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[Zablo Pabletta]

Very impressive launch, everything works except the booster didn't nail the return landing!

Stunning craft.

 

[grunge]

That was stunning footage. Very very impressive.

re entry of starship coming up.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Very impressive launch, everything works except the booster didn't nail the return landing!

Stunning craft.

A bloody expensive write off... 33 engines on it...

Watching the Ship footage now as it's coasting towards Australia... Amazing stuff

 

[cleavers]

re entry of starship coming up.

First time they've got live film of re-entry and the plasma, looks to have been pretty successful, though they appear to have lost coms with it before it crashed into the Ocean.

 

[Bluemanc100]

First time they've got live film of re-entry and the plasma, looks to have been pretty successful, though they appear to have lost coms with it before it crashed into the Ocean.

Hopefully they learned a lot from this flight.. It was always going to crash into the sea

It's a bloody expensive hobby that's for sure

 

[grunge]

A bloody expensive write off... 33 engines on it...

Watching the Ship footage now as it's coasting towards Australia... Amazing stuff

Not really expensive per se. Every time a rocket in the history of rockets this has been the same. Only real exception is SpaceX. Even a full loss is probably far cheaper than a space shuttle launch.

I think they mentioned all the engines were 2nd+ use but they may have been talking about the dragon launches.

So while it’s more expensive at the start it’s far better going forward

 

[Bluemanc100]

Not really expensive per se. Every time a rocket in the history of rockets this has been the same. Only real exception is SpaceX. Even a full loss is probably far cheaper than a space shuttle launch.

I think they mentioned all the engines were 2nd+ use but they may have been talking about the dragon launches.

So while it’s more expensive at the start it’s far better going forward

It’s a learning curve… I’m sure they’ll crack it eventually

 

[grunge]

It’s a learning curve… I’m sure they’ll crack it eventually

Yeah. I reckon next launch both will 'land' as expected. probably 4/5 away from trying to land on solid land. maybe a 4/5 more after than before they risk a chopstick landing which is the main aim.

 

[GornikDaze]

I hadn’t appreciated that the payroll bit at the top (non technical term!) can carry up to 100 people - that’s insane!

 

[hilts]

Hopefully they learned a lot from this flight.. It was always going to crash into the sea

It's a bloody expensive hobby that's for sure

Yay more shit in the sea, let's go back to that rock thingy which is totally barren.

We could use the money for kids or cleaning up the planet? Nah fuck that I'm a trekkie