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I think that failed today and it ended up in the ocean.We spent most of the winter at Cocoa Beach and saw launches. When the booster comes off, they land it upright on a barge and tow it back in, which I thought was amazing.
SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket on reentry over the Indian OceanWe spent most of the winter at Cocoa Beach and saw launches. When the booster comes off, they land it upright on a barge and tow it back in, which I thought was amazing.
I appreciate your candor.It looked like a skyscraper getting launched into space. I'm no fan of Musk but am in awe of the engineering that goes into something like tech marvel.
IDK. I've got it from very smart people that it's just billionaires making vanity plays to go to space when there are hungry people.
That’s the same argument the NAACP used when Armstrong walked on the moon. It was a loser then and it’s a loser now. But if you say instead of politicians flushing billions on their campaigns, that money could be directed to places like Milton Hershey Med Center or St. Jude’s you might be on to something.IDK. I've got it from very smart people that it's just billionaires making vanity plays to go to space when there are hungry people.
you missed the snark. his comment was tongue-in-cheek. I always denote my snark with TiC.That’s the same argument the NAACP used when Armstrong walked on the moon. It was a loser then and it’s a loser now. But if you say instead of politicians flushing billions on their campaigns, that money could be directed to places like Milton Hershey Med Center or St. Jude’s you might be on to something.
Oops. I think there is a contagion of angry old men with onset dementia going on. I might have caught it.you missed the snark. his comment was tongue-in-cheek. I always denote my snark with TiC.
I thought it was obvious with the "very smart people" commentyou missed the snark. his comment was tongue-in-cheek. I always denote my snark with TiC.
I apologize. I’m kind of new here. There are some dummies to sort through so I am probably over cautious, on guard for their stupidity.I thought it was obvious with the "very smart people" comment
Well now your are officially qualified to run for President in either party.Oops. I think there is a contagion of angry old men with onset dementia going on. I might have caught it.
LMAOROFL. Take AOC and the squad.Musk believes this platform is all that is needed to go to Mars. Once perfected, he'll be looking for a team to spend two years of their lives going to and getting back from Mars. This is probably just a few years away.
Yep, burned up on re-entrySpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket on reentry over the Indian Ocean
Bet @Catch50 had several of these posters!
There was no plan for it to land on a barge, but to just splash down into the ocean. There is some amazing video of it during reentry before it burned up, I'll see if I can find it.Yep, burned up on re-entry
SpaceX's Starship notches major flight test milestones, breaks up over Indian Ocean in final moments
SpaceX launched the third test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, as the company pushed development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones.www.cnbc.com
Here it is, the video was transmitted via Starlink!There was no plan for it to land on a barge, but to just splash down into the ocean. There is some amazing video of it during reentry before it burned up, I'll see if I can find it.
It's the public who can't think critically about space exploration. We would still have NASA without the billionaires.IDK. I've got it from very smart people that it's just billionaires making vanity plays to go to space when there are hungry people.
So when is next launch ?
Couple thoughts: An amazing difference between this and the 60s/70s NASA launches. Back then the launch team engineers were all crew cut in short sleeved white shirts with narrow ties. And it was dead silent from a few minutes before launch until flight control was handed off to Houston. You could hear specialty teams announcing status one by one to confirm systems were nominal.
You are seeing and hearing two groups of people and it's a split screen. The people yelling and cheering aren't in the same room as the engineers.Couple thoughts: An amazing difference between this and the 60s/70s NASA launches. Back then the launch team engineers were all crew cut in short sleeved white shirts with narrow ties. And it was dead silent from a few minutes before launch until flight control was handed off to Houston. You could hear specialty teams announcing status one by one to confirm systems were nominal.
This team was screaming like a White Out crowd the entire final minute before lift off and at every key data point. Exciting but how could various flight system engineers communicate?
During reentry; at roughly T+40 minutes and about a minute before the first heat plasma appeared you could see numerous pieces of material floating by. The two talking analysts never mentioned it but my guess it was pieces of the heat shield coming off due to stresses on the hull and the heat. That is probably what doomed the ship.
A great accomplishment and having live video the whole flight was great for civilians like us but also great for data analysts. Hearing after flight reports will be fascinating.
Thanks, didn’t realize the split screen.You are seeing and hearing two groups of people and it's a split screen. The people yelling and cheering aren't in the same room as the engineers.
That was definitely heat shield coming off. It looked like they were having some issues maintaining attitude as reentry started. Still a pretty huge success.