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Hi everybody and welcome back to
another episode of the Elon Musk

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podcast where we delve into the 
astounding progress and 

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pioneering innovation of SpaceX 
and its ambitious Starship 

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program. 
And in today's episode, we're 

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going to take a closer look at 
the latest developments 

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surrounding ship 25. 
The Next Generation spacecraft 

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set to take center stage and 
SpaceX is second integrated test

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flight. 
Just two months after the first 

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groundbreaking integrated test 
flight, Right of Starship SpaceX

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is on The Fast Track making 
Leaps and Bounds in its 

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missions. 
The conquer the final frontier 

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and preparing for the next test 
flight. 

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The teams that SpaceX have been 
conducting an exhaustive series 

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of tests on ship 25's engines. 
While simultaneously laying the 

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foundation for the orbital. 
Launch Mount. 

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This plenty to unravel about 
SpaceX is mighty mental 

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preparations and what they mean 
for the future of space 

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exploration. 
And before we dive into this, 

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we're going to take a couple 
seconds and hear from our 

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sponsors SpaceX is setting the 
stage for its next major, 

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spectacle about two months, have
passed since the integrated 

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flight test SpaceX is vigorously
testing the engines for the 

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second. 
Take off already. 

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This time ship 25 is going to be
the star of the show and in 

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parallel SpaceX is feverishly 
working on the final touches for

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the foundational structure at 
the orbital. 

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Mount or the olm. 
It's here that the super-heavy 

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and Starship are expected to 
embark on their next momentous 

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Journey optimistically. 
Slated for his early as August 

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of this year, Elon Musk is 
always breaking boundaries in 

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this upcoming, second integrated
test flight of Starship, 

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featuring ship 25 and the super 
heaphy prototype dubbed. 

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Booster 9 is shaping up to be 
yet another Testament to his 

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company's ceaseless. 
Ambition this is an intricate I 

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can't dance of preparation and 
testing as its unfolding. 

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A SpaceX is South Texas Starbase
facilities to ready ship 25 for 

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its star turn in the next 
integrated flight test. 

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The teams have thrown themselves
into a thorough engine testing 

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campaign. 
They're leaving, no stone 

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unturned from a spin Prime test 
all the way to the six engine. 

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Static fire test of the ship's, 
formidable Raptor two engines, 

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now, learning from the first 
flight success and challenges, 

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the engineers have made tweaks 
to the ship's. 

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Shielding and internal tank 
structure, the use this huge 

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robust, Space X LR 11,000 crane 
for additional support to the 

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tanks during these alterations, 
and they've ensure that the 

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vehicle is primed for testing 
for this next flame. 

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Now, I'll pod completing the 
necessary modifications, the 

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engineers, remove the crane and 
freed the flaps. 

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In the stage, was set for the 
spin, Prime test on June 14th, 

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where propellants were loaded on
to the ship. 

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Now this process simulates, the 
startup sequence of the entrance

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spinning, the engine oxidizer 
pumped full power - actually 

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igniting the engines. 
Now, this sequence is expected 

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to repeat several times before 
moving on to the static fire 

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tests. 
And if all goes according to 

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plan, the ship's engines should 
soon get the green light for 

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flight an important marker on 
the path to the second 

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integrated test flight. 
However, even the most well 

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tested spacecraft needs a solid 
launch pad to blast off from And

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the first integrated test flight
left, its Mark or a giant hole 

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under the olm due to the immense
power of the super heavy booster

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7s. 30 engines during liftoff, 
three of them didn't start 

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during the left off and left 
with a significant crater to 

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fill in. 
Reinforce the SpaceX team has 

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been hard at work for defying 
the ground. 

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The past two months have seen 
the hole covered and 

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reinforcements have been 
introduced deep into the soil to

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strengthen the lon Each pad 
recently a significant about a 

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rebar has been installed 
underneath the olm. 

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Now, once this stage is 
complete, which should be pretty

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soon, a convoy of concrete 
trucks will be ushered in to 

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fill. 
In this void in this will be 

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followed by the placement of the
water-cooled steel plates. 

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Over the fresh concrete, 
providing additional support and

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anchoring points of these plates
are currently under construction

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near the propellant. 
Production site, also known as 

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the Sanchez site. 
Now, the design Calls for about 

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six plates to be installed 
between the olm columns with 

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half designated support large 
water, manifolds transported 

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from Florida earlier this year. 
And of those two are nearing 

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completion. 
While the third is still, in the

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works. 
SpaceX is no stranger to the 

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lime line in the buzz around. 
This upcoming test flight has 

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been growing. 
The company recently, conducted 

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an engine test with ship 25 at 
Starbase revealing the results 

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in a tweet. 
They said ship 25 completed of 

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flight like chilled and spin of 
the Raptor engine pumps stopping

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just before engine ignition. 
There's another procedure that 

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they must embark on. 
In order to get this ship 

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flight-ready. 
It's known as a static fire 

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test. 
It's a standard pre-launch tests

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where the engines are briefly 
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While the vehicle remains 
grounded, it offers a critical 

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glimpse into the operational 
Readiness of the engines, laying

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the groundwork for the 
spacecrafts eventual launch and 

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the Starship is absolutely 
massive. 

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It's around 400 feet tall. 
The upper stage is about 150 to 

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160 feet tall and the lower 
stage is about 250 to 300 feet 

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tall. 
Both the designed for 

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reusability powered by SpaceX 
has Next Generation, Raptor. 

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Two engines know this upcoming 
second, test flight, featuring 

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ship 25. 
And super-heavy booster 

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prototype 9 aims to replicate 
and build upon the goals of the 

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first flight test. 
If everything goes according 

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Bingley and Regulatory 
obstacles. 

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Don't interfere. 
We could see the second 

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integrated test flight as little
as six to eight weeks out from 

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right now. 
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