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Has there been any announcement that it was command detonated or, was there a failure beyond the non-separation? | |||
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It sounds like, despite the "rapid unscheduled disassembly", the mission had SOME level of success. "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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I believe they waited as long as possible before pushing the FTS button. Stage 0 did not fair much better. But the full stack did clear the tower so they will take the win.   | |||
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"rapid unscheduled disassembly"? What do people have against plain speaking? | |||
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There is a funny story about rocket scientists and engineers. Standing at an anonymous hotel bar, I engaged the guy to my right in casual conversation. He turned out to be a rocket scientist who got his start when the space program was just launching monkeys into space. After talking for a while, he admitted that his job is about the ten seconds before and after ignition. And no one can predict what will happen. “But,” he said, “that’s not the hardest part of my job.” When I asked what was so hard, he said “It’s the crew. After a few missions, the apes stopped being trainable. So we went to military test pilots, then military pilots, then women!” “What the Hell is next? John Glenn on the space shuttle?” As for the launch today, it was a success. That heavy, ungainly albatross of a spaceship, so necessary to lofting bigger things into orbit and beyond, flew. And fairly well, for 90 or so seconds. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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Being the most powerful rocket launch since the Saturn V's, I think Space-X will be doing a bit of clean-up and assessment of the surrounding launch area; hard to believe the didn't build a flame diverter or, suppression system. Great footage of a photography van getting shelled with incoming debris. | |||
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The good news is the trench for the flame diverted is half done.  <i></i>This message has been edited. Last edited by: SigSentry, | |||
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Funny enough, it's become a SpaceX originated term to describe explosion. They embrace it, as they seem to the culture of failures being the pathway to success. That, I can get behind. Still not sure how to embed YT videos, but this one of theirs from some years ago was posted here, and is still amusing. Link You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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Good analysis from Ward Carroll's channel. Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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Launch 2 of Starship- A little further and it seems most of the initial problems were fixed. That's 7 months from the 1st launch- 3rd launch will probably be 1/2 that. Background- The day before: The Launch: Pretty good Post Launch Review: This message has been edited. Last edited by: braillediver, ____________________________________________________ The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart. | |||
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Have a couple of buds that work in other groups on other NASA projects...Artemis and the ISS. They both said that what happened in yesterday's launch and flight was a MASSIVE success despite the loss of all vehicles involved. That's why unmanned testing is conducted, eh?? And with today's remote technology, it's getting to the point that humans are almost not needed on any of these flights. Hell...they already have unmanned re-supply missions going up to the ISS. "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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I watched the coverage yesterday and everyone got just about everything they wanted out if that came except for the icing. Yes they had a Stage 1 RUD but there was no plans to recover it. Yes they had a starship issue but no plans to recover that either. You make successes by making failures first. Remember how Dragon texting went. The launch was great and they had all 33 engines running. They had a great start to the second stage. All six engines running. What’s not to like. | |||
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Perhaps "done blowed up" sounds a little unsophisticated? | |||
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They made it past MaxQ when they were hoping to clear the tower. That is a massive success. This has been so fun to watch. I took my kids to falcon heavy launch at kennedy and a few nights ago we could see a launch from our house in boca. It was awsome. __________________________ The entire reason for the Second Amendment is not for hunting, it’s not for target shooting … it’s there so that you and I can protect our homes and our children and and our families and our lives. And it’s also there as fundamental check on government tyranny. Sen Ted Cruz | |||
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Ozzy Man has your translation Jump to 1:37 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly = Destination Fucked! The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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“Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched a rocket in the early hours of Thursday morning from Kennedy Space Center, setting off the first US moon lander mission since 1972. …… If all goes well, a touchdown attempt would occur February 22, after a day in lunar orbit. …” DailyMail article: https://mol.im/a/13086239 Serious about crackers | |||
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Engineering speak that all Aerospace companies use. | |||
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“For the first time in more than five decades, Americans have returned to the moon. Well, American robots, at least. A week after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket, the uncrewed Odysseus spacecraft gently touched down on the surface of the moon Thursday, ushering in a historic moon landing. …” https://www.usatoday.com/story...-launch/72660310007/ Serious about crackers | |||
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