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Starship First Flight: FAIL or SUCCESS? with Scott Manley and Marcus House
Description
SpaceX finally tested a fully stacked Starship system on April 20th. Why did they blow it up? What exactly went wrong with the test? How can they fix it in future tests? Discussing all these questions with Scott Manley and Marcus House.
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00:00 Intro
00:46 How did the launch go
02:46 Stage Zero problems
09:39 Flight analysis
19:36 How can SpaceX fix things
25:08 Flying Starship to Moon and Mars
27:38 Wen next launch
31:52 Conclusions
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