SpaceX is targeting as soon as Thursday, April 20 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas. The...
  • nohaybanda [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Lol, all the fucking dweebs in comments coping hard rn. "it achieved lift off so it's already a successful launch".

    So why was it planned as an orbital mission, dipshit?

    • nohaybanda [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      If your goal was to leave the launchpad you could have just blown up the fucking thing from the start and saved our time.

    • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Based on the Ars Technica article something was expected to go wrong . The goal was to gather data of Starship in flight and it didn't really get to do that so the mission can be called a failure

    • VILenin [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Did you ask them if their arms hurt from moving the goalposts so much?

  • StarShip [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Lol, it didn't separate and was destroyed downrange.

    • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Usually you'd be right, but the "rocket fuel" on this one is actually just methane, not regular rocket fuel. If you're going to have your ship blow up into a million pieces over the ocean, methane is the best case scenario for a fuel. Methane + Oxygen for fuel is one of the only good things to come out of Elon's insane mind.

      • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I guarantee you he's tried to get them to use the most toxic fuel possible because caring about the environment is woke

        • puff [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          He doesn't do any of the science and engineering. He owns the company. That's it.

  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    "I do want to remind everyone that everything after clearing the tower was icing on the cake"

    :owned:

    lmao the short clip around 49:59 of :melon-musk: looking mad is perfect

  • nohaybanda [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Actually disregard my other comments. After reviewing the footage again I can confidently say this vehicle is now safe for road testing.

  • DialecticalShaman [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    It's looking like their choice to not build a flame trench or suppression system hurt them in that it may have led to significant launch pad damage and may have even damaged the rocket enough to cause mission failure.