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Starship's Launch April 10, 2023 - Report · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hi, and welcome back to the Elon Musk podcast where we dive deep
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  into the world of SpaceX Tesla and everything.
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  Elon in today's episode we'll be discussing the latest progress
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  in SpaceX is Starship project. As the most flight-ready.
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  Rocket ship 24 has been moved to the South Texas launch site in
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  Boca, Chica Starbase with a potential launch date.
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  As early as April 10th SpaceX is inching closer to making
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  spaceflight history. The company has been
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  meticulously. Kill asleep.
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  Preparing the Colossal, super heavy.
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  First stage booster 7 in the Starship upper stage for this
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  Monumental test. Flight will also navigating the
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  regulatory landscape with the Federal Aviation Administration
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  will explore the significance of this test flight, not only for
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  SpaceX but also for the future of space, exploration and the
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  Starship system is set to revolutionize that industry with
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  plans to transport humans and cargo to the Moon Mars.
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  The International Space Station and Beyond, And and as the
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  anticipation grows in the countdown continues, join us as
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  we discuss the pivotal steps that SpaceX is taking to ensure
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  the success of this Starship launch a challenges, they face
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  the potential impact. This game-changing rocket will
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  have on our journey into the cosmos.
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  Now SpaceX has been gradually working on.
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  The SpaceX is Starship program and it's working.
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  Its way toward the eagerly anticipated launch of this
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  gigantic ship. Ship 24.
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  It's about 150 feet tall all together with booster 7.
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  It's around 400 feet tall. Now, the company recently
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  transported the first and best most flight-ready ship ship 24
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  to its South Texas, launch site, which signals a potential launch
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  though. Maybe not this week, not
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  imminent this week, but it could be just around the corner
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  according to insiders. The launch might take Place as
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  early as April 10th. In the progress made by SpaceX
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  in recent days. Is a testament to the company's
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  commitment to advancing space exploration earlier this week.
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  The Colossal, super heavy. First stage of the Starship
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  launch system was hoisted onto a launch Mount at the pad.
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  The next Milestone involves lifting the Starship upper stage
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  into position perched. Atop the first stage.
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  While these stages have been stacked for testing purposes in
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  the past, this Are configuration.
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  Is expected to be the last before the rocket lifts off for
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  its horse historic journey and as the Starship inches closer to
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  its launch technicians have added protective shielding to
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  the launch mount in the tower and this is crucial to safeguard
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  the structure from the extreme heat generated by the super
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  Heavies. 33 Raptor engines during liftoff, the resulting
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  thrust from these engines will be nearly double that of NASA's
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  Saturn Five and space launch system Rockets which currently
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  hold the title for the most powerful Rockets to ever reach
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  orbit. And now that the majority of the
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  prep work is complete, the focus has shifted to securing a launch
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  license from the Federal Aviation Administration or the
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  FAA. And while obtaining regulatory
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  approval can be unpredictable sources close to the situation
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  indicate, that significant progress has been made with the
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  possibility of a license being granted.
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  Within the first two weeks of April.
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  Now, NASA is also keeping a close eye on Starships, progress
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  as the agency plans to use the spacecraft as a lunar lander for
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  its Artemis. Missions mostly for Artemis
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  three. And tentatively, NASA has
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  reserved, its high altitude. WB 57 aircraft for observing the
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  Starship test flight, on April, 10th and April 11th, and the
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  journey to this point has been a long one for SpaceX back in
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  February the company completed. Heated at hot-fire test of the
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  super-heavy first stage during which 33 of the engines were
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  supposed to ignite. But only Thirty one of them.
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  Actually did SpaceX Engineers deemed the data collected from
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  the test significant and sufficient to proceed toward a
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  launch attempt in the booster. And upper stage were then
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  removed. Facilitate work on the launch
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  Mount that a super heavy rocket is slated to fly Eastward from
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  spacex's. Starbase launch site over the
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  Gulf of Mexico during this test, The booster will not attempt to
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  land on the launch site. In this particular test and
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  following stage separation. The Starship upper stage is
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  designed to reach orbital velocity before re-entering
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  Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.
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  Now, if all goes according to plan, the spacecraft will make a
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  controlled descent and Landing just north of the Hawaiian
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  islands and SpaceX has adapted, a more cautious approach to its
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  South Texas. Aunt and test facility,
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  following a rapid-fire test campaign of Starship prototypes
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  in 2020. And 2021 the company is likely
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  invested over 1 billion dollars in a massive launch.
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  In catch Tower, statista Port the Starship and the super-heavy
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  is well as ground systems for fueling the enormous vehicles of
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  the booster, and the ship now, with so much infrastructure,
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  concentrated in such a small area near the Gulf of Mexico
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  SpaceX, Needs to avoid any potential setbacks that could
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  result in the destruction of its hard-earned Assets.
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  Now, such an event would not only delay, the Starship launch
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  campaign by months, but would also likely heightened
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  regulatory concerns. These concerns have already been
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  significant and are part of the fa a--'s process to approve the
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  South Texas location for experimental orbital.
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  Launches, now this cautious approach demonstrate spacex's,
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  determination to ensure the safety and success of It's
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  Starship launch. The company is well aware that a
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  mishap can not only damage is expensive infrastructure but
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  also undermine its ambitious plans for space, exploration and
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  colonization in the future. Now, the Starship program has
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  been a significant Focus for SpaceX for a while.
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  And as the spacecraft is as designed to transport humans and
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  cargo to destinations such as the moon and to Mars, the
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  success of the upcoming test, flight would be a game-changer,
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  Paving the way for SpaceX has Bish's lunar and interplanetary
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  missions. Furthermore, it would solidify
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  the company's position as a pioneering force in the space
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  industry. Well, ahead of anybody else and
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  in addition to the lunar lander role for NASA's Artemis program
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  SpaceX and Visions, the Starship playing a crucial part in future
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  set. Light deployments for starlink
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  crewed Missions to the International Space Station and
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  even point-to-point Transportation on Earth.
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  Now, the versatility of the Starship system has the
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  potential to revolutionize space travel and bring about a new era
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  of space exploration. And as the countdown to Starship
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  test flight continues, we wait, eagerly.
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  And we are expecting a spectacle, the launch of ship 24
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  represents more than just another rocket test.
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  It signifies a crucial step in Humanity's quest to explore and
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  inhabit the cosmos. Now this launch date is Is right
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  around the corner. Possibly the 10th somewhere
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  around. The 15th is more than expected
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  and we can also expect a few of these to not go as perfect as
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  planned. Most of the time with
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  experimental Rockets. They have to have some setbacks,
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  they have to have some scrubs for a few days and then they'll
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  launch it. It took the NASA SLS rocket
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  months to actually launch once they put it on the pad due to
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  some significant delays due to some leakage.
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  Now Starship. Will reshape our understanding
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  of space travel if it works. It is going to be a Beacon of
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  Hope for the future of human exploration.
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  All eyes are on SpaceX as it navigates.
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  These final steps of preparation for this.
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  Pivotal launch it as the clock ticks down to liftoff, the world
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  holds its breath. I'm holding my breath right now
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  and I hope it works. I hope you have a triumphant
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  outcome that could Propel us further into the Stars than
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  ever. Before, and if there's anything,
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  that's certain SpaceX and Starship are poised to leave an
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  incredible mark on the landscape of space exploration.
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