UFO Slice

I drove down to South Padre Island to watch Starship Flight 15 in person with my friend Kirby and his family. His first launch. My second.

The booster came back from space, didn't get caught and blew up. The sonic boom hit like a shotgun. You could feel the compression.

I kept the long takes in so you get a feel for what it's like to stand out there. The wait, the countdown, the climb, and all of us trying to find the booster in the sky on the way back. Before the launch Kirby and I talk about why I think Starship changes everything. Cheap launches, data centers in orbit, and phone signal from the top of Mount Everest.

Have you ever seen a launch in person? Tell me in the comments.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Driving in
1:33 Kirby's first launch
2:46 Why Starship changes everything
4:51 26 new Starlink satellites
6:26 Phone signal from space
9:59 No earplugs
11:13 Countdown
12:52 Liftoff
17:48 The booster comes back
18:22 No catch
20:42 Back at the hotel

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