FLAPPY BOY MOVINGAnd holy shit that was a lot of debris that flew off it
what's all those flakes coming off the ship
>>16426582They'll be in the wake created by the leading edge of the fin so it doesn't matter.
Ship positioning for reentry . WE GAAN
REENTRY SOON GUYS
>>16426506oh he is seething lmaothose words were hard to swallow
>>16426542Space X's strongest clown
>>16426612dandruff
Catching a project orion pulse fission propulsion booster with a tower
When is the reentry?
>>16426565>spams you with shitty recommendations and ads every two minutesJust cause you don't know how to avoid that shit doesn't mean youtube is bad.
so when should I start playing no time for caution
>>16426311Time is 7:31:29 am CDT
https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/1845446512584626586
Why did they name it Mechazilla and not Mechagodzilla?
Thumbnails that didn't age well
>>16426530nice man usually love these more than the official footage cams
>>16426623it's coming down nowthink they said +40 or so
>>16426574Water deluge also activating
>>16426537It's a shame that Elon hasn't gone full ancap.
>>16426542>NOOOO WHY IS THIS HECKING UNWHOLESOME ROCKET NOT BEING DUMPED IN THE OCEAN, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO REUSE ANYTHING AHHH WERNER VON CHUDERINO SAVE ME
>>16426529more like laugh at ULA and whatever fossil vets holding back the budget for frutiful R&D.
>>1642662310-11 minutes or thereabouts.
>>16426542Truly art
>>1642662630 minutes ago.
GUYSIT'S NOT MEANT TO BE GOING SIDEWAYS...
>>16426596That $25 billion is much better spent on actual missions instead of figuring out how to get them in orbit. Especially when there are multiple commercially viable contractors that will do it for cheap.
>>16426624The ads I can handle, unless I'm on my phone at night. The recommendations are truly horrendous
>>16426612dried cum
>>16426627Yes, I was struggling with three different captchas for two straight fucking minutes, that's whyTHERE IT GOES AGAIN I TYPED IT CORRECTLY FUCK YOU
>>16426606People with noteworthy space programs?
3.1 GORRILION VIEWS
helicopter on the road
Where is this SS landing? Australia? Hawaii?
>>16426639>literally says "Not bad"
>>16426646ITS CURRENTLY DRIFTING IN ORBIThttps://youtu.be/dv13gl0a-FA
>>16426662indian ocean
>>16426542Imagine being such a fag that this doesn’t excite you, even if you were wrong about it
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA t. Norway
Does Ellie in Space have nudes?
>>16426662Tel Aviv
>>16426662Argentina!
>>16426662On FAA headquarters
>>16426603That was the most insane thing I have ever witnessed
>>16426652USA, Japan, and India.
>>16426662indian ocean, somewhere near madagascar.
>helicopter DROVE up for another fuel stopkek
>>16426596Because NASA must follow Congress' orders, and Congress is fucking retarded, on top of only caring about benefiting their respective states.They are the ones that forced NASA to turn the Space Shuttle from a tiny ship to carry astronauts and some cargo to orbit for cheap into the gigantic, unsafe fridge it ended up being
https://x.com/shaunmmaguire/status/1845444890764644694
>>16426651>struggling with three different captchas for two straight fucking minutes,Npc tier
thunderf00t is calling this a failure
Everything is fine guys chill
>>16426542how will he ever cope?
NOW TIME FOR SHIP LANDING
reusable hotstage ring when?
>>16426603This felt straight from a game, it still feels surreal
>>16426677same. i got full body goosebumps as it happened
>>16426670kek based
>>16426682the stream showed more towards Australia
>>16426677Holy shit it's the furfag. Why don't you post on /k/ anymore? Jannies have mostly taken care of the war tourism.
kino time again
COMMENTARY IS BACK REENTRY SOON.
>>16426504Okay but what about the second time? The third time? The 10th time? will they still think it's CGI on the 20th time?
WE'RE BACK WITH LIVESTREAM
How come it's going the right way again?
>>16426542LMAO
>>16426692He is saying right now "but what about the upper stage?"
OFFICIAL STREAM BABES ARE BACK
Left or Right?
>mechazilla tshirtsso kino
I'm actually speechless
>>16426542He's now pissing on the moon landing since it didn't provide anything of economic value. Is that what he sees life as? Only do things that increase the numbers in your bank account.
>>16426687Absolutely unreal this is science fiction come to lifeTHIS is the spirit of von braun
>>16426694Ring will be delet
>>16426542>"Oh well, there goes my grift. Better fall back on hyperloop."
SHIP HAS BURNED UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARGGHHH
>>16426695The trippy camera angle they used on the X stream made it look like it was going to be slamming sideways onto the tower and scraping down it
>>16426603How nominal is that side plume?
>>16426704There are people who think every rocket launch and the ISS are all CGI.
>>16426706Some guy came up and said "Get rotated lol" and it spun into place
>>16426712chocolate babe on the right is doin it for me desu
>>16426695this is the best way to describe it
>>16426712Both, riding on top of the booster as it returns
>>16426712left
>>16426529The buck stops at congress / president. It's not like NASA rot hasn't been obvious for a while.
>>16426712Two chicks at the same time.
SpaceX will take us to the crashed ship in Delporte crater and bring about the golden age of humanity.
>>16426559I kekked, BUY OUR MERCH AND REMEMBER TO SUPERCHATI'm watching based Clear stream anyhow
>>16426691thats moister turning into ice right?
>>16426687Incredible shot
>>16426712right, i find her voice arousing
>>16426712Left everyday. I don't care that she has dentures sometimes a bonus
https://x.com/SERobinsonJr/status/1845445593730081197
>>16426712>t. Astra
>>16426712Both mutts, the right one seems to be younger. Fuck her in the mouth and ass to make sure she does not breed further.
>>16426716>>He's now pissing on the moon landing since it didn't provide anything of economic value. Is that what he sees life as?Ironic, since he derailed his own career and now works at some no-name university in eastern yurope earning pennies.
>>16426712Right. Period
>>16426542
>>16426712Right
>>16426542JUST
I am very tempted
>>16426699>Jannies have mostly taken care of the war tourism.I actually have seen a noticeable increase in board quality. I stay in my containment threads though
>>16426734
>>16426597>thunderfoot's stream>posting "COPE" and leaving
Thats some seruous damage guys ...
>frozen gas sublimating off the body of starshipkino
>>16426601yeah launch 4 music was nice
>>16426758>Not 100% cottonNo thanks.
>>16426740noooo the birderinos
>>16426710>didnt blow up the tower>yes but whatabout...just like last time he will just keep being a salty lil bitch
>>16426762It'll buff out
>>16426651Nah the captchas are being extra gay today. Mine have been incorporating half-letters and blacked out letters and shit.
>>16426542I thought this guy shticks years ago was debunking all the retards, sjw and shit with facts and science.What happened? Musk derangement syndrome?
>>16426758I'll get one from china, burger shipping rates suck
>>16426756You think he'll have some sort of redemption ark soon?
>>16426762those are the tiles they left off on purpose (next to the white aluminum tiles)
>>16426341This>>16426712I'll take both, thanks.
YOU CAN SEE THE ATMOSPHERE INTERFACE BEGINHERE WE GO BOYS
>>16426762That side won't even be in direct plasma if those extra wing tiles work as intended. Nothingburger
>>16426712Ive seen her pits, and by God I could smell them. Right.
The Brit commentator is back wheyyyyyyyyy
>>16426762don't need 'em
26,000 degrees?
Which made you lose your mind more?Booster catch, or the moment we saw the flap still working?
>>16426774He's a grifter, he'll always gravitate towards whatever is the best grift and "people" really love to hate Elon after he bought their hugbox.
>>16426762Those are dead space bugs
HEATSHILD WEIGHTS 10.5 TONS
Clouds passing by very quickly
>>16426774He's an oldspace apologist.The sight of a rocket landing causes mental breakdowns in him.
>>16426758>UnisexNo thanks I'm not a fag
arg, i was hoping the ship would land in daylight, looks like another dark show.
>>16426716Man, those Egyptians are so stupid for building these pyramids, if only Thunderf00t went back in time to tell them they don't have any real value and their momentous achievement doesn't really matter.
REENTRY PLASMA VISIBLE
PLASMA STARTING
Plasma
>>16426800>PLASMA STARTINGChecked
how was the view from the Mexico side? any vids?
any changes for heatshield this time? last time it looked like pure luck that it survived, wouldn't surprise me if it didn't make it this time if nothing changed
100 km, I hope it rams New Shepard!
>>16426787Booster catch, for sure.
PLASMAAAAAAAAAAA
Plasma!
>>16426785thats a lot of rotations
Here comes the glow. Stand by for even more absolute kino.
PLASMA START
Plasma round 2?
PLAMSA
>>16426774Reddit hates the bad emerald billionaire man so thunderfeet panders to them for ad views.
>>16426787For me, it will always be the flaps. The booster landing was just a matter of time, I wasn't that surprised they got it first try. But I was certain that starship was FUCKED, everyone thought so until that jumpscsre
PLASMA
Starship glows in the dark!
blasma :DDD
>>16426712ideally blondie with a bob cut
plasma kino
>>16426809Bigger tiles, with ablative layer under it
>>16426809are you not listening to the stream niggait's all new
>>16426807There was a landing but it was a bunch of illegals on the banks of the Rio Grande
>>16426180Holy shit I thought it was using the fins, that’s not much margin for error oh boy
>Plasma starts at exactly 100 kmKarman line confirmed edge of space
>>16426787Booster by a mile
lookin good big dawg
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
thunderf00t is so smart!
THAT PESKY PLASMA HOTSPOT AGAIN
wing's gonna burn up again <_<
>>16426824Yeah, I was 50/50 on the catch working but the flap? I was 100% certain that Starship was fucked. Then that glorious flap that wouldn't die came out of the smoke. I lost my mind.
>>16426836fuck, can't argue with that
PEAK HEATING POINT AGAIN.!!its over
tiles actually looking pretty great in comparison to first flights when everything was falling down
>shit didn't roll correctly>add more RCS thrustersKek literally me in Kerbal
god i hope the camera lenses dont get shattered this time
remember altitude should stop decreasing at about 60kmstarship will glide hypersonically.
it's also impressive how a rocket with a zillion engines like this, and complex ground support equipment, has been seeing minimal if any scrubs. liftoff right on time first try for flight 5 here
>>16426538Nah, a gash that big had to be caused by at least two eagles and maybe an ocelot thrown up the by exhaust
>>16426796>looks like another dark show.Yeah, from the earlier graphics, it was landing just off the coast of Australia, just a little west of the Moon hereThat's probably why they chose that location, to avoid crashing into the moon
they shod make a rifle that shots pulsma
>>16426846They covered the entire flap in shielding now though, didn't they?
PURASUMAAAAAAA
Tiles falling off
Debris starting to fall off, looks like a lot less than last time.
Debris coming out of the aileron, it's fucking over
>>16426867yup doesn't look good
> it's starting to burn again
>>16426796it will be out of the dark zone before landing maybe
>>16426846It's so over
oh fuck its losing tiles.ganbatte starship!
Tiles are falling off, I wonder if the inner heatshield is going to hold. It was thickened for this launch
>PEAK HEATING
This looks really good. The problem last time was with the hinge, they said they fixed that
ITS LOSING TILES AND ELON WANTS TO PUT PEOPLE ON THIS THING?!!?!?SHUT IT DOWN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
N O M I N A L
>newfags don't know the tiles are just for style
WORSE THAN BEFORE!CONGRATS ON ANOTHER FAILURE SPACEXf00tbros we feasting
REEEEE STREAM FUCKING UP,!FUCK YOU (TWITTER) X
>>16426846already fixed on starship v2
>>16426862this is fucking crazy
surely next time they just load it up with starlinks, right?
You could fry an egg on that thing.
Ganbarre flap-chan!!!!
I literally don't understand what attitude SS is in right now with this camera angle...
Very aesthetic
>>16426893Not until they do a inflight relight
so far so good
that zoomer doomspamming again....
What would happen if I touched it with my finger
IT'S OVER
>>16426787Booster catch was more hype, but the flap surviving was more dramatic
>>16426896Almost as hot as my dashboard in summer.
>>16426777By blowing his head off with a shotgun on stream? One can hope.
EVERYONE GIVE THE FLAPS YOUR ENERGY
nice ai video
>>16426899Based retard
Uh oh, flap is now gay
steel's changing colors
>>16426909You'd get jailed for molestation hehe
godspeed
>>16426900Could make a nice wallpaper without the UI
>target>10s of meterYeah starship catch isn't happening any time soon
WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO HER
>>16426914They need LESS energy!
That joint again
>>16426699Real nigga spotted I’ll check it out if the Ukraine shit has died down I bailed out because of it
>flaps are assuming rainbow colorsWoke rocket desu.
>>16424676https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPagxaFNq8
>>16426914AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
looks like the bottom of aluminum pot when making pasta
>>16426915bot
>Thunderf00t: "this looks much better than last time"WE ARE BACK
>>16426756>>16426542ohnonononono
>a Tom Cruise just flew over my Control tower
It's just beginning.
i want to touch the plasma...
MAJOR
Not gonna lie the upper stage ship is the biggest piece of dog shit ever and still needs a lot of flights to get basic shit squared away
>worm's eye viewMy favorite tag.
FIRE I SEE FIRE
>>16426926They had years to learn booster precision landing, ship is entirely different beast
Are they going to deliver actual payload on orbit next time?
lmao
>>16426946>t.Musk
How many minutes until the landing?
A PROTON UPPER STAGE JUST INTERCEPTED STARSHIP, URSS MASTER RACE, NATO/UHG/USASISTERS BTFO
>tiles already flying offAt least the booster catch worked. When is flight 6?
>>16426953kek
The steel is oxidizing
thunderfoot is currently dilating and coping so hard!
GAS COMING THROUGH THE FLAP HINGE
>>16426948Nah, just very compressed air.
What's up with the periodic plasma flare above the ship?
How is ol' musky gonna top this for the next flight?
>>16426951maybe? I think the license is only for a similar profile, so no real orbit. they need to prove out in flight ship relight first
>>16426948you dont see shit. at 66km there isnt enough O2 for fire.
uh oh, there's fire
>>16426953
Stupid sexy iridescent flap.
If this lands well enough thunderfoot transitions.
>>16426955around 8
Beautiful
>chromatic multi colored reusable rocketholy fucking kino
Hinge is burning through again.
>>16426927Based and Krystal pilled
>>16426966Both Booster and Starship landing. And then refueled and relaunched 1h later.
>>16426973to a man?
>>16426966Landing it in Kamala's fat ass.
>>16426976>>16426979RAINBOW FLAP!
>>16426003god I hope so, well deserved coom, indeed!
the great filter is hinge gaps confirmed
Columbia broke up at 60 km btw
>>16426976>Hey, we had some problem with overheating last time, what should we do?>*kid walks by with Mylar balloon*>Hmmm...
BTTF vibes
>>16426976THE COLOURS AHHHHHHHHHHH
>>16426981I only started liking Krystal in those pics that make her look like an edgy myspace girl.
>>16426542COME ON, FAGGOT, JUST MAKE OUR DAY BETTER AND ACK YOURSELF.
>>16426966catching the ship after the flip
It's barely losing altitude now THIS is a spaceplane
last time flap was starting to disintegrate at this point
>>16426953top kek
What a fucking view
she's getting toasty
peak heating surpassed!
MAX Q PART 2!
>>16426953I don't get it.
>>16427001Would be cool to see a side by side of the two descents
Why didn't they send robotic camera boats to the sea to film this from the "ground"
>disco ball
>4 flap viewNice
>>16427001>flap was starting to disintegrate at this pointThat was absolutely insane to seeWatching the metal burn away, seeing the inner structure glowing red hot, the camera crackingAnd then the final movement as it still actuated for landing
>>16427010They caught Elon. Now he has to go to jail.
>adding ablatives to your so-called rapidly reusable ship>jettisons an entire hot stage ringStop chasing temporary fixes, this is how you Shuttle your rocket program
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
quad flap view
Yeah it's not landing. It's already disintegrating rapidly.
I don't even knw how to describe this shit anymore. Everything is new.
>>16427011first flame went through at 56km
Imagine being Elon right now. T-levels trough the roof but bitch to fuck.
>>16427023Camera artifact.
>shepard delayed so they can watch the starship reentry
>>16427004roasty getting toasty
>>16427021ablatives are the emergency optionHSR will be integrated onto booster v2
flap hinge cover getting hot
>>16427023no...
This flying garbage silo wouldn't be reusable btwElon lost
UH OH
apex of the joint is lookin hawt
heating up......!
Ah, here comes the glow and burn through.
>>16427028>but no bitch to fuckyeah I seriously doubt that
>flap steel changing colourIt's literally over
WHAT HAPPEN
we;re losing another flap
it might be over
BURNTHROUGH
>>16427033yeah?
no is that burn through?
it's over
FLAP DAMAGE>FLAP DAMAGEFLAP DAMAGE>FLAP DAMAGEFLAP DAMAGE>FLAP DAMAGEFLAP DAMAGE>FLAP DAMAGEFLAP DAMAGE>FLAP DAMAGE
SHE CANNAE TAKE THE HEAT
FUCK BURN THROUGH
uh oh
The gap between the flaps and the hull seems to be an issue.
>>16427021This is an old model, the actual updates are being added to v2 and v3 Starship.
It'd ogre
what would happen if you crashed a rocket at 20 thousand km/h into a building
FLAP CHAN HOLD ON
FLAP IS MELTING
ABLATIVE FLAPS
ITS FLAPPENING AGAIN
another flap burnthrough, damn
IT'S BURNING THROUGH HAHAHAHAH
Hold me bros...
>>16427043Looking like a joiner job
>>16427043>apex of the joint is lookin hawtThat's not goodGasses venting through it now as wellGIVE FLAPPY BOY YOUR POWER
expendable flaps
> burning trough again what was the point of sending the old design ?
Is this another extreme test of heating? Worst conditions stuff to push the limit/understanding of it?
>>16427049You sent it too much energy.>>16427054Yes. Plasma do be a bitch to steel.
IT'S BURNING THROUGH
I BELIEVE IN YOU FLAP CHAN
flap-chan is melting again
>even the dog is worriedit's fucking over
lmao it happened again??They didn't learn anything from last time??
IT'S OVER!!,THUNDERFOOT WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG
This is why they NEED the new flap design from block 2
give the flap your energy\o/
It burnt through last time too and the ship landed
even the tiles are smoldering
Flap more like CRAP
>>16427053Yeah.
not nearly as bad as last time... maybe I spoke too soon
>>16427084Because they had it just sitting around already? It's not like it's expensive to launch the thing anon. The big point this time was catching the booster. Might as well get some extra data from it.
is it better than last time?still digging holes in that metallic flap
crispy tiles
>>16427092They did, it went on for much longer
NOT THIS SHITTU AGAIN...
Lava tiles
YOU'RE STAYING ON PLANET EARH WITH US NIGGERS WHITEYHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHH
>>16427067It would bounce back into space.
AAAAAAAAAAAA
Thunderf00t proven right once again
YOU CAN DO IT FLAPPY
>>16427098>even the tiles are smolderingYeah, that's an incredible image
Took it like a champ
>>16427103Last time like half the flap melted
Just like muh kerbal space program, let the heat bar go down and roll the ship
>>16427092they send the last old model
>>16427084hingeit's sneaking through the panel gap this time
GIVE FLAP-CHAN YOUR STRENGTH!
IT WORKED
>sparks coming out the engine baynot good
RIP stream
Reusable tiles when
>>16426862Why is this webm playing backwards?
SHE MADE IT
>>16427103Last time it was worse than this at 60km.
flap status?
Definitely an improvement. Maybe Starship V2 fixes this
CAMMON STARSHIP
FLAP CHAN WILL SURVIVE
Steel is glowing
>>16427129It's fine, they can handle it
>>16427113Holy shit look at that dumpy
Nice they cooled down and made it
PLEASE ALLAH DON'T ALLOW THE WHITEYS TO GET OFF THIS HELLHOLE SHIT PLANET WITHOUT US
It lived wowStill shitty it burned through. Move on to those new flap positions
>engines burning It's Joever
>>16427130/mug/ bro are we feasting?
We're still getting telemetry, so maybe we're still ok
I BELIEVE IN YOU FLAPCHAN
the uninterrupted livestream of a reentering spacecraft from onboard cameras still blows my mind
looks good for landing
>>16427126I'm fapping AS FAST AS I CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
>>16427111the flap will make it
>>16426862the angle holy fuck, I thought it landed way more vertical than that
30 seconds late?
Space is literally so easy.
Flaps intact
>>16427156Yeah, flight 4, had a bunch of cutouts. This is impressive!
>>16427028He can fuck his wife anytime
>>16427156I hope Buzz is watching.
They thought of everything but forgot to pack some light
Starship identifies as sonic the hedgehog
TRANS WHAT
gooooo starship wrap up this successful flight
what are the linkages made of
what happened to the cameras? are they covered in soot?
SUB SONICBELLY FLOP
who turned off the light?
Its gliding
They really improved the flap durability.
FLIP FLAP>FLIP FLAPFLIP FLAP>FLIP FLAPFLIP FLAP>FLIP FLAPFLIP FLAP>FLIP FLAPFLIP FLAP>FLIP FLAPSHE LIVES
TURN THE SUN BACK ON!
Will thunder foot blow his brain on stream if starship survive
Reminder to hate journalists
>>16427178handwavium
PLAPDOWN
What is lighting it up? Do they have a light?
>>16427180THAT SOUNDS PAINFUL ANON!
>>16427178my guess is Iconel but I could be pulling that out of my ass
>>16427179Night time. No plasma glow to light up the surroundings.
>>16427179no it's just night
>6 kilometers
We just passed mach tuah!
>>16427188Thunderfoot will just transition into a man like he's always dreamed of.
>>16427193the moon
>>16427178thorium oxide
>>16427111lololol nigger watch the aryans succeed
>>16427197>>16427198I thought it was still day where it was landing?
>>16427193>What is lighting it up? Do they have a light?The MoonIt's almost directly overhead of the StarshipSee >>16426860
They shaved off all the energy of the 2666 kph down to 335 kph without engine burn
>>16427155Holy kino.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHLANDED
Splaaaaaaaaaaash
NEAT!
BOOOOOOOOOM
That didn't look nominal.
Landed and survived
KINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>Buoy footage
those couple frames of the engines burning underwater was kino
TOTAL EDS DEATH
RIP RIP RIP RIP RIP
looked like everything was on fire
Thunderfoot will kill himself now lmao, both survived reentry lmaooooooooo
RIP
>>16427203more like flip flopper
FUCK YEAR
>>16427208You didn't do shit cracka, shoutout my nigga Elon tho he's putting in work
FUCK YOU CHINA NO SPACESHIP FOR YOU
KINO KINO KINO KINO
holy shit that buoy cam
was it supposed to do that?
LMFAO nice comical explosion
HOLY SHIT THEY HAVE A DRONE THERE
Good fucking show, Elon. Good fucking show.
Perfect ending.Soft landing, and then explosion
I give that landing five BOOMS
Lmao it blew up thunderchads win again.
>>16427012They actually did, kek
o7you did good, Ship.
FULLY REUSABLE
>>16427224>LIVE BUOY REACTION
THAT WAS TOTALLY WICKED
can't be a happy ending without a nice explosion
kino ending
predict his cope
FUCKING KINO
BANG
KINNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It'll buff out
>>16427242yes
BOOM
>>16427238t. latino
couldn't have been perfect I guess
perfect buoy view
IT TOUCHED DOWN NEXT TO THE BUOYACCURATE REENTRY CONFIRMED
ELON-SAMA STOP ITWE CANT HANDLE THIS MUCH KINO
Next landing on drone ship?
Titanic
Wait it fucking blew up? RUD or planned demolition?
Bouy cam is such a massive flex
>>16427273MARS 2028
thunderfag is going to be happy now
landed softly, only blew up after impacting the water from tipping over, very nice.
Remember It only exploded because it fell over into the ocean
>>16427258The water damaged the electrics and it caused the self destruct
THEY FORGOT TO GIVE IT A LANDING PLATFORM
>>16427279Rockets aren't aquatic.
gentlemen
KINO ALERTKINO ALERTKINO ALERTKINO ALERT
>>16427279it landed in water you spastic
0.5cm ACCURACY
>musk too busy tweeting to watch
>>16427284I'LL VOTE FOR THAT ANON!
>>16427279planned probably so china can't steal it
BUILT TO BE CAUGHT
YOU'REHERETHERE'S NOOOOTHING I FEARAND I KNOOOOOWMY HEART WILLGO OOOOOOON
>>16427210It flew over the entire day side
Thunderf00t chads stay winning!
>>16427253Mars 2025
>>16427193how does one survive with elon derangement syndrome in a universe like this?
>nooo it was meant to RUDcope andAPOLOGIZE
ELONS TAX FUNDED ROCKET EXPLODES AGAIN
Elon tweeting
based starship blowing up after landing to preventt chink theft
>>16427279The explosion was at the top of the ship where the FTS was, 90% that it was intentional to sink it
The reentry colors were less kink this time for some reason. Looked more like normal fire than plasma. Must be the new ablative fucking with the colors instead of the sizzling steel flaps
>>16427295and then it blew up
>the government of MexicoJAJAJAJAJA!!!
https://x.com/planet4589/status/1845443055744156052McDowell sees the light
LMAO, THIS WAS PERFECTION
Fuck me I missed the buoy cam explosion
dont know why but I had a smile and tears when they caught the booster
Fresh buoy cam just dropped
>>16427308nothing to cope about, go to his stream right now, he said its a failure
>>16427312Seems like if you wanted to avoid tech theft, just park a coastie ship nearby, and when salvagers show up, detain them and turn them over to the CIA to be tortured to death in Cuba.
>>16427279holy cope lmao
>>16427302^^
DEAR AMERICANS, EXPECT A BILL FOR LITTERING SHORTLY, CHEERS COBBAS
ARSE MENTIONED
NEW LANDING ANGLES!11111!!!!!!!!!!!!
THREAD THEMEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk
>>16427302>superheavyRude!
If you don't vote for Trump as this point I consider you a enemy of humanity
amazing chopstick kino
i'm confused, did they mean to land in the water?
LOL THE ARMS LITERALLY SQUEEZE IT
well after watching people land a supersonic skyscraper with 0.5cm accuracy its time to back to playing league and try to escape iron
STARSHIPS WERE MEANT TO FLYYYYYYYYY
>>16427315The last booster exploded as well.This one was caught.
LOL
Trust me it was an unscheduled FTS test.
For the memes
>>16427341I KNEEEEEEEL
YO MJ
>>16427341I KNEEL
do they activate FTS at this point? having ship with explosions in the sea seems dangerous
>>16427332While looking absolutely emotionally devastated. The dude is a loser and he knows it.
>mechazzilla moonwalklmao
That was a long roast. Too long. The flap got torched again.They better redesign the reentry profile if they want to recover something of value.
>>16427279It's supposed to land on actual land, here it landed on the water, it flipped and it blew up.
>>16427258>mystery flames>Starship exploded>flap partially burned through>it will hit tower eventually>12+ launches needed to get anywhere
>>16427347Nah they just had a buoy camera exactly at that location in the ocean coincidently
>>16427347Yes. Booster was supposed to land on the launch site, which it did. The actual ship doesn't have any safe place to land so they just splash it into the ocean.
>>16427279Steam explosion. The thing was 26,000 degrees hot.
>>16427341Flap-sama, I KNEEL!
>>16427341iNeel
it has been a pleasure posting with you all. onto flight 6
4 GORRILION VIEWS
>>16427341I KNEEL FLAP-SAMA
>>16427330i sent it to my mom who usually doesn't give a damn about spaceflight and she had tears in her eyes.
>>16427345>If you don't vote for Trump as this point I consider you a enemy of humanityI'd still vote Dems if I could.Don't need Trump.
>>16427362its a popcorn stream
>>16427341I fucking KNEEL
>>16427347Yes. Its in the middle of the ocean. The buoy caught the whole thing too. So its perfect landing. There's nothing in the water to "catch" the ship, so once it touched down, the ship interacts with the water and exploded. Also video for ship landing
>>16427341
>>16427260FUGOh well damn about the ship, but great job with the booster.Great thread guys. Thanks god-mods for the sticky.Have a nice Sunday.
>>16427279It was required by the document they sent to the FAA to explode. They don't want it to be a navigation hazard
>>16427339
>it exploded immediately after "landing" Well well well
>>16427360Rockets tend to blow up when they flip over hard.
>>16427341i kneel
>>16427365The flaps have been fixed and moved into the shadow on the next gen, which flies on flight 6, ESGHound. I applaud your efforts though
>>16427360They said they were planning to recover it, then after it exploded they said they never planned too.I think its safe to say that whatever happens was always the plan.
>>16427341i kneel and bow to your sacrifice flapsama
>>16427347Yes, get with the program idiot
>>16427367Okay, I can understand it blowing up from toppling, I just didn't expect it. Booster didn't explode when it landed in water last time if I recall correctly
>>16427341I kneel but I never doubted!
>>16427341I KNEELI’m so happy holy shit
>>16427258literally who
>>16427384The chat is actually full of his fanboys, I assume because anyone laughing at him is getting deleted/muted.
>>16427253I would ride that desu
>>16427388>The buoy caught the whole thing too.>There's nothing in the water to "catch" the shipWell which is it?
this is the loading bar of their starship game, lmaohttps://starshipthegame.spacex.com/
>>16427341I KNEEL, FLAP-SAMA
>>16427397>its out SpaceX submarines don't like it when you dunk them in whatever. What a PATHETIC excuse of a submarine
>>16427405chill bro not everyone is a nerd who browses sfg 24/7
>>16427397ABSOLUTELY VINDICATED
>>16427407looking at the state of the engines they recovered, it did explode
>>16427407The last booster did indeed explode after tipping on the water
>>16427312USN is definitely going to recover any sensitive pieces.
Until next time!
Mod it's time to add Sweet Victory!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAEDQwMtf4o
>>16427341I KNEEL FLAP-DONO
>Yeah... so?Respond without sounding mad.
>>16427341I kneel, flap-sama
>>16427411he keeps reading hater messages, its quite funny lol. just read out one calling him thundercope
>>16427397It exploded last flight too. That part won't be reusable until they finally go for Mars/land on a tower with starship
>>16427302>>16427336My heart.>Verification NOT required.
>>16427383They are literally going to arrest Elon if Kamala wins, idiot
>>16427413Are you joking or do you not know what "caught" means recorded? There's footage of it.
>>16427341I KNEEL..
>>16427429its 10am on the east coast they're at their day jobs
IT WAS MEANT TO DO ALL OF THIS 3 YEARS AGO LMAAAOWE AREN'T EVEN ON THE FIRST MARKIF YOU THINK THIS IS A GREAT SUCCESS, THINK AGAIN
>>16427407It did blow up, we didn't see it because there was no cameras to film it.
>>16427431I don't need to.
Feel kinda gutted the thing blew up. It basically means it's not ready. We're still just ants on a mud ball in an empty cupboard really.
The booster catch is so insane. I can't imagine the software and hardware engineering that goes into that, that is top shelf missile technology.
>>16427431>without sounding madDumbest fucking shit I read. Why the fuck would I "not sound mad"? Be mad, scare the cunts into submission. Make them fear you.
>>16427341I KNEEL FLAP-CHAMA-CHAMA
>>16427446>THINK AGAIN CHUD!1!!1!Now show your reusable superheavy class rocket
>>16427431sir, if you intend to crash a car, why would you not expect the car to crash?
>>16427431nothing to be mad about he was always right
>>16427431Cope and seethe, you tranny looking faggot.
>>16427345If you do vote for Trump at this point I consider you an enemy of humanity, ESL-san.
>>16427454Probably would've been fine if it had done a real landing.
>>16427455i could get chatgpt to write the code in 5 minutes
>>16427431he has to find a way to respond without sounding mad lol.
>>16427454You’re retarded. Even Thunderf00t understood it was expected to blow up
>>16427341I NEIL
Spaceplanes are cooler. They should just make a design for starship that flies and lands like a plane.
>>16427447If a booster falls into ocean but there is no one to record it does it make a sound?
truly a day to remember.
Owari Da
>>16427345Trump literally wants to turn the US into Russia 2.0 with his family as the unofficial monarchy and insane fundies making all the laws you have to be retarded to vote for him at this point.
David Limp status??
>The thread is not a sticky anymore.IT'S OVER
>>16427468My family has been living in America since the Mayflower, brownoid
>The thread is not a sticky anymore.It was a good day.
>booster caught fire>starship explodedAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FELON MUSK FRAUD CONFIRMED
>>16427341I KNEEL Flap-sama
>>16427341I kneel. Master flap-sama.
It has been an honor posting in this sticky
>>16427488Maybe.
POST WEBMS OF THE TOWER CATCH THEY RELEASED AT THE END OF THE STREAM
Thunderf00t has fallen back to the "they overstepped the timeline" defense line
SLS is still cuter seethe and copelater fags
>>16427388Imagine being a fish in the middle of the ocean, thinking it was safe for the night away from any human threat, then 200 tons of fire and steel land right on top of you.
>>16427497he's right you know
>>16427345What does Trump have to do with this? So he build a real estate business. OK. That's like a thousandth of what Elon Musk has achieved.
>>16427508WEBMS OF THE TOWER CATCH THEY RELEASED AT THE END OF THE STREAM
>>16427512>cuterWeeb detected.
>>16427493It is the exact oppositehttps://x.com/elonmusk/status/1836595786655641739https://x.com/search?q=one%20party(from%3Aelonmusk)&src=typed_query&f=live
If both the upper and booster stage successful land in the next flight, will thunderf00t finally kill himself on stream?
>>16427497>Artemis III launch, Q1 2025lollmao
>>16427400Well the previous design also managed to (mostly) held in place. But that is not my point. The vehicle got exposed to too much heat. We saw the rim of the shield and the space between the tiles body glowing red hot. That doesn't sound like a safely reusable thing considering it's steel.
>>16427536The upper stage of this flight had a successful landing. They won't be catching the ship until flight 7 at the earliest.
>>16427341I stand, I do not kneel to anything for doing it's job.
>>16427536No because they were 1 year late on doing the thing that he said was literally impossible, therefore he was right.
>>16427536Starship did land sucessfully, it landed right where it was supposed to and only exploded after it tipped over into the water after splashdown and engine cutoff. Unless by land successfully that they recover it
>>16427518You obviously haven't been paying attention to what has been going on in the world.
>>16427536Even if everything goes right, they are still 3 years behind schedule, chud.
>>16427544>doing it is job
>>16427515EDShound will avenge them
>>16427543Starship isn't getting caught with chopsticks, it will land normally.In fact, it did so years ago.
>>16427533>muh immigrants Do Trumpfags literally have any other policies? Also Elon is a huge Trump shill because he wants to silence FAA regs and keep FBI from investigating his corruption also nothing you posted disproves anything I wrote.
>>16427549>the OyRupeanlol, not a genuine puplication
>>16427544will he pluck out my eye if i call him a chink?
>>16427549
New Shepard Mission NS-27 WebcastNew Shepard Mission NS-27 WebcastNew Shepard Mission NS-27 WebcastNew Shepard Mission NS-27 Webcasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gmm_VxxMsA
Hi early surprised it even relit the engines, I was convinced they had a burn through and everything inside was toast.Still think they had a bad burn through somewhere on the fuselage because of the fire on re-entry and how easily it exploded on landing, but it’s clearly quite a tough girl. Hopefully the burn though was because one of the tile tests and was more or less ‘intentional’
https://voca.ro/18j5cJhQWRbCwoah what is this?
I think Starship V2 solves the reuse aspect. They should get to work refueling on orbit
>>16427566Sir, this is a spaceflight thread.
>>16427558if Dem win they will prosecute Musk and put him in jail
>>16427557No, Starship is also getting caught with chopsticks when it's returning to the launch site. The early versions had landing legs because they were early versions.
>>16427566eh
>>16427566>this video is privatelmao
>>16427574and thats a good thing
So IFT6 will be the same thing but the flaps won't melt.What is the next test? Refueling between two Starships? Moon orbital insertion?
>>16427570lol that was him replying to my message in chat
>>16427570
>>16427557wrong, starship will also be caughtthey cut the landing legs from the design
>>16427576so how the hell is it going to land on Mars? are they going to build a chopstick there?
>>16427558>FBI from investigating his corruption also nothing you posted disproves anything I wrote>DoJ sues Elon for not hiring asylum seekers while also imposing ITARSeriously, you are deluded.
>>16427570well, its official.
>>16427560No, he'll just break your fingers so you can't shitpost on 4chan again.
>>16427570Hes right. they needed men on the Moon by 2024. its over
>>16427554NASA is 50 years behind the schedule
>>16427570holy fucking cope
>>16427570>SLS and Orion are a combined 20-some years behind scheduleAhhh everything’s fine>Musk is off by three yearsWhat a failure!
>>16427570Imagine if Henry Ford was 3 years late on manufacturing the Ford T, we would never be driving cars today
>>16427596Yes, but early ships will have legs. They will use chopstick version when it's supposed to land on chopstick, legs version when it has no chopstick.
>>16427609The Party is doubleplus right
She deserves it
>>16427566I'm surprised they're even launching after what spacex just did
>>16427616
>>16427622They aren't.>>16427604
>>16427586orbital relight
>>16427620I really want to support her, but I can't understand gook sooooo, really want another space vtuber in EN tho
>>16427574Based
>>16427631It's okay anon nobody does
>>164275961/3rd gravity on mars
>>16427627fucking kek
>>16427574For what crimes?
>>16427644It's actually more like 2/5ths.
>>16427646They can make some up, just like the trump trial in new york
>>16427644It also has a really thin atmosphere so there will be less air friction to slow it down on descent.
>>16427646see>>16427562>>16427549https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-spacex-discriminating-against-asylees-and-refugees-hiring
>>16427497Limited launch cadence is down to FAA red tape and general government faggotry. Blame them if anyone
>>16427646stock market manipulation hate crime
https://x.com/kimbal/status/1845451222750306344BASED MUSK
>>16427631If only Sana was an actual space autist (and you know, didn't graduate).
>>16427656Yes but they will have tons of fuel to slow down with versus the little header tanks they have on Earth
So, the totally reusable rocket blew up, and the muskrats clapped. Classic.
>>16427557That landing flip shot still looks like CGI. Incredible.
>>16427673She should have adopted the twin dogs and moved on
>>16427646for whatever obscure law that they dig up, it doesnt matter
>>16427491That isn't what Americans look like...
>>16427680>looks
>>16427657the US is so fucked. imagine companies doing some of the most complex things on earth being forced to hire incompetent analphabet refugees lmao. let's fill intel's fabs with refugees while we're at it
>>16427659Cope
>>16427631you don't need to understand gook to understand japanese anon.
>>16427657disgusting
>>16427688look who hasnt been paying attention
>flight 6 already approvedWhat exactly is the point of Trump now?
BEHOLD, THE STARSHIP KILLER
>>16427688not an argument
>>16427646he literally falsified his documents which allowed him to gain citizenship he can easily be deported.
>>16427686>let's fill intel's fabs with refugees while we're at itThey did that toohttps://thehill.com/opinion/4517470-dei-killed-the-chips-act/
>>16427699Flight 7
>>16426712I'll take the mechazilla
>>16427704Cope harder
>>16427646Being an illegal alien.
only thing left to get excited about is ship capture on tower and mars flight / landing...
>>16427722>mars flight / landing...lol. lmao even
>>16427631well to start she's nip not gook
>>16427508>>16427519>>16427722>Only thing to get excited about is most of the most historic moments in our livesI'm almost sad.
>my son...
>>16427699Flights 7-1099
>>16427722>ship-to-ship refueling>crew transfer/Polaris II/III>moon insertion>moon landing>uncrewed Martian landing>crewed Martian landingWtf are you talking about the fun exciting stuff is just ahead, things are just finally getting started
>>16427722>mars flight / landing...musktards really are god's greatest clowns
>>16427722automated tests are all fine and exciting but there's nothing like human test flight
THEY CAUGHT IT
>>16427734kek
>>16427741Yes, you're a bit fashionably late to the party.
>>16426787Flap, absolutely.
>>16427741t. Slowpoke
>>16427708absolutely fucking unreal. the people pushing this shit should be in jail for sabotaging the country
>>16427734starship my son, you are men nowyou must choosebeautiful landing pad, or ocean I bought from some Indians
>>16427631I watch her for her enthusiasm. keeps the daily starlink launches entertaining
>>16426787Booster definitely, Flaps is just a matter of having a better hinge and heat shielding, plus it did work as intended last time minus the melting
>>16427738>THEY WILL NEVER BUILD STARSHIP>THEY WILL NEVER FLY STARSHIP>THEY WILL NEVER LAND STARSHIP>THEY WILL NEVER LAND SUPERHEAVY ON THE CHOPSTICKS>THEY WILL NEVER LAND STARSHIP AFTER SUPERHEAVY LANDS ON THE CHOPSTICKS>THEY WILL NEVER REFUEL IN SPACE>T-THEY WILL NEVER HAVE CREW ONBOARD>T-T-THEY ARENT REALLY THAT PROFITABLE JUST GO WATCH THUNDERBOLT R-R-RIGHT GUYS??>THEY WILL NEVER LAND ON THE MOO-OH NO>THEY WILL NEVER LAND ON MAR-ACKKK
>>16427746>>16427751I'm not late, I saw it live. I'm just in shock
>>16427740I love hardware only flights, crew makes my ass pucker which is no fun
>>16427756>Mom, Dad, I'm trans-orbital
>>16427769Elon stop browsing 4chan and go work on Flight 7
>>16427737only manned landings are any kind of exciting now
>>16427549>buys twitter>returns some semblance of balance to online discourseNOOOO LITERALLY HITLERtheir seethe sustains me
I'm still speechless
>>16427780they're crybullies
>>16427777A starship flight with Issacman onboard can't be very far away now. Is it really only exciting if they land??
I'm late to the party but that was fucking incredible. What a ride, God bless SpaceX.
>>16427734>my son the day you were born the very marshes of Texas whispered the nameStarship
Does anyone have the SpaceX fan wojak with life on mars and stuff?
>>16427722HLS Moonship
>>16427790Such a thing does not exist. I think you must have dreamed it.
>>16426542>>16426506If I have ublock, does he make anything from it?
>>16427795It looks too plain, removing the solar panels was a mistake
>>16427799It was a dude at a computer. From a few years ago
>>16427790 I would go check the 'booru if not for their retarded captcha
>>16427786yes
>>16427780>balancebro...
>>16427341I KNEEL FOR YOU FLAPPY BOI
>>16427702
>>16427801no, not unless you engage with the video. i.e type in chat/comment/like etc
>>16427702An organ harvesting van has been dispatched to your location.
Is there anything better than this ?
You know, I'm old enough to remember back to simpler more innocent times when the most remarkable space flight event you'd see on TV was seven astronauts and a shuttle disintegrating upon re-entry due to damage to their thermal protection system.
>>16427842The NASA dumbasses built the Shittles airframes out of aluminum instead of steel, so of course a little burn-through was absolutely catastrophic.Steel shuttles would have survived foam damage to their TPS.
>>16427848Starship uses aluminum for the flap tiles, they literally said it during stream
>>16427841kek I thought the engines were the ToT emoji from the thumbnail
>>16426405jack off
>>16427863They're not built out of aluminium, they covered them in aluminium.
>>16427722The actual Mars flight is going to be the biggest thing in our lives.
>>16427821Yes?Get out of your bubble.
>>16427888>source: Xgee i wonder how that data was tabulated
>>16427841
Reminder, starshit is still over :)
>>16427028>but no bitch to fuckThat's what Optimus is for.
Just rewatching thunderf00t, haven't seen any of his shit since the probably Creationist days. Why is he against making space travel as cost efficient as possible? There's never a profitable viable case for going up there, it's purely the advancement of human technology and/or war.
>>16426862this is too insane for words. makes me want to switch careers
>>16427848>Steel shuttles would have survivedholy lmao no they wouldnt haveplasma temp on reentry is more than twice the melting point of steel
>>16427900Probably checked who has pronouns in their bio vs murrican flags.
>>16427906>I post something positive every day
>>16427912Musk Derangement Syndrome.
>>16427912because elon is a bad person or something that doesn't succeed 100% of the time, which is a retarded standard that no human on earth should be subjected to. they're like women and don't have any arguments beyond that
>>16427905based ancient memer
Ok, after all of this, when we can expect Flight 6 ? and what flight profile could be ?
>>16427906>Artemis III>Q1 2025The fuck is this nigga smoking? Artemis II is already pushed back to Sept. 2025 at the earliest.
was there no mission control audio stream?dying to find a version of the booster catch without deafening screaming or the hypeman play-by-play in the background
>>164279382 weeks
>>16427942It's OK when NASA misses deadlines, those are flexible.
>>16427938>flight profileTesting of block 2 hardwareIn orbit relightSubsequent on orbit tests in preparation for in orbit refueling testingTweaks to tower catch as neededRaptor 3?
>>16427912He seems like he secretly enjoys this stuff, but has to keep up the persona to milk the Youtube thing
>>16427925>>16427927Thanks, such weird behaviour to be against scientific progress purely down to an individual or what/who he associates with. I don't care much for Musk myself but can still separate the art from the artist. This smug old tramp is hitting out with "wait, it's the wrong way round", "that's an odd angle", "red flame, that's bad, very bad" but hasn't a clue of the finer details. Serious Dunning-Kruger shit..
>>16426164apt reference my friend!
Really sad i missed the live stream, had to work. Tell me anons, how hard was your ass clenching when it came down and how hard was your dick when the catch happend?
>>16428002I was very firmly grasping my legs. When the power shutdown and it didn't fall I basically screamed "NO FUCKING WAY".Good times.
>>16428002Was a bit surreal watching it just work on first try. Doesn't look real
>>16428002Ngl I was surprisingly relaxed actually because until the very last second I expected everything to fucking explode
>>16428002not a single issue with the engines on ascent and I knew 100% that it would all work out fine
>>16428002Very sphinchter clenching. Half praying it wouldn't do a spontaneous launch attempt from the spicy raceway.
>>16428002I chimped out at catch, couldn't sit still. Legit the most exciting thing I've ever seen, technologically profound and incredibly meaningful for the future
>>16427336she needs to look beat up desu
>>16424676OP fucked up and didn't link prev thread>>16422298
>>16428002i fully expected it to crash into the tower and explode or miss the mark entirely and just smash into the ground so i was quite literally shocked to see it work. i was shaking and had goosebumps.
>>16427623>average thunderf00t fans
>>16426180holy fuckHow do they locate the booster? GPS isn't that accurate
>>16426227Musk can always delete the fins and sell the biggest expendable launch system in history if it goes tits up
>>16428070RTK GPS is accurate enough, but they probably wouldn't be relying on that.
>>16427912basically, it's because he gets paid for it. Anti-Musk types are his main viewerbase now it seems
>>16426238It's not flat, it's not round, it's not even the WGS84 reference ellipsoid. The earth is a random toddler's best impression of a sphere in play-doh, and it's a pain to deal with if you have to process GPS data alongside euclidean coordinates.
>>16428070Not like they have thousands of their own satellites in orbit or anything of the sort.
>>16428002>had to workwhen these things go up on a weekday I make my employees watch it lol. flight four some random contractor I had that day stayed to watch it too
>>16428111Buddy of mine had livestream on one monitor, zoom meeting on other during launch 4. I taught my boy well.
>>16428070GPS is probably enough to get it close but once it comes time to actually connect with the tower it probably switches to a system similar to the tesla autopilot stuff except there's sensors and emitters in both the tower and the booster so they know where they are relative to each other rather than according to some global coordinates.
>>16427021Temporary fixes on starship are actually temporary
>>16427863They're not using aluminum for the airframe. If they did the flaps would have melted off completely.
>>16426227so to summarize the incredibly intelligent and insightful thunderf00t's arguments about why spacex is a meme>they're 2 years behind schedule>they're not making moneydo i have that right? wouldn't these retarded leftists normally think a company NOT making money is a good thing? also, how can there be a market for something that you yourself is pioneering? they're currently in the process of creating said market. these people are so fucking braindead
>>16427341I KNEEL! <3
>>16428196>leftists normally think a company NOT making money is a good thing?Leftists aren't interested in consistent holistic thinking. They are skilled at crafting stories in order to fit underlying ideological goals though. Once Starship is landing all kinds of launch contracts then they will gleefully move onto their next narrative without skipping a beat
>>16428196>>they're not making moneydidnt starlink recently bring them into the green?
>>16426227you double niggerspacex is printing money with starlinksoon the only limit to the number of starlink satellites will be regulatory approvalthey could launch hundreds of satellites in a dayeven with no other launch customers the program will pay for itself
>>16427752and instead (((they))) run it
>>16427345this is probably true, as the dems are gonna bury elon's companies if he they win. that'll set everything back decades to even centuries.
>>16426227yes.
>>16428196>wouldn't these retarded leftists normally thinkthey dont think>>16428236>didnt starlink recently bring them into the green?essentially
>>16428196He just doesn't understand business at all. He sees their cashflow just matching debt and he thinks that they're weeks away from bankruptcy instead of doing what literally every company does. His last actual education on this was likely a single undergrad class. He knows so little he doesn't even realize he's embarrassing himself
>>16428196These hates science, engineering and research when its people they don't like doing it and they can exploit the results for their own political aims.
>>16427341I kneel.
>>16427562>global regulators
>>16426227$/kg went from $20000 on the spaceshuttle, to $1000/kg on falcon 9, to this theoretically going under $100/kg. Make what you will out if that
orion battleship soonwe never needed nuclear thrust
>>16428389>this theoretically going under $100/kgtfw I'll be able to travel to LEO for only ~$10k
>>16428415I'm banking on a ~$50k two week trip to the moon in 2060
>>16426227a next-level invention has zero market because it *creates* the market
>>16427732The mathematics involved for this to work is unfathomable to me.
>>16428002I was wondering which way the RUD bits would go, what pattern, etc. It's an empty soda can at that point, so tower would have tanked it, but if frags hit a ground tank, there could have been fun times for all.
>>16428070Relative position GPS is more accurate than you would expect, they just need to compare with a receiver on the ground with a known absolute position. You can also have GPS augmentation transmitters, or use a different ground system entirely.
>>16427906and where is everybody else? why would you bitch about spacex being "late", when they're literally the only ones pushing the envelope? china is still at the grasshopper stage where spacex was 12 years ago, spacex has no competitioni don't understand these people, is it really just envy and bitterness because musk is rich and they aren't? is it seriously that simple?
>>16428504yeah, he could invent the cure to cancer tomorrow and they'd find a way to downplay it and shit on it. just ignore them and don't give them the engagement they so desperately want
>>16427906this nigga blocked me even though ive never posted.
>>16427596Yes, they will build towers on Mars.
>>16428541>WELL ITS ONLY ONE KIND OF CANCER AND ITS NOT EVEN THAT COMMON
>>16428554New Babylon now!
>>16428504it's a bucket of crabs out thereSocial media and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
>>16427570Cope-acabana
thunderchads new goalpost is that spacex will never land the ship on the catch arms
>>16428504it's not because he's rich, it's because he says things to go against their programing
>>16426930TZD is still the prevailing opinion if that's what you mean, and Zigger gore threads still get some traction but it's not the entire board
>>16427345BASED.Get rid of Dems and the world would improve tenfold overnight.
>>16428503it's based on a model which itself is a collation of datumsbasically you can rely on GPS to get you across the planet to a splashdown point in the Indian ocean within a few metresbut if you're going to fucking land or *catch* something like a rocket you need active scanning of the landscape to compensate in real time for natural perturbations in the flight pathGPS isn't going to keep your craft stable in relation to the lay of the land and it's own peculiar orientation on approach, LIDAR can accomplish this though because it's attached to the rocket and I suspect that's what they used here
>>16426180>three inches of clearance, with a little paddingdamn bro that's impressive
>>16426953kekko
>>16426670Honorary american, report to the DMV at your leasure for free AR-15 and medical debt.
>>16427345Realistically the DoD will unalive any politician trying to bury SpaceX at this point so I don't think it will matter.
>>16428503>>16428940IDK I work on SLAM systems right now and even with RTK GPS is kinda crapshoot. It's very good for a rough ballpark, with RTK it's very good down to about a meter but if you want your scans to align it's still far off and you need to perform actual sensor registration be it ICP or visual
>>16429138And I know you can get cm precision on it but I've only seen surveyors get it by plopping down with their stick receiver thing and fucking about with it for minutes until they get a good fix. And that only works if you've got no multipath, multipath destroys GPS accuracy.
>>16427710Based
wtf happened to my posthold on
>>16429138>>16429142>perform actual sensor registration be it ICP or visual>surveyors get it by plopping down with their stick receiver thing and fucking about with it active scanning is goodthat minute difference in how the continental shelves adjust to mean sea level is how and why we train and employ survey teams with regularity, that's how GPS worksbut when it comes to very precise maneuvers, GPS alone simply doesn't cover it
>>16429120>we won bros, SpaceX will no longer face obstruction from politiciansThat's just wishful thinking.
>>16427345sorry but i dont vote for traitors
>>16427341I KNEEL and DOGEZA for Flap-Sama
>>16427848the shuttle airframe on the leading edge of the wings and the tail under the TPS tiles should have/could have been made out of titanium, really anywhere maximum heating would occur during reentry and/or tile damage was judged most likely to occurinb4 that one dumbass who says there was not enough titanium in the world to give the 4 shuttles wing leading edge titanium spars when all the hundreds of F-15s and A-10s built in the 70s and 80s had plenty of titanium in them, yes most of it originating in the USSR. Rockwell just went cheap, and weight autistic, and preferred to pretend there was never any danger of burn-through on their all aluminum airframe design.
>>16427916same. I feel so useless doing systems/software engineering. I wish I studied rocketry or something
>>16427752I wouldn't be surprised if it was actual sabotage orchestrated by an enemy country. Prevent progress by bogging shit down in bureaucracy and putting idiots in chargehttps://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2012-featured-story-archive/simple-sabotage.html> To lower morale and production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions. Discriminate against efficient workers; complain unjustly about their work.> Work slowly. Think of ways to increase the number of movements needed to do your job: use a light hammer instead of a heavy one; try to make a small wrench do instead of a big one.> When possible, refer all matters to committees, for "further study and consideration." Attempt to make the committees as large and bureaucratic as possible. Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.
>>16429348>I wouldn't be surprised if it was actual sabotage orchestrated by an enemy country.>When your GREATEST ALLY actually despises and tries to replace 98% of your population.
>>16426930Better wait a bit, the Russians lost an SU-34 to an F-16 this weekend, so the various annoying elements are out in force with distraction efforts and publicity efforts.
>>16427302>Ara, ara~>>16427336>Ufufu~
>>16429529Oh, so that's why the whole drone teabagging shit is plopping up. Good to know.
>>16424676So what did happen to the Starship?
>>16427341I kneel
>>16424676Space port on the falkland islands when?
>>16424676
>>16431296Space port on the falkland islands when?
