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@hankhank3129

You can see where the air was flowing when they wanted to open the cargo door. 
Great vid!

@Kittyfacts1047

4:06:31 launch 4:09:29 hot stage 4:13:05 landing burn and disintegration 4:15:48 
Ship engine shut down reentry start 4:54:41 ship lost

@CrigeNorman

I didn t expect to love this as much as I do

@AerospaceHorizon

Stream start - 2:44 
Prop load begun - 3:08:42
Prop load complete - 3:57:28
1st hold - 3:59:38
1st hold clear vent - 4:01:05
2nd hold - 4:01:37
2nd hold clear - 4:06:06
DSS - 4:06:24
Water deluge, ignition, LIFTOFF! - 4:06:38
VAPOR CONE! - 4:07:48
MECO, Stage Sep, Boostback Burn - 4:09:28
Boostback Burn shutdown, HSR sep - 4:10:12
B14-2 entry - 4:12:07
B14-2 Landing Burn, RUD! - 4:13:09
RVacs shutdown - 4:15:36
SECO!!!!! - 4:15:53
Payload Bay view - 4:21:58
Crazy insane wild reentry start - 4:47:45
More crazy insane wild reentry views - 4:52:25
Loss Of Signal - 4:53:43
Replays - 4:58:36

@BagOfH0lding

I gotta say I dont know what it is about your mics but this is the first rocket launch I can remember watching that sounded intense enough to make me go "Bwoah"

@victoria.n8916

I think this was your best starship launch stream yet, really enjoyed it, loved the more relaxed vibes and the commentating from Alex, Adrian and Jack as well as all the great graphics. Thank you very much😊

@corrinastanley125

Thanks NSF team for all of the hard work bringing this to us .

@WilboBaggins-dm7ub

Worth every minute of a very long day

@nallemanstankarochfunderingar

Thank you NSF for all your fantastic covering of Starbase, Boca Chicka and all that's happening there.

What are most of all amazing me is that it seems like Space-X is not using information and ideas that are constantly pouring out of this humongous community that's constantly following and commenting on the development of StarShip.
What happened today could very well be the result of what was mentioned in the video CSI Staircase's video about Pogostick effect.
Rapidly alternating weights inside the ship can definitely cause the valves and vent's to get stuck. It can also cause variations to the internal structure of the ship which in its turn caused the payload door to loose functionality.

I really hope they will look at all these videos and listen to speculations and observations.

@julesjackson4855

Based on the fact that the air did not appear to evacuate like on flight 3, I suspect that the payload bay door didn’t even open at all.

@dirkvader6096

4:38:54 This is the first time ever I hear the SpaceX commentator say it was "not great". They usually claim it was a huge success regardless of the outcome.

@DenzelPeterson-u7o

4:33:13 best part

@KeshiaFowler

It’s so loud!! I love it

@Nathsin

Well then… this throws yet another spanner in the works, I wonder how much of spacex’s toolbox hasn’t been thrown into the works.

@rmdy7

Another 😌😌

@charlesw9875

This is a fuel ballasting issue that they're trying to solve with software instead of re-engineering. They keep hoping that software will do the job because changing the ballast to accomodate falling fuel levels in flight costs serious time and money, as well as risks losing even more payload capacity.

@Dysputant

So. Booster exploded. Cargo did not open up. Fire on bottom of 2 stage almost same as last time. 2 stage lost control and died.
... I know this are tests but it looks like it goes backward. Next what ? Explosion on starting pad ?

@BooBoo-h9q

The new V3

@evertfernandes7995

The technology being used here is massively complex, I completely understand that.

However, at this point it's also as easy as it's ever going to get, and after 9 flights, they are still essentially trying to get back the booster and ship in some way, shape or form. The real deal will be infinitely more complex.

Sure, the spin is that this is all expected, iterative development, failure = success, "gathering lots of good data" etc. but at the moment, even successes are essentially a coin toss. Even something relatively simple (compared to the other challenges) as opening a door causes issues. There will be 100's, if not 1000's of 'door' scenarios that need to be tested.

To go from here to a reliable, relatively safe vehicle that dozens of people are willing to strap themselves into and trust that it will keep them alive for months, seems out of view at this moment. I'm not saying it can't be done at some point, but it feels decades away, not just a few years like is being promised.

I know people will point to Falcon 9 to show that it can be done, but that rocket is a little toy compared to Starship. It's apples and oranges.

Just being realistic here. I know SpaceX are trying hard, and I hope they succeed.