SpaceX starship...cleared to fly

[patc84]

it cleared the pad, hit max q. those are 2 great accomplishments

 

[ZYBORG]

Damn…. Did like 3+ loops….

 

[bird_dog0347]

It also got in plenty of flip practice before the unscheduled disassembly.

 

[Double"O"]

Did the post boost vehicle not separate ?...i saw the main engine sep but that was it

 

[ZYBORG]

some of the raptor engines went out… it self destroyed… from what I understand

 

[Double"O"]

some of the raptor engines went out… it self destroyed… from what I understand

I watched it...3 or 4 engines went down,...i saw the main engine sep or failure maybe and its decent to death lol.

 

[03cobra#694]

Bet that cost a few bucks.

 

[blk02edge]

some of the raptor engines went out… it self destroyed… from what I understand

That's part of throttle down.

But yea, did not separate, team had to hit the big red button

 

[HudsonFalcon]

“Rapid unscheduled disassembly.” LOL.

 

[BittenInBama]

/\ Will def be using that phrase in the future.

We warched it in the office this morning & you could hear R.U.D. repeated throughout the morning
Hahaha

 

[CompOrange04GT]

“Rapid unscheduled disassembly.” LOL.

I'll use that the next time I make a bartender squirt

 

[72MachOne99GT]

I'll use that the next time I make a bartender squirt

Are going to say it before or after you’re cleaning his booster fuel off your face?

 

[Bullitt1448]

I say they had an oops

 

[patc84]

pretty much. but like anything it was a learning experience. Pad took some damage.

Booster7/Ship24 is old tech too.

no more hydraulics for the grid fins on Booster 8+, plus tons of other upgrades, as well as a ton of upgrades for Ship 25+

 

[PhoenixM3]

“Rapid unscheduled disassembly.” LOL.

Shitty name for any space band.....

 

[Relaxed Chaos]

Despite the catastrophic failure, Elon congrats his team on their work and encourages them on to the next launch. This is leadership.

 

[bird_dog0347]

As it should be, they achieved way more than the stated goal and got a ton of good data to look at and provide even better successes moving forward.

 

[Morgan]

Do we know if the plan includes sending a monkey to test the vehicle in orbit?

 

[72MachOne99GT]

So without going too deep into science, I believe I read somewhere that this thing is capable of more thrust than any space rocket we’ve launched before…is that just including ones that have carried people such as the Gemeni and Saturn V rockets?

Also, if this thing was on its side attached to a set of axles on a treadmill…..

 

[bird_dog0347]

It's the largest most powerful rocket to date. And even on a treadmill and horizontal would have blown up when it tried to flip for separation.