SpaceX to launch Starship Orbital flight test 2nd attempt 930am EST

originally posted by: Cymru
a reply to: putnam6

Still being hailed as a success though.

"Rapid unscheduled disassembly?"

"But it was at the point where the booster tried to separate from the upper stage that things went wrong. The booster started tumbling, then boom - it was gone.

SpaceX call this a rapid unscheduled disassembly. But even though the company wanted this test to go further, they won’t call this a failure.

There were still cheers at SpaceX HQ even when the rocket went up in smoke. The fact that the rocket got off the ground is a start - they’ll assess what went right and what went wrong - and then have another go."

www.bbc.co.uk...

No such thing as failure. It's just finding a thousand different ways not to do stuff.

Debris smoked someones car!

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a reply to: Cymru

So the BBC gets it wrong? The rotation was a planned menouver to separate the two stages. The failure was they did not separate.

I don't think this was a RUD. The safety officer or automated safety system probably distructed it.

a reply to: beyondknowledge2

Yes, exactly. The BBC should have watched this video before reporting on the laumch.

Very clear how the manoeuvre works @ 00:01:52

Not a total disaster. It's the largest rocket of its kind and also re-usable eventually. Musk gave it a 50/50 of being a successful launch and said he'd be happy if they didn't blow up the launchpad.

Realistically, this will be safe to put people on in 5 years or so.

But it is a monster at 394 feet long. NASA's last launch was in November with a 322 foot rocket, when they sent the Orion around the Moon. SpaceX rocket is 20% longer/larger.

They'll get there. I just hope he doesn't rush with putting people on it. NASA wouldn't put a human on a rocket like this for another 10 years of testing.

a reply to: Mahogany

At ignition can see bunch of debris flying out - wonder if this was one of failed engines RUD

Will have to assess launch pad for damages At least Chopsticks and Megazilla survived intact

SPACE X gained valuable data STARTSHIP survived until booster cut off when thinks went south and started to tumble

a reply to: putnam6

It blew up

It hit the dome ....

originally posted by: ShadowChatter

a reply to: putnam6

It blew up

It hit the dome ....

LOL if you watch the video, it doesn't represent a 300-plus-foot rocket going over 1750 KPH and running into a dome.

one would expect the collision to be an immediate explosion, but that didn't happen here

Real shame - looks like it ran out of juice just shy of the surface and dropped.

If nothing else, it gave us this:

a reply to: putnam6

Fairly sure that was sarcasm?