---
title: "Watch SpaceX Complete Its Starship Prototype Live on YouTube"
description: "SpaceX is gearing up to completing the construction of its Starship MK1 prototype. Watch their progress live on YouTube thanks to a 24/7 stream."
date: "2019-09-27"
modified: "2019-09-27"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-starship-prototype-youtube"
categories:
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "Starship"
  - "the digest"
---

# Watch SpaceX Complete Its Starship Prototype Live on YouTube

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/starship-live-stream-complete-youtube.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Elon Musk via Twitter/Victor Tangermann\</em\>*

## Starship Stream

SpaceX is gearing up to complete the construction of its Starship MK1 prototype, which it's planning to test in a matter of months. The historic spaceship is the [largest upper stage ever built](<https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1177610327002877959>), according to Senior Space Editor at *Ars Technica* Eric Berger.

And now, you can watch SpaceX put together the first full-size prototype of its Starship in Boca Chica, Texas thanks to a 24/7 live stream on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDOpyUmfL4

## Making Progress

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been keeping us up to date on the progress of the prototype on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1177314408604680192

So far, three Raptor rocket engines have been attached — that's two more engines than the company's "[Starhopper](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1177314408604680192>)" prototype, which was put through its paces earlier this year. A complete "Super Heavy" variant of the rocket will feature 41 Raptor engines, [according to Musk](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-starship-super-heavy>).

The massive test rocket will feature six landing legs and two massive fins. The final rocket will be [165 feet tall](<https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-prototype-details-elon-musk.html>) and weigh 1,400 tons including fuel.

SpaceX has some ambitious plans for its Starship spacecraft. If everything goes according to plan — though the company still has an immense of work ahead — it will be able to carry up to 100 passengers all the way to Mars.

**READ MORE:** [Elon Musk Just Dropped More Tantalizing Details About SpaceX's Starship Prototype](<https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-prototype-details-elon-musk.html>) \[*Space.com*\]

**More on Starship:** *[SpaceX Is Installing Tesla Batteries In Starship Prototype](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-installing-tesla-batteries-starship-prototype>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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