A video of Elon Musk being asked a question about his SpaceX rocket by a YouTuber \u2013 and realizing he\u2019s made a vital error is like watching a penny drop in realtime. <\/p>\n
The intelligent enquiry by Everyday Astronaut<\/a>, aka Tim, was asked at exactly the right time for the billionaire to realise his error and \u2013 crucially \u2013 correct it.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t even need a cold gas\u00a0thruster\u00a0system\u2026you already have hot gas,\u201d says Musk.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this is only for the booster, right?\u201d Tim asked.<\/p>\n You can watch the incredible conversation in the video below:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Appearing deep in thought the SpaceX founder and CEO replies: \u201cArguably, now you mentioned it, it might be wise to do this for the ship too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re gonna fix that.\u201d <\/p>\n And it\u2019s not the first time Musk has taken on project feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tim was visiting SpaceX\u2019s \u2018Starbase\u2019 in 2021, however, upon being invited back more than six months later, it was revealed by\u00a0SpaceX\u00a0chief, Elon\u00a0Musk, that his question led to vital changes.<\/p>\n The tweak involved using excess gas from the\u00a0Starship\u2019s main engines for\u00a0manoeuvring\u00a0thrusters\u00a0instead of separate cold gas\u00a0thrusters.<\/p>\n Starship took off from the Starbase launch site in Texas in November on a 90-minute mission to orbit and back.<\/p>\n It reached 90 miles (148 kilometers) above ground, and the rocket\u2019s Super Heavy first-stage booster sadly exploded.<\/p>\n A statement on X from the company explained: \u201cThe booster experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly shortly after stage separation while Starship\u2019s engines fired for several minutes on its way to space.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Youtuber\u2019s question made Elon Musk completely rethink SpaceX rocket<\/a> appeared first on Supercar Blondie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n