How Starship Started, SpaceX's Flying Water Tower: Starhopper | SpaceX Boca Chica

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More than two years ago, the first prototype of the Starship program took flight in Boca Chica. In this video we look at the construction and testing of Starhopper, including the challenges SpaceX had to overcome prior to the 150 meter hop.
Written by: Adrian Beil (@BCCarCounters)
Performed by: Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer)
Video and Pictures by: Mary (@BocaChicaGal), Nic Ansuini (@NicAnsuini), Gary Blair, Jack Beyer (@theJackBeyer)
Edited by Derek 'DK' Knabenbauer (@DKlarations)
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@wildchameleon7 2 года назад

I didn't know anything about SpaceX and space two years ago, and now, I'm flying to get there next week! Thanks NSF for the content.

@leoh3616 2 года назад

Great! Have fun over there!

@wildchameleon7 2 года назад

@@leoh3616 Thank you. I saved up during this year for that trip. I hope to make some great memories there and really get in on the fun.

@Bendeguz197604 2 года назад

This is the way.

@erickdanielsson6710 2 года назад

Have fun, staying on South Padre? Take water, food etc to site. Did not find a restaurant or food place there. Be very careful of parking and traffic, the security force will definitely advise you are in a No Go Zone. Say hi to Nic and Mary too. HAVE A Blast!

@wildchameleon7 2 года назад

@@erickdanielsson6710 Yes, South Padre. I'll make sure to travel there with a full tank and something to eat and drink during the day. Hope to meet some people from the community there, and who knows, maybe there'll be some action too!

@parajacks4 2 года назад

“Water towers can fly!” Tim Dodd

@drizzleamstizzle233 2 года назад

I think it’s dodd with 2 D‘s

@parajacks4 2 года назад

@@drizzleamstizzle233 thanks, will edit

@falafeldurum2095 2 года назад

oh wow, I thought it's Dott for 3 years now? Anyway, one of the coolest lines ever!

@qasim4296 2 года назад

Grain silo can fly 🤩🌪🔥

@CloningGuide 2 месяца назад

It's actually Elon who first said this... in a tweet after Starhopper's first tiny hop (9:05 in the video)

@Shortline819 2 года назад

"Water towers can fly!" will be one of the most iconic quotes of this entire program.

@dragnflei 2 года назад

My first experience with the Starship program was SN8. I’ve gone back and watched the NSF videos of the early phases, including Starhopper’s testing, but it was fun to see the story retold here in one go. What a two years this has been- I wonder what we’ll be talking about 2 years from now? Thanks to the entire NSF team for all you do!

@SilverMere20 2 года назад

Same

@willinwoods 2 года назад

I'm currently catching up on What About It videos that I happened to miss when they were first released, and man is there a whole world of difference from just a year ago! Even the test stands look flimsy and primitive compared to what we're used to now.

@dragnflei 2 года назад

@@willinwoods I’ll have to check those out.

@blitzsupremomusic 2 года назад

Mine was sn4

@MarsMeditation 2 года назад

Good job, Jack. You're the OG hopper watcher and you couldn't have been a better person to break down the history of hoppy!

@ThrillDaWill 2 года назад

makes me tear up thinking about how monumental that little hoppy was for spacex

@ziedelouaer 2 года назад

OMG Jack's narration is so much better than everyone else @NASASpaceFlight. He should do it more.

@billy-go9kx 2 года назад

Thanks Jack and Mary for the story with pics!

@spaceygamez 2 года назад

I hope that Hoppy will be in a museum one day. It would be awesome

@kiwiitmlm 2 года назад

Young Hoppy is a first for a water tower that fly anything possible. Go SpaceX 👍👌😬😎

@andylaweda 2 года назад

thanks to everyone at NASASpaceFlight who contributed to this, then and now. It's awesome to see a reminder of the wild history ride

@GregDAgostino13 2 года назад

That was great to recap how far Spacex has come with this program in two years. When Starship finally gets to orbit it's going to be so surreal.

@markaerovtec 2 года назад

All hail the immortal Starhopper. As always great content from the NSF team, Thank you.

@milhooz 2 года назад

Kind of proud to have followed (online) the first steps of SpaceX at Boca Chica! Long live Starhopper!

@tysoe27 2 года назад

I smiled the whole way through this video! I am lucky enough to have been able to watch it from the very beginning, despite living in the UK, thanks to NSF! I remember being in awe of such open and public development of something which will one day transform humanity as we know it. I am still in awe every time they complete a new milestone, and I'm so glad they haven't changed how open and public they are with the development. I'm also exceptionally glad and grateful that Mary and the rest of the team at NSF continue to provide such incredible and frequent updates! Thank you!

@alanc3933 2 года назад

Initially I had no idea about Space,X until I saw a friend of mine post a picture of Starhopper (in mid air). I was intrigued, and from that day forward, I started to follow the program, Thanks to NSF I have been able to have a window into the life of SpaceX and the making of history. Thank you Jack, Mary, Chris B, Chris G, Das, Matt, Ian, Nic and the many others @ NSF for giving not oinly me, but the entire World a wonderful look at SpaceX and the ever evolving life of Starship. Thanks to all of you, it has rekindled a interest and love for space flight that I had as a kid, when I first saw a picture of Shuttle given to me by my neighbor (who helped design the heatshield tiles) so I could take it to show and tell at school.

@rogercram571 Год назад

Man, this is such an important video to preserve for the history of Starship.

@gforce2002 2 года назад

What a great telling of this amazing story, Jack! Hoppy 4EVER!

@brettbrewer6091 2 года назад

I went out in May 2019 and was out there about a week hoping to see a flight of Starhopper, I realized just how hard it was trying to pin down a launch day for that, but I'll always remember seeing it on the horizon the first time as we traveled towards it on highway 4. It really felt like something out of science fiction, just sitting there only a few hundred feet from the beach.

@fly4fun610 2 года назад

What fun to relive those days of spirited discussion of water tower vs rocket ship. And the answer was: Yes! Thanks NSF Team!

@cadencem2058 2 года назад

Great video. Good idea to have some content like this while there is gap in testing/launches. I had not seen Starhopper with a nosecone, super funky !

@Sonderax 2 года назад

Hopper is to this day, my favorite launch vehicle due to the story. No other vehicle in my eyes has the love and respect Hopper does. Never seen a vehicle so heavily protected by space enthusiasts. I never wanna see it go. Its Bocas version of Grass Hopper and the F9 at SpaceX HQ

@Crunch_dGH 2 года назад

Name of the new bar, restaurant?

@bradjakubowski8987 2 года назад

I can truthfully say I’ve been watching from the very beginning. I still remember the day finding out the nose cone fell over.

@Vatsyayana87 2 года назад

Same, still stings a little but its the story and its all turned out so interesting.

@PiDsPagePrototypes 2 года назад

Awesome piece of historical narrative, good to have these out and preserved for for people to see how this all happened in 100, 200, 500, 1000 years time.

@Chuckiele 2 года назад

5:55 Damn, Hoppy looking angry, what a great picture.

@rockwelltorrey4756 2 года назад

Great piece Jack. The ancient history of Starship development, all the way back nearly 27 months ago.

@nathancommissariat3518 2 года назад

Thanks all - awesome video rundown on star hopper!

@milanurukalo 2 года назад

wow, what amount of Starhooper love is pushed in this video!!

@synthetix_808 2 года назад

great job Jack, Mary, and NSF crew. having tuned in to everydays since those first Mary updates, very well documented. Got me teary-eyed toward the end knowing I've witnessed the development of something that will forever change humanities path.

@herrspider9872 2 года назад

So its really been 3 years that i watched the starship program evolve with your videos. I remembef how cool it was to see starhopper fly and cant even imagine what the orbital flight will look like. Thanks for everything Nsf!

@t65bx25 2 года назад

It’s insane to think it’s been that long. Incredibly proud to have been there for all this time!

@ka0235 2 года назад

Great job Jack!

@adamkerman475 2 года назад

Love your content NSF team! Thank you so much for giving us this amazing coverage.

@Zachary3DPrints 2 года назад

yay, Starhopper got it's own special here... very Epic Jack

@jfh9209 2 года назад

Wonderful, thank you Chris B., NSF, Mary and Jack.

@friendlyroughai3319 2 года назад

StarHopper : im born in watertower company, started carrier as next generation rocket prototype, retired and then do family business as water towers with some security stuff related

@juriteller3688 2 года назад

I remember the first time looking up this new rocket and found the hover test video has just been released. Been here ever since.

@carrie4696 2 года назад

That was lovely, Jack! Good memories ❤️

@Saymike65 2 года назад

This is fantastic! The starhopper origin story! Thanks NSF and Jack!

@cjhowell6406 2 года назад

My first experience with starship was November 2020. We went down to Texas to visit family and my uncle was enamored with starship. So instead of going straight to South Padre we drove all the way down to Boca chica and there I got to see sn8 in all is glory just weeks before it's flight

@Big_Un 2 года назад

Jack, Thanks for an excellent overview of this history. Please post more like this!? This is ideal for sharing with family/friends who are not as dedicated to watching NSF's regular programming. (stoopid family/friends)

@helenahstargirlofelohim5731 2 года назад

All I Know is this.. I Love Starhopper, The Immortal. I do not know why and I do not care. He is my little mate and that's it. Best hunk of Water Tower metal I have ever seen. Bloody Legend really xo

@MrHichammohsen1 2 года назад

Amazing video! Great to hear from Jack.

@davidb6576 2 года назад

Nicely done! And I'll admit I have a slight tear in my eye from this dose of space-nostalgia.

@lesumsi 2 года назад

This is a very well summarized and well narrated view in the past to the origins of this program! Thanks!

@rickybojangles162 2 года назад

Just 2 short years and we've come so so far. SpaceX is a truly amazing company. They put most other space companies to shame really

@macebobkasson1629 2 года назад

I was literally wishing for this exact video yesterday! Thank you :)

@erickdanielsson6710 2 года назад

Thank you, Very good video/article. DK Great Editing!

@markusmencke8059 2 года назад

A long long time ago, I can still remember… 🙃 Thank you for this.

@dansmith3vdhrj 2 года назад

Nice job, Jack!! Look forward to more of these! Maybe one for SN8, SN10, and SN15?!?!

@dominik_korzen 2 года назад

This video made me realize that I would watch NSF's 2 hour long documentary about history of Starship. Maybe sometime next year? Please!

@majorhayze 2 года назад

Keep up the great work Jack and the team behind these videos! They are fantastic, engaging and interesting all the way through :)

@caseyandtara 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. I have my Jack Beyer print of Hopper on my office wall. I love it.

@cratecruncher6687 2 года назад

All of this happened before I became tuned into the daily Boca news. Thanks for filling in the blanks!

@JakeSilvester 2 года назад

Great video! Love these recaps of all the SN’s

@TheScratchingKiwi 2 года назад

Everyone loves Hoppy!

@sumanmazumdar421 2 года назад

Thanks NSF. Missed the shouting of Timm Dodd though.

@goalcreaseb 2 года назад

This video brings back the memories. I hadn't discovered NSF yet (or maybe did around this time or soon after). The 20 meter hop was so exciting peering through the dust looking for motion, then yes its off the ground!, then the dust settles and there stands Starhopper. That same excitement repeated at the SH 150 meter test flight, SN5, and SN6 of waiting for the dust to clear... and... yes still on one piece! Great times. Thank you for the trip down Starhopper memory lane. Looking forward to more of these historical recaps.

@FloatOn 2 года назад

I'm addicted! Every morning I need my Boca Chica fix!

@2amkebab 2 года назад

Fantastic video! The quality of the imagery and content is superb. Thank you so much for this.

@JasonHHill 2 года назад

Brilliant, a well written and well produced piece. Library worthy.

@deepak__42 2 года назад

Wow... It feels so much soul touching and the time frame where we are today with S20 and B4 is unbelievable Can't wait for Orbital launch!!!

@More-Space-In-Ear 2 года назад

Always nice to be reminded of what was, history will state this was the first flight from starbase….many more have/will follow

@MotoREEngr 2 года назад

The story was told like it was going to be a great legendary story for the future people on Mars.

@oscaroo 2 года назад

It's so cool that you made theses explainations, thank you, and well done!!

@jcarlile8279 2 года назад

Awesome recap Jack. It still blows my mind that starhopper was only 2 years ago.

@jebkermin5914 2 года назад

Jacks got the best radio voice of the bunch =D

@davidwilson2394 2 года назад

Nice to see this old stuff. 😎

@donrubottom8723 2 года назад

Great doc Jack! I hope you all can do 15 or 20 similar one to make a record of the entire development history. Generations of future Martians wool be grateful!

@carlosvinicius13 2 года назад

I love Starhopper

@scottymoondogjakubin4766 2 года назад

i will never forget that day ! star hopper is the boss ! sn6 did good lifting all that 12mm steel but it may have been a different story if it did go 200 meters

@ne1cup 2 года назад

it was very exciting watching hopper fly ! things are taking too long..

@TheVonifasio 2 года назад

I’ve been watching since starhooper was a water tank and was amazed at it’s first flight. Thank you for taking me back and cannot wait till booster 4 and ship 20 launch, sometime soon.

@donsmith717 2 года назад

Thanks for this really nice recap of Starhopper. Great script and tempo. I hope you have time for more like this. Actually, thanks to the whole NSF team, then and now.

@choppaa4204 2 года назад

The Water Tank that flew: A Memoir

@arturogaona6319 2 года назад

The start of something so amazing ! Love starhopper thank you for the amazing work

@WillLanting 2 года назад

This presentation is excellent... awesome work team....

@jezzter4293 2 года назад

Great video Jack, thanks. Amazing to watch the early days again, the development is super fast

@ebenezerduker2708 2 года назад

This is the biography of starhopper and its achievements 👏

@liposchak 2 года назад

I was out of the room when this came on,and I swear I thought I heard the voice of Cronkite,s ghost narrating this. Great narration Jack !

@TOMKATPEDALS 2 года назад

Gotta love starhopper. Thanks guys

@Vatsyayana87 2 года назад

This was awesome,, thanks Jack. And Mary!

@laurenz5555 2 года назад

miss the old times🚀🤩❤️ Lets go Starship!🚀

@multivac6896 2 года назад

I've been watching since the testing of sn5 and the prior part seems very interesting

@jamesatkinson5188 2 года назад

Still think star hopper would be s great place for an NSF robot to be placed. My fingers are crossed that they let you!

@queeg6473 2 года назад

I found out about starship during SN4 testing. I've been hooked ever since !

@willinwoods 2 года назад

Love this kind of recap, please do make more!

@jakobshortell 2 года назад

I almost missed this video, I just assumed it was one of the daily’s and I don’t usually watch those but I’m glad I clicked it since it was really neat to watch a recap of how this all started

@jeffc6832 2 года назад

I think my first real exposure to Starship was with SN6. I had seen some articles online previously that talked about the SN3 failure and showed the MKI prototype. I remember thinking to myself, "that will never work, they're crazy." I also thought it was crazy that they were out there working in the elements and in tents. By the time SN8 happened, I was hooked and became a believer.

@balaji-kartha 2 года назад

Great story My only complaint is that the subtitles were blocking the crucial views of the engines firing and the shots of the legs However yes, the story of the StarHopper and Mary's and your part in documenting history will always be remembered by the civilisation that will grow on our sister planet one day, not far in the future

@GreenLadyofAvalon 2 года назад

it is sad it is taking us sooo long to move more into space.... But I am soooo very happy and moved that I am alive to see at least this one step closer and it brings me hope.