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After many iterations, and some spectacular accidents we finally got to see a StarShip tank and thrust section take flight for a 150m hop, demonstrating flight control systems using only a single raptor engine. This is a very visible step on the long road to developing Starship and Superheavy into a fully operational, fully reusable launch vehicle.
Once again, thanks to all the space fans who are covering this from Boca Chica, I couldn’t do this without your coverage and you’re doing the community a great service.
Footage from:
NASA Spaceflight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXm76nZG-so
https://nasaspaceflight.com
Trevor Mahlmann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXzPu6MM99Q
https://www.patreon.com/trevormahlmann
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwMITSkc1Fms6PoJoh1OUQ
Also, not in this video, but continued respect for SpacePadreIsle
https://www.spadre.com/
And of course Tim Dodd – Everyday Astronaut
https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut
We should start calling it “Siloship”
the video we all’ve been waiting for :).
Flying silo. I love it. SpaceX certainly makes me excited about the future of space flight.
Thanks for sharing Scott! 👊🏼 yesterday was so kerbal🤣
“So long and thanks for all the fish”
Thanks Scot. You just made the Vogon fleet more real. All I need now is for you to burst into poetry…
I wonder how many of you saw that outboard fire on TV and thought, “OOoo Scott Manley’s not going to like that.”
imagine the passengers on the rocket going “the engine is on fire!” and pilot answering: “No worries, that’s completely normal”
Smashed it thanks Scott.. My first thoughts were exhaust flame, (on the back of the raptor) mad fuel new engine bound to be some issues
Thank you Scott, always a treat to listen to your commentary. One of my favourite channels.
*The Silo Takes Flight!*
10:01 shows the launch pad seemingly exploding!
I want to offer my appreciation for the perfect application of a Douglas Adams quote.
Engineering marvel, incredible flight. But I can’t help looking at it and see a big can of brake fluid.
I was waiting for your video to hear about the engine fire after seeing spaceX video😅
I’m so glad to be alive and see space xs accomplishments,the things massive and didnt blow this time 👊
@Scott Manley: missed opportunity for the title: “RIDING, SHINY AND CHROME !”
“catastrophic might still happen ” – keeping it real
10:01 something explodes on the pad, 10:30 something comes lose from the landing leg on the left of the pic
Comforting to know that whenever a technical science video comes out I can always count on Scott Manley to have a explanatory video. Love from Texas
So far, no one has said what it was that blew up on the pad structure! So there’s the question, what went bag?
Flying thermos! It’s really impressive.
0:34, slipped in a quote from THHGTTG from Doulas Adams, nice touch. 🚀✨🌍😂😂
Love the Hitchhiker’s quote. One of my favourite lines in there!
Instead of “fly me to the moon” it’s “Silos to the moon”
When I first saw it, I thought it was a can of Campbell`s soup with the label torn off.
Then I realized it was actually a lady`s best friend.
Space X, evolving, literally, with every single launch, in real time, with one giant leap for all mankind.
0:32 Grain Silo – “Who am I, what am I. What is my purpose in life”….. Well played Scott M.
Explosion @ 5:04?? I see a flash right before some debris flies up….
“One small hop for Starship kind”…🤣
The venting out the side as it started the flight reminds me of a steam train’s trail
Could the engine fire have been caused by the debris that flew out when the starship launched?
7:20 Finally, where is LOX tank and methane tank? It seems that even with mass simulator, placing LOX tank on bottom will result in much lower center of mass.
A flying silo….? I’m reminded of the poem “The Donkey” – “When fishes flew and forests walked….”
@10:01 there’s an explosion on the base the rocket(silo) is on, is it possible it damaged the legs, mite explain why its tilted a little.
Love how Scott says “nose cones”
That Raptor engine lifting the huge silo reminds me of a comic book where Superman lifted the Eiffel Tower
“More exploding stuff”. Your Americanisation is complete
“One small Hop for Starship kind” 😂👌🏼
It takes hold my beer to a whole new level!
Seeing this fly has put me in the best mood for the week.
It did also blow up part of the stand too, you can see that just after it takes off and the rocket exhaust goes over the lauch stand.
9:20 aww, I was really hoping for some remote-controlled Thunderbirds-style vehicle to come and attach to the rocket and detank it. Maybe next time…
Man that was just one engine imagine 31 or however much for non heavy lift but 42 on heavy lift 🤭 boutta split the ground open 😂
10:40 “now we can feel good about this one small hop for starship-kind” hahaha
“More explode stuff”
Has Scott been watching too much Buffy the Vampire Slayer recently? Because that sounds like the sort of thing Buffy would say;).
Can you imagine 31x of these engines? I’m nearly more excited to see the power of the finished rocket, than the mission itself.
My uncle always told me “Sure, when grain silos fly …” 😁 Stay safe. -Mike😷
I’m glad that I wasn’t the only one who immediately thought of that Douglas Adams quote when I saw this thing hovering in defiance of all common sense.
“The Leaning Spaceship of Bolsa Chica” Congrats to SpaceX and Elon, wish you continued success!
What is this black stuff exploding from the surface, a few seconds into the fligh? Ground or ground equipement?
Dragon Returns with Bob and Doug: “Best Rocket and payload ever!”
*Starship has entered the chat*
Waiting for explanation about the explosion at the start of flight.
Scott M.: nothing
3:21 If you look carefully at the leg on the very left, you can see that something falls as it deploys. Not sure whether it’s bad.
It’s all part of the master plan to deliver grain silos to wherever they are needed in the solar system. Look at that precision landing, they could get it to a farm and not even singe the barn!
No thoughts on the debris that yeeted out at the beginning?
I’ve been waiting for this video. Your channel has become one of my favorites to watch. Thanks Scott!!!
So Elon plans to start the Mars colony with these flying Grain Silos
ERE (Engine Rich Exhaust) leads to RUD, leaving your rocket FUBAR and your payload customer SOL.
And yes, everyone following your channel admires Douglas Adams, “The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.”
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10:00 tf was that
please manually place ads, it is so infuriating when you say “I’m Scott Manley, fly PLAY RAID SHADOW LEGENDS NOW safe”
@Scott Manley, what is that secondary flash and then all that debris fly up on the lower right of the test stand @ 10:00 ?
Grain Silo: MY PEOPLE NEED ME!!
The Flying Thermos
1960s SciFi here we come! 😁
Oh so is it called. My Car was running engine rich too last year xD
0:15 looks like that rocket blast took out some sort of structure. That thing isn’t messing around.
0:15 See the explosion sending debris flying from the launch stand just after takeoff ?
Oh, love the quote “hanging there like a brick doesn’t”
It looks so strange yet so awesome! As soon as I saw that fire I thought, “Scott Manley will explain this.”
Ideally your engine to oxidizer propellant ratio should be 0.
Appreciated the Hitchhiker’s Guide reference
The fire on the exterior of the engine could have been extinguished as the skirt filled with very low oxygen engine exhaust, removing the oxidizer from the fire triangle.
You’ve seen my low poly cyber truck but have you seen my flying corn silo!?
I wanna hear Scott pronounce „noescoens“ again.
“Betcha I can fly that cereal silo” – Elon Musk, professional gambler.
Watching the landing again I suspect that exhaust plume blowing back up into the engine cavity may have removed enough oxygen that whatever was burning on the outside of the engine could not combust. When the engine was cut off, pumps upstream of the leak or whatever it was were stopped so the leak stopped.
I think Elon took the words “missile silo” too literally
00:40 The deployment of the feet somehow reminds me of the luggage in Pratchett’s Discworld books.
Bit of WD40 burning in the outside of the engine? Think my dad must’ve been buffing it up before launch.
3:30 “I don’t know”
The first sign of a truly beautiful mind looking for answers.
Engine Rich Exhaust and Lithobraking are some of my favourite science jokes. Honestly, rocket scientists are hilarious.
now they need to build reusable launch pad
The US Space force will have to update its terminology to include ICBSs now. Intercontinental Ballistic Silos 😂
Getting the job done faster, possibly cheaper and likely more explodey. Who would say no to that!
It’s literally a flying gas tank. Can’t wait to see it mounted to it’s payload.
God it looks so funny. A silo gently lifting away like, “I must go. My people need me!”
The legs extending reminds me of a great scene in the movie “Interstellar” when the hatch latches are trying to connect
it did have a nose cone it was just clipping into the fuel tank so spacex could qualify for the height challenge
No comment on the flying debris just after liftoff?? I’m looking forward to finding out what it was. Looks like a small explosion on the ground caused it.
“…in exactly the way that bricks don’t.” I laughed out loud. Perfect reference!!! ^_^
9:38 Elon said they want to do numerous short hops with some rapid refires to get the launch process just perfect before moving on to high altitude flights with aerodynamic body flaps
“Engine-rich exhaust” is hilarious.
Most go for “grain silo”. With that mass simulator I go for “spray can”.
Coke could’ve funded the the whole Mars project if they’d let them paint that thing.
1970: in the future…grain silos will fly
2020: accomplished
Scott Manley: “I’m Scott Manley, Fly S-”
YouTube: “Buy a coffee from Tim Hortons on August 12!”
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Scott: “-afe!”
I think Elon heard someone say “missile silo” and misunderstood
“In exactly the same way that bricks don’t” Haha
“Engine rich exhaust”
I love rocket science euphemisms.