Starship Flight 12 Launch! | Tesla Time News 627

In this episode, the host recaps major SpaceX and Tesla updates, led by the successful second attempt of Starship Flight 12, which launched after a hydraulic scrub, deployed satellites to capture stunning in-space footage, and completed a dramatic Indian Ocean landing with Musk confirming "No burn-throughs. Shield held." The segment highlights the powerful new V3 Raptor engines and Musk's economic case that full reusability makes high thrust-to-weight ratios more cost-effective than expendable rockets. Shifting to Tesla, the host praises the Cyber Cab's record-breaking efficiency of 165 Wh/mile, celebrates the company's labor court victory in Sweden, and notes major regulatory progress for FSD in Belgium and the Model Y's historic milestone of 100,000 registrations in Norway. The video also briefly addresses Elon's denial of a Washington Post AI report and closes with viewer-submitted Supercharger reviews, emphasizing SpaceX's iterative "learn by flying" approach over NASA-style perfection.

• ▶ 0:23 Starship Flight 12's first attempt was scrubbed because a hydraulic pin wouldn't retract, but the team successfully launched the next day.
• ▶ 0:47 Deployed "free-flyer" satellites from the PEZ dispenser captured Starship from space and relayed footage via Starlink, enabling a pirouette maneuver to inspect the heat shield.
• ▶ 1:47 After a successful Indian Ocean landing, Musk reported "No burn-throughs. Shield held," with nearby camera buoys capturing dramatic close-up shots of the vehicle's intentional breakup.
• ▶ 3:21 The new V3 Raptor engines gave Starship Flight 12 a much faster liftoff, producing thrust equivalent to about 80 Boeing 747s.
• ▶ 3:28 Musk's economic reasoning: fully reusable rockets favor a higher thrust-to-weight ratio because propellant cost dominates cost per ton to orbit; even a Falcon 9 loses more money on its expended upper stage than on propellant.
• ▶ 4:48 The launch wasn't perfect, but the point was learning, not perfection — with SpaceX's iterative testing contrasted against the "typical NASA way" of engineering every detail.
• ▶ 5:21 Chesset Chicago's Tesla raffle offers a prize of an EV up to $80,000 or $50,000 cash, supporting 80+ programs for families in crisis, with code NYK for ticket discounts.
• ▶ 6:18 The Cyber Cab is the most efficient EV ever certified at 165 Wh/mile—about half the original Model S's consumption and roughly 35% more efficient than a Model 3.
• ▶ 6:49 The host notes the Cyber Cab's efficiency comes from "engineering magic," including being ~1,000 lbs lighter than a Model 3, and stresses that Teslas cost about a tenth of gas to fuel.
• ▶ 7:32 Tesla won its second labor court case against Swedish union IF Metall, with the court ordering the union to pay over 500,000 kronor (~$53,000) in legal costs; the strike has now lasted 2.5 years — the longest in Sweden in 100 years — yet the Model Y remains the #1 selling BEV in the country.
• ▶ 9:20 Belgium's Federal Minister of Mobility confirmed that if any one Belgian region approves Tesla FSD Supervised, the authorization becomes valid nationwide; Tesla has already completed over 2,000 km of testing on Flemish roads toward a 5,000 km target.
• ▶ 10:17 The Tesla Model Y became the first car ever to reach 100,000 new registrations in Norway — meaning 1 in 29 passenger cars on Norwegian roads is a Model Y — reinforcing its status as the world's best-selling car three times.
• ▶ 12:49 Elon disputed the Washington Post report that he and others persuaded Trump not to sign an AI executive order, saying "This is false" and that he still didn't know what was in it.
• ▶ 13:06 Elon praised the first Starship version 3 launch as "epic" and set a goal of launching over 10,000 times a year, with 200+ tons of useful load per flight.
• ▶ 14:41 Supercharger reviews highlighted the Baker, California site (7-8/10, crowded but with food and bathrooms) and the new 12-stall Box Hill, Melbourne station (8/10, biggest in Australia), with all reviews available on a map at nowyouknowchannel.com.

• ▶ 0:00 Intro & Starship Flight 12 (0:00 - 3:10) - Hosts introduce the episode and recap Starship Flight 12's scrub, free-flyer/PEZ footage, and Indian Ocean landing.
• ▶ 3:10 Raptors, Launch Reactions & NASA Leadership (3:10 - 5:19) - V3 Raptor speed, NASA leadership at the launch, and Raptor 3 engine analysis with closing thoughts.
• ▶ 5:19 Sponsor & Cyber Cab Efficiency (5:19 - 7:32) - Chesset Chicago sponsorship and Cyber Cab efficiency/Tesla engineering.
• ▶ 7:32 Tesla, SpaceX & Patreon Roundup (7:32 - 12:45) - Sweden labor cases, Belgium FSD, Norway Model Y milestone, Irving robotaxi facility, Starlink updates, and Patreon bonus/shoutouts.
• ▶ 12:45 Exes, Supercharger Reviews & Membership Offers (12:45 - 16:28) - Elon's exes of the week, supercharger reviews, closing reminder, and Patreon/Investor Club/SpaceX IPO opportunities.