Starship 3: Success is now what should be expected... 'Elon Musk'
Thunderf00t
148 min, 53 sec
Analysis of SpaceX's third Starship flight test, detailing the launch, ascent, and eventual failure.
Summary
- Starship's third test flight aimed to demonstrate ascent burns, payload bay door operations, propellant transfer, and re-entry.
- The booster successfully ascended and initiated some burns but experienced a hard splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at over the speed of sound.
- Starship achieved a high-altitude ascent and demonstrated opening and closing of payload bay doors, speculated to have attempted propellant transfer.
- Starship eventually lost control, began tumbling, and failed to perform a controlled re-entry, resulting in loss of signal and presumed destruction.
Chapter 1
Introduction to the Starship third flight test, discussing expectations and previous test outcomes.
- Introduction to the Starship third integrated flight test, highlighting the low expectations set by SpaceX.
- Discussion on previous test flights, Elon Musk's comments, and the scaling back of objectives by SpaceX.
- Mention of possible scrubbing of the flight due to various factors.
Chapter 2
Coverage of the payload bay door operation and commentary on the use of government funding for the test.
- Payload bay doors operation discussed as a trivial but necessary function for the mission.
- Critical commentary on the use of government funding for the Starship project.
Chapter 3
Discussion on the Starship's mission objectives and the significant delays in the project timeline.
- Review of Starship's original mission timeline and the delays incurred, including missing goals of orbit, moon landing, and refueling tests.
- Comparison of the current test objectives to originally planned milestones.
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Observations of Starship's loss of control and re-entry leading to presumed destruction.
- Starship began tumbling, indicating loss of control.
- As Starship re-entered the atmosphere, it experienced heating and eventual loss of signal, indicating destruction.
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