SpaceX "Critical Path" Documentary 4K [34:15]

YouTube ^ | July 10, 2026 | Launch Heaven

[SunkenCiv]

Credit / SOURCE: SpaceX 

SpaceX "Critical Path" Documentary 4K | 34:15
Launch Heaven | 16,148 views | July 10, 2026

[SunkenCiv]

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:52 Intro Ends
02:56 "One Week to Launch" (Flight 12)
03:26 10-Engine Static Fire (Booster 19)
13:47 "4 Days to Launch" (Flight 12)
16:23 "3 Days to Launch" (Flight 12)
18:11 Starlink v3 Dumlink Install (Flight 12)
20:05 "2 Days to Launch" (Flight 12)
21:30 "24 Hours to Launch" (Flight 12)
25:45 "14 Hours to Launch" (After Scrub) (Flight 12)
26:21 Starship Recovery Team
27:40 Starship Flight 12 Second Attempt
29:38 Starship Flight 12 Launch
32:17 Starship Bellyflop
32:31 Starship landing Burn
32:40 Starship landing
32:53 Starship boom
34:15 Video Ends

[SunkenCiv]

SpaceX has released *"Critical Path," a new Starship documentary featuring incredible behind-the-scenes footage from the final days leading up to Starship Flight 12 and the launch itself.* The documentary follows SpaceX engineers as they encounter major challenges during launch preparations, work tirelessly to diagnose and solve problems, overcome setbacks, and ultimately launch the first Starship V3 on Flight 12, successfully completing the mission after an intense development campaign. 

SpaceX's New Documentary Reveals the Real Struggle Behind Starship Launch | 34:15
Scientia Plus | 53,152 views | July 10, 2026

[SunkenCiv]

Starship Flight 13 is almost here! This week SpaceX completed Booster 20's full 33-engine static fire, giving the clearest sign yet that the next Starship launch is just days away. We also dive into SpaceX's brand-new Critical Path video, revealing incredible new views of Pad 2, Mechazilla, the flame trench, water deluge system, and Starship recovery operations. Elsewhere, Falcon 9 continues smashing reuse records with multiple launches, China demonstrates a remarkable new reusable rocket recovery system with the Long March 10B booster, Blue Origin begins rebuilding Launch Complex 36 after the New Glenn pad accident, and China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft reaches the tiny quasi-moon asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, the smallest asteroid ever visited. We also look at Hayabusa2's latest flyby. 

SpaceX Is Go for Starship Flight 13 | 28:49
Marcus House | 72,681 views | July 11, 2026

[SunkenCiv]

Picture showed up, but the vid got pulled by YouTube. The Scientia version works, or anyway, it was working a few minutes ago.

The direct link to SpaceX works fine.

Transcript’s ready, not sure anyone needs it, may post it later.

[Blennos]

Amazing documentary. Thanks for posting. Makes one appreciate how incredibly difficult this Starship program actually is. Hopefully not impossible.

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure!