No One Care! SpaceX just FAILED After 7 years. Elon Explained...

after more than seven years for the first time Falcon 9 encountered a problem but Elon Musk has proven that this is not too big of an issue for SpaceX so what basis Does Elon have to assert this claim who's really worried when Falcon 9 gets grounded let's find out on today's episode of alphatech whenever a groundbreaking technological feed happens so often that it becomes familiar what once seemed remarkable becomes ordinary something astonishing just a few years ago like landing around rocket vertically on a barge is now met with a collective yawn widespread interest is only sparked when something bad happens this pattern has repeated itself in the Apollo moon landings space shuttle flights and the Feats of Mars rovers spacex's Falcon 9 is no exception as we know the shocking news for space enthusiasts last week was the incident with spacex's Workhorse the Falcon 9 however it wasn't really a shock in the literal sense when considering the entire industry because in reality the challenges faced in space are always surprises that we can't see come therefore SpaceX is handling the Falcon 9 issue quite calmly after identifying that cause emission failure as a liquid oxygen link SpaceX quickly requested the FAA on July 15th to continue Falcon 9 flights during the mandatory investigation because usually companies have to stop launches during such investigations SpaceX wants the FAA to decide if it's safe to keep launching if the FAA finds the problem didn't affect important Safety Systems to put the public at risk SpaceX could be allowed to continue their launches the FAA said they're looking at spacex's request carefully the FAA is reviewing the request by SpaceX and will be guided by data and safety at every step of the process FAA is responsible for and committed to protecting the public during commercial space Transportation launch and re-entry operations the FAA wrote in an emailed statement next in its July 16th statement the FAA said the public safety determination request would be evaluated on matters including safety critical systems the nature and consequences of the anomaly the adequacy of existing flight safety analysis safety organization performance and environmental factors if the FAA agrees no public safety issues were involved the statement added the operator can return to flight while the investigation stays open provided all other license requirements are met the FAA has not provided a timeline for its evaluation of the request which is quite common in Aerospace safety investigations due to the complex nature of space flight despite this the faa's response gives us an understanding that SpaceX might soon be able to Launch the Falcon 9 even if the faa's investigation is not yet complete drop us a heart in the comments to give some energy to Falcon 9 and don't forget to please like And subscribe to our Channel honestly it would be amazing if Falcon 9 got back on track and it's not just us who believe in this Swift return even the top officials at the United States space command do so too General Steven Whiting commander of the US base command speaking at the Aspen security Forum on July 17th revealed that he visited spacex's Starling satellite Factory in Seattle the day after a July 11th incident that led to the grounding of the Falcon 9 Fleet we showed up and some of their senior leaders were there and they were very transparent giving us insight into what happened whing said so I personally have full confidence in SpaceX working with the FAA working with NASA working with space force to figure out what happened and continue launching whing emphasized spacex's track record noting that the company has launched the Falcon 9 hundreds of times and they'll figure this out quickly indeed in the past Falcon 9 has demonstrated its high reliability the current version of spacex's Falcon 9 rocket known as Falcon 9 block 5 is undoubtedly the most reliable launch vehicle in history since its debut back in May 2018 the Falcon 9 block 5 certified by NASA for crude flights has never encountered a failure in all 297 launches before the unfortunate starlink 93 Mission even if last week's Falcon 9 block five launch is considered a failure the rocket still has a success rate of 99 .7% this is an enviable number for any launch company looking back at its history Falcon 99's rocket line has undergone remarkable development since 2010 SpaceX launched 354 flights the Falcon 9 including retired versions of the vehicle the more powerful Falcon heavy which uses three Falcon 9 boosters connected together has flown 10 times there have been some failures in the early years of the Falcon 9 rocket a first stage engine incident during the fourth Falcon 9 Flight launch in 2012 prevented the rocket from deploying a secondary payload into the correct orbit but SpaceX was still able to complete the primary mission of delivering cargo to the ISS the only in-flight failure of the Falcon 9 occurred on the 19th flight on June 28th back in 2015 when the upper stage liquid oxygen tank exploded a few minutes after launch from Cape Canaveral space station in Florida the rocket broke up in the upper atmosphere causing a dragon cargo capsule and route to the Space Station to fall SpaceX resumed Falcon 9 line is 6 months later in December 2015 on that flight SpaceX landed the first stage booster of the Falcon 9 back at Cape canaval for the first time a historic achievement and a harbinger of the company's later success in reusing Rockets nine SpaceX missions were launched flawlessly before Falcon 99's rocket exploded on the Launchpad during a pre-launch test on September 3rd 2016 this was not an inflight failure but the fireball destroyed Israel's Amos 6 Communications satellite mounted at top the Falcon 9 rocket Engineers determin the cost to be a failure of the upper stage helium tank since then everything's gone smoothly with spacex's Falcon rocket line with 335 consecutive successful launches since the 2016 pad explosion or 344 flights since an in-flight incident both numbers are alltime industry records the first Falcon heavy rocket was launched in 2018 and SpaceX launched its astronaut Mission under a contract with NASA in May of 2020 SpaceX increased its flight frequency from 18 launches in 2017 to 96 Falcon rocket launches in 2023 in 2024 that number went up to 144 launches although with the current situation it can be said that SpaceX is unlikely to reach the Milestone exactly as previously planned the number of launches will certainly not be less than what was last year Elon Musk also said this after the problem occurred we are tracking to do more Falcon flights this year than shuttle did in 30 years the vast majority of which are uncrewed a major advantage of this super high fly rate is that we can identify and resolve problems that may only occur once every 1,000 flights this is impossible on a lowf flight rate vehicle however the Falcon 9 incident has caused considerable concern especially for NASA with its crude and cargo flights to the ISS since the shuttle program ended in 2011 NASA has partnered with SpaceX and Boeing to develop commercial crew Vehicles replacing the exclusive role of the so US aircraft SpaceX has quickly become NASA's Top Choice starting with a successful test flight in 2020 but following the rare Falcon 9 failure during the starlink satellite launch SpaceX faces delays in sending astronauts in space due to the different variants of the same rocket used for both satellite and crew launches this issue with spacex's rocket highlights the long-term ISS strategy of having multiple available spacecraft meanwhile Boeing Starliner space spacecraft which NASA arguably holds in a higher regard than spacex's Dragon for some reason is an even worse situation as it remains in space with no specific return date for its two astronauts currently NASA has no spacecraft capable of taking astronauts to the ISS besides SpaceX which is under investigation this starkly demonstrates spacex's dominance in the launch market and the government's dependence on a private company a painful reminder for NASA therefore NASA's always sought more options for space projects Beyond just SpaceX however it cannot be denied that few companies can match spacex's capabilities to avoid too much disruption to their space mission schedules NASA's best course of action now is to actively collaborate with SpaceX and expedite the investigation into the Falcon 9 issue and you shouldn't worry too much space incidents that space programs have faced over the decades are not new even reliable and well- tested space machines can fail sometimes fatally as both so use in the space shuttle have experienced the Falcon 9 issue is just one among many alongside NASA's concerns startups that rely on SpaceX flights to demonstrate new technologies and generate Revenue are also anxious SpaceX announced in April that attracted by the reliability and frequency of the Falcon 9 more than 130 customers have used the company's ride share program without SpaceX investors got few options there are a few other new rockets out there like Aran ula's Vulcan and Mitsubishi heavy H3 however these also have a list of customers who've been patiently waiting some for many years additionally operators would struggle to increase their launch Pace to take advantage of any opportunities arising from spacex's prolonged delay customers who have designed their satellites for Falcon 9 may also need time to make adjustments for a different rocket and that's it for today's episode thanks for watching and see you next time