Will SpaceX’s New Launch Pad Outperform NASA’s?

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Episode Summary: Part 2 of this CSI Starbase Ultra Deep Dive Investigation examines THE MOST extreme thermal energy mitigation system ever integrated into a launch pad. As Starship pushes beyond the limits of traditional launch infrastructure, managing the immense thermal, acoustic, and pressure loads at ignition becomes a problem no previous system was designed to handle. In this episode we break down the engineering behind SpaceX’s approach — from the geometry of the flame deflector to the unprecedented scale of the water deluge system — and how these elements work together to absorb, redirect, and suppress the energy released during launch. Its time to explore the solutions that may finally bring the launch pad up to the same level as the most powerful rocket ever built — and make rapid reusability possible. Part 1: https://youtu.be/Xh-QBWtP444 _________ R&D Launch Mount & Stage Zero 2.0 Tee Shirts: https://csi-starbase.myshopify.com Discount Code: RestInPieces Please consider supporting CSI Starbase on: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/CSI_Starbase PayPal: https://paypal.me/CSIstarbase X: https://x.com/CSI_Starbase CSI Starbase Production : Geoff Allan https://x.com/DeffGeff ________ Technical Resources: Building KSC: https://public.ksc.nasa.gov/partnerships/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/03/Buildings-KSC-pad-VAB-LCC-O_C.pdf Multiphase Modeling of Water Injection on MFD: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20130014503/downloads/20130014503.pdf Artemis 1 Ablation Analysis : https://tfaws.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/TFAWS23-PT-39-Presentation.pdf ________ Huge thanks to the team of 3D Forensics Agents who make all of this possible! Lewis Knaggs - Stage Zero 2.0 Renders Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/LewisKnaggs 𝕏 https://x.com/lewisknaggs42 ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/@LewisKnaggs Ryan Hansen Space - CSI 3D Forensics Agent Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/ryanhansenspace/ 𝕏 https://x.com/RyanHansenSpace ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/@RyanHansenSpace 📷Virtual Space 3D - Highbay & CSI Headquarters Renders Patreon - 𝕏 https://x.com/Lolomatico3d 𝕏 https://x.com/Benedikt_3D 𝕏 https://x.com/2legit2quit3d Andi Ashtorak - Starbase Sim Video Game: 𝕏 https://x.com/StarbaseSim Nick Henning - Stage Zero V1 Flame Trench Concept: 𝕏 https://x.com/nickhenning3d Chrome Kiwi - Water Cooled Deck Plate Conceptual Render 𝕏 https://x.com/AshleyKillip Content Creators Featured In This Investigation: 📷 Starship Gazer - Starbase Photographer Patreon - / starshipgazer https://x.com/StarshipGazer ▶︎ @starshipgazer Shaun Ghisler - Marcus House Channel https://x.com/lifeatstagezero Cosmic Perspective w/Audio from Andrew Keating ▶︎ / @cosmicperspective Tim Dodd - The Everyday Astronaut ▶︎ / @everydayastronaut AVID Space - 24/7 Starbase Livestreams ▶︎ / @labpadre NASASpaceflight ▶︎ / nasaspaceflight RGVAerialPhotography - Starbase Weekly Livestreams Patreon - / rgvaerial 𝕏 https://x.com/RGVaerialphotos ▶︎ / @rgvaerialphotography 📷Greg Scott - Kennedy Space Center Photographer Patreon - https://patreon.com/GregScott_Photo Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:06 Space Shuttle Deluge 10:24 SLS MFD 16:12 Stennis Upgrades 20:37 Superheavy Flame Deflector 31:33 Ridge Cap Manifold 34:02 18 Degrees (skit) 40:16 SHFD Final Touches 42:24 Launch Mount Install Prep 48:39 Protecting The Launch Deck 56:13 Water Cooled Launch Deck 1:08:27 Stage Zero 2.0 Final Touches 1:15:33 Material Selection 1:22:37 Final Audit / Outro 1:26:32 BONUS Music Credits 0:01 Max H. Wisdom Blade - Licensed from Artlist IO 1:25 “Do You Remember" prod. by kochetkovv https://youtu.be/XXkND6MTJC8 3:03 https://youtu.be/68QeDAitSPo 6:58 https://youtu.be/LQMq4YEMvH8 10:23 Raz Burg - Dark Sparks - Licensed from Artlist IO 13:46 Ikoliks - Moon Town 16:31 Ikoliks - Technological Revolution - Licensed from Artlist IO 20:54 Ikoliks - Dive Deep - Licensed from Artlist IO 24:08 Tamuz Deke - Blue Beings - Licensed from Artlist IO 28:23 Ikoliks - Dying Light - Licensed from Artlist IO 31:31 https://youtu.be/V-_44B2Ltyc 38:26 Raz Burg - Night Chase - Licensed from Artlist IO 42:35 https://youtu.be/Wr9kwih7its? 45:41 https://youtu.be/gpC1MN1CFSk 49:16 https://youtu.be/TMIg0Q5FIQQ 50:36 https://youtu.be/V-_44B2Ltyc 56:07 Flint - Too Many Pixels - Licensed from Artlist IO 59:26https://youtu.be/TMIg0Q5FIQQ 1:02:59 https://youtu.be/gutOF86rhgI 1:05:03 https://youtu.be/TpJfT3bF7DE 1:08:24 https://youtu.be/w-bLNAqQKVM 1:12:324 Ikoliks - Technological Revolution - Licensed from Artlist IO 1:15:30 Ikoliks - Dive Deep - Licensed from Artlist IO 1:19:16 Ikoliks - Moon Town - Licensed from Artlist IO 1:29:01 Tamuz Dekel Plastic Breathe - Licensed from Artlist IO 1:30:55 Beat from https://www.beatopia.com/ "The Last Song Produced by Ghost" Last but not least I want to give HUGE SHOUTOUT to the entire CSI Starbase team on discord!