HUGE UPDATE on Elon Musk's company talk: Starship IFT-3 plan, IFT-2 Fail Reason and Falcon 9...

exciting news Elon Musk has recently provided a comprehensive review of spacex's accomplishments in 2023 and outlined ambitious plans for 2024 and Beyond the Starship program in particular holds a wealth of intriguing details that we'll be exploring in today's episode make sure to stay tuned until the end so you won't miss any crucial updates only on today's episode episode of great SpaceX first and foremost Elon Musk announces details of the next Starship flight goal exciting updates from Elon Musk in spacex's upcoming flight 3 they aim to achieve orbit and perform an inspace engine burn from the header tank demonstrating their capability for Reliable deorbiting and then flight uh flight three we've got uh well we want to get to orbit and we want to do uh an an inspace uh engine burn uh from the h tank and and prove uh the that we can reliably deorbit this serves as a precursor to vital tests involving propellant transfer between Starships in orbit crucial for the NASA human Landing System Program set to begin with the Artemis 3 mission around September of 2026 SpaceX envisions creating a propellant Depot in low earth orbit to fuel lunar lander Starships for Moon missions additionally musk hints at testing the cargo door op operation during flight 3 building on successful cargo door tests on ship 28 after its recent static fire musk has shared some intriguing insights the deployment of starlink is anticipated no earlier than the end of 2024 while there's no mention of the launch date for Starship flight 3 musk's silence aligns with spacex's existing February flight plan as recently disclosed by Jessica Jensen VP of customer operations and integration at SpaceX Musk emphasizes spacex's commitment to efficient Starship development aiming to save time and streamline processes grateful for NASA's trust in SpaceX for lunar missions musk envisions regularly flying 200 tons to orbit with Starship in the future exciting times ahead now here's another very important part of musk's update related to the reason why spacex's second stage Starship exploded during its second test flight last month musk has clarified the cause of the recent Starship explosion attributing it to the necessary venting of excess oxygen during liftoff he explained that during liftoff SpaceX fully filled the starship's second stage with liquid oxygen and methane attempting to vent this oxygen during flight resulted in the explosion of the starship's second stage as musk outlined the flight Flight 2 actually almost made it to over it um so uh in fact ironically if um if it had a payload it would have made it Tobit uh because the reason that it actually didn't quite quite make to over it was we vented the liquid oxygen and the liquid oxygen uh ultimately led to Fire and an and an explosion because we we wanted to vent the liquid oxygen because we normally wouldn't have that liquid oxygen if we had a payload musk expressed surprise at the chosen plan questioning the decision to vent a large quantity of liquid oxygen with engines firing noting the potential risks he suggested that venting liquid oxygen horizontally even at Extreme Velocity might not overcome its rate of travel leading to ignition and a path to the tank causing an explosion thankfully SpaceX is actively addressing this issue with musk highlighting that the explosion could have been avoided if SpaceX had used an actual payload instead of a mass Simulator for orbital delivery during testing new rockets musk even disclosed that SpaceX is actively developing a Starship version 3 this Revelation Sparks curiosity as it raises questions about whether the company has bypassed the development of Starship version 2 all Al together musk has announced plans for version three of the Starship launch system with a potential height increase to 140 to 15 M surpassing the current 121 the Intriguing question arises will the stretch affect the propellant tanks payo Bay or possibly both speculations abound regarding whether this implies a proportional stretch for the super heavy booster as well join the discussion in the comments to share your thoughts on this exciting development musk has also gifted us with an update on the point-to-point mission adding another layer of excitement to the future endeavors of SpaceX the SpaceX CEO recently Revisited the Earth toe transport mission for Starship emphasizing its potential to revolutionize our perception of time and space he highlighted the concept of using star shift for Rapid International or InterContinental I should say travel stating that it could be the fastest way to get from one place to another on Earth and I think there's a pretty good chance that it does Earth to Earth transport as well because the fastest way to get from one place to another on Earth is you know to get from here to the other side of Earth is an intercontinental ballistic missile but just make sure you delete the nuke and add the Landing part musk playfully suggested making sure to exclude the nuke and adding The Landing part emphasizing the transformative impact this technology could have on global Transportation this Mission could also integrate with musk's hyperloop Concept promising incredibly Swift Journeys from spaceports to City centers in under 10 minutes the future possibilities are exciting and SpaceX seems to be keeping this ambitious goal alive basically um it's the fastest way to get somewhere the recent update also brought forth a wealth of new information about the falcon9 program temporarily setting aside discussions about Starship musk's recent update unveiled remarkable developments in spacex's Falcon 9 program he declared that SpaceX is in the process of qualifying Falcon boosters for an impressive 40 flights notably fairings have been ref flown over 300 times saving approximately $6 million with each reuse the company aims for a 24-hour pad turnaround by the end of 2024 showcasing their dedication to efficiency and cost Effectiveness turning attention to the dragon spacecraft must congratulated the fleet for exceeding the space shuttle time on orbit last year and surpassing the shuttle's number of visits to the International Space Station SpaceX is targeting 7 to eight Dragon launches in 2024 aligning with Current public manifests the company is actively preparing for the upcoming ax3 Mission scheduled to launch from pad 39a at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on January 17th this Mission organized by axium space themselves marks spacex's 12th astronaut Mission and emphasizes the evolving landscape of commercial space Partnerships beyond the ISS framework in the concluding segment of today's episode we delve into the resilience of astrobotics paragen moonlander which pers persists in defying the odds and delaying its inevitable demise in the latest Twist of parag's lunar Journey a propellent leak propellant leak possibly from a ruptured oxidizer tank marred its separation from the Vulcan Centaur rocket on January 8th despite this setback the mission team refuses to concede defeat remarkably they've successfully activated the 10 paragen payloads requiring power with all nine communicating payloads engaging with the Lander efforts persist to prolong parag's operational life and against initial projections the leak rate has decelerated initially estimated with 40 hours of propellent post leak parag's latest update reveals it has approximately 52 additional hours with growing optimism for an even lengthier survival as the paragr mission faces the challenge of a propellant leak the team anticipates a deceleration in the leak rate as pressure decreases however predicting changes in the ruptures size or other factors remains challenging and the L update astrobotic shared that paragen is currently situated 362,000 km away from Earth representing approximately 94% of the distance from our planet to the moon the intricate dance between technical challenges and the resilience of the mission continues offering a unique spectacle in space exploration that wraps up our exploration of Elon musk's SpaceX updates as well as the current state of the incredible paragr what an exhilarating Journey Through the latest developments in space exploration but before you go let's engage in some Cosmic conversations what are your thoughts on spacex's vision for the Starship program and its potential impact on future space missions musk's Revelation about the Starship version 3's potential height increase has sparked curiosity what do you think this means for the future of space travel the idea of Earth toe transport using Starship and its integration with musk's hyperloop Concept is fascinating how do you envision this transforming Global transportation and musk did discuss challenges and solutions like the recent Starship explosion what's your take on spacex's approach to overcoming setbacks lastly as we conclude today's episode which part intrigued you the most whether it's the ambitious plans for Starship or the resilience of astrobotics paragen lunar lander facing a propellent leak we want to hear your thoughts any burning questions or topics you'd like us to explore further in upcoming episodes your input guides our Cosmic Journey thank you so much for tuning in and if you want to support our Channel even further you can hop on over to our patreon through the link in the description below sign up and become a patron today to gain access to exclusive content sounds exciting right in any case we still appreciate your generosity and your passion for space exploration as always this is Kevin from great SpaceX and until next time keep looking up