Finally! Elon Musk Just Revealed What Exactly Happened On 1st Starship Catching Attempt...

here we go oh my God for the first time ever unprecedented this is truly history in the making for the Aerospace industry by overcoming countless technological challenges SpaceX has taken its first Monumental step toward full rocket reusability that incredible achievement catching super heavy with the mechazilla arm this moment marks the realization of Elon musk's Vision so how did SpaceX accomplish this how will this breakthrough shape the future of the company and the Starship project and how did musk react to seeing his vision become reality let's dive into all this on today's episode of great SpaceX after much anticipation flight 5 officially lifted off at the Beautiful Dawn of Bach Chica Beach at 7:25 a.m. central daylight savings time after fuel loading and water dagee activation Starship flight 5 took off with its us ual impressive thrust the ascent was smooth with no engine failures a crucial Factor since the Raptor engines are vital for navigation and landing at t+ 2 minutes 40 seconds Starship separated from super heavy B12 using the hot staging system and b12 began its descent after reaching 96 km in altitude The Descent process was fast with B12 experiencing rapid decompression at t plus 6 minutes and 7 Seconds a new camera angle provided a great view of the the booster's fast descent still traveling over 3200 kmph at 15 km altitude as it neared the landing the engines glowed red and at t plus 6 minutes and 30 seconds the inner and middle ring engines activated slowing the booster down from over 1,200 kmph by T plus 6 minutes 37 seconds only three inner engines were working as it approached the tower and then the moment everyone had been waiting for super heavy entered the Tower and the mechazilla arm caught its smoothly the entire catch took just 10 seconds and Chopstick closed in just 6 seconds faster than expected putting previous concerns to rest despite a small fire at the booster a section the catch was a complete success at t plus 7 Minutes the booster was stabilized marking the end of its successful Journey SpaceX successfully recovered super heavy thrilling everyone watching in person and online as well as SpaceX engineers in the control room SpaceX proudly tweeted mechazilla has caught the super heavy booster musk founder of SpaceX followed up with the announcement the tower has caught the rocket soon after NASA administrator Bill Nelson added to the Celebration by reposting spacex's tweet with the message congratulations to SpaceX on its successful booster catch and fifth Starship flight test today as we prepare to go back to the Moon Under Artemis continued testing will prepare us for the Bold missions that lie ahead including to the South Pole region of the Moon and then on to Mars before that musk had shared space asx's live stream with a simple yet powerful message good morning yes October 13th is indeed a good morning one that will be remembered as a pivotal day in Aerospace history perhaps even the highlight of the decade this achievement should be marked in every enthusiast's calendar SpaceX has reached the Pinnacle of technology to accomplish such a feat the precise coordination between the super heavy booster and the mechazilla tower required Split Second accuracy something musk once humor ly described as using Chopsticks to catch a fly pulling this off was no small task and it stands as a testament to the Relentless work of spacex's Engineers they spent years preparing for this dedicating thousands of hours to perfect the technology and execution that led to this moment on the engine side super heavy booster 12 or B12 underwent rigorous testing and major upgrades the Raptor engines in particular were heavily modified behind the scenes in the mega Bay for months their stable performance throughout the flight including the crucial deceleration phase that enabled the booster to land successfully confirms that the upgrades were effective these improvements were the culmination of lessons learned from earlier flights in flight 1 and two boosters B7 and 9 exploded midair during flight 3 B10 came close to Landing But ultimately exploded in Flight 4 b11 successfully landed in the ocean though it was engulfed by a major fire B 111's Hardware was recently retrieved and brought back to start Starbase providing valuable data for further refinements the journey has been long and filled with challenges but each flight brought SpaceX closer to success b12's Flawless recovery by the mechazilla arm represents the culmination of years of progress an extraordinary symbol for the company's persistence and technological Mastery this is not just a Triumph for SpaceX but a landmark achievement in the Aerospace industry as a whole in recent months SpaceX has significantly upgraded the launch Tower focusing on its key component the Chopstick arms These Arms have undergone extensive testing including opening closing lifting lowering and rotation exercises most notably Chopstick was recently tested for its loadbearing capacity a crucial factor for handling the enormous super heavy booster a memorable moment came when Chopstick lifted B12 to an unprecedented height as it was rolled to the Launchpad a scene that repeated itself on October 13th marking yet another milestone in spacex's Journey to to toward full reusability following the success will catch a B12 Chopstick will lower the booster back onto the orbital launch Mount or olm for short for further inspection Engineers will immediately assess any issues particularly investigating the small fire observed during the landing once inspected B12 will likely return to the production site for a more detailed evaluation marking a critical moment in data collection unlike previous boosters that were either partially recovered or destroyed B12 is fully intact providing an invaluable wealth of data to help space SpaceX improve future launches this intact recovery allows SpaceX to gain deeper insights into both the booster and the launch system itself not only will B12 be thoroughly examined but the entire launch infrastructure including the olm tower and Chopstick will also undergo checks and if necessary upgrades in preparation for future missions the data collected will be pivotal in enhancing these systems for subsequent flights pushing SpaceX closer to achieving its vision of complete rocket reusability given this success it seems highly likely that future missions will continue to utilize the super heavy catch method eventually SpaceX may even attempt to catch the Starship itself upon re-entry moving one step closer to full reusability however this will take time especially considering the dramatic Landing of Starship s30 during this Mission regardless the successful recovery of B12 represents a significant breakthrough for the Starship project it's a remarkable achievement that solidifies spacex's path toward revolutionizing space exploration if you're as excited about this as we are type SpaceX Starship flight 5 in the comments section to honor this momentous occasion and don't forget to like share and subscribe to our channel to keep up with spacex's ongoing development particularly the post-launch updates from flight 5 now let's dive into the updates regarding the delay of the crew Aid Mission originally scheduled to undock on October 7th crew 's homecoming was delayed due to the impact of Hurricane Milton the powerful storm stirred up the seas in the planned splash down Zone making it unsafe for the crew's return both NASA and SpaceX decided to to wait for the storm to pass before allowing the mission to proceed as a result the undocking of Crew 8 was rescheduled for October 13th with a splash down initially planned for no earlier than 3:38 p.m. EDT on October 14th off the coast of Florida however the weather in the Splashdown area remained unfavorable causing further delays no new Target date for the undocking has been set as NASA and SpaceX will reassess the situation during a weather briefing scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EDT on the 14th this means that the crew eight astronauts will have to wait a bit longer before they could begin their return journey to Earth in a post on X BX tweeted due to unfavorable weather conditions off the coast of Florida dragon is standing down from today's undocking from the space station teams will continue to monitor weather conditions for the next available undocking opportunity Crew 8 consists of four astronauts NASA's Matthew Dominic Michael Barat Janette EPs and Alexander greenin of Russia's space agency Ros Cosmos the crew launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon rocket on March 3rd and arrived at the International Space Station 2 days later this Mission marks the eighth operational long duration ISS astronaut mission that SpaceX has flown for NASA the next crew crew 9 arrived at the ISS on September 29th ready to take over the duties from Crew 8 Hurricane Milton also impacted other major missions NASA and SpaceX had planned to launch the Europa Clipper Mission a 5 billion US project aimed at studying Jupiter's moon Europa on October 10th however the storm forced them to push the launch date back with the new Target now being Sunday October 13th and no earlier than 12:06 p.m. EDT as we continue to monitor these weather related delays we're eager to see both the safe return of Crew 8 and the successful launch of the ropa Clipper Mission so stay tuned for further updates that means the storm continues to cause significant disruptions to Aerospace operations however with the success of flight 5 I believe this will provide a strong found for SpaceX to complete the remaining crucial missions hopefully the weather will soon stabilize allowing SpaceX and other companies in the industry to return to normal operations I also extend my hopes to the people affected by the storm may they swiftly overcome the difficulties brought by Hurricane Milton and together we can continue to follow spacex's development journey and the exciting Milestones Yet to Come folks that's about it for today's episode thank you so much for tuning in and as always this has been Kevin from great SpaceX till next time keep looking up