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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

 

[Bluemanc100]

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

If there is ever a value from space exploration it’ll be the kids that benefit…

I don’t think that anybody has ever landed on the moon.. If we find it so difficult in 2024 with today’s technology how the hell did we supposedly manage it decades ago

 

[hilts]

If there is ever a value from space exploration it’ll be the kids that benefit…

I don’t think that anybody has ever landed on the moon.. If we find it so difficult in 2024 with today’s technology how the hell did we supposedly manage it decades ago

Mummy what's that in the sky?

A Rocket love

Where is it going?

To the moon

Why what's there?

Not a lot but it may benefit kids in the future I believe

Oh is it made of cheese?

No love just rock or summat

But I can't eat rock and I'm starving

God its all about you isn't it.

 

[grunge]

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

Totally barren. Bar vast quantities of resources including helium 3 a key fuel for fusion reactions and is rare as rocking horse shit on earth.

So, key to the future of humanity going forward if we ever want clean plentiful power.

I don’t personally think there is a coincidence in timing here.

 

[hilts]

Totally barren. Bar vast quantities of resources including helium 3 a key fuel for fusion reactions and is rare as rocking horse shit on earth.

So, key to the future of humanity going forward if we ever want clean plentiful power.

I don’t personally think there is a coincidence in timing here.

The timing would have been a couple of decades ago, smacks of rich dick plaything. Let's see shall we.

 

[grunge]

The timing would have been a couple of decades ago, smacks of rich dick plaything. Let's see shall we.

Why a couple of decades ago? We were no where near fusion power then.

Currently lots of movement in that direction.

Well if it’s a rich dick play thing why have NASA given them the contracts to get back to the moon in terms of setting up the moon base… the NASA moon base, not a SpaceX moon base.

This is the US government wanting to get back to the moon.

 

[hilts]

Why a couple of decades ago? We were no where near fusion power then.

Currently lots of movement in that direction.

Well if it’s a rich dick play thing why have NASA given them the contracts to get back to the moon in terms of setting up the moon base… the NASA moon base, not a SpaceX moon base.

This is the US government wanting to get back to the moon.

Decades in terms of the environment. Nasa being interested in space things well I never. Anyhow no point arguing, one either thinks time and money should be spent on the planet we live on or whooping over a rocket going to the moon.

 

[grunge]

Decades in terms of the environment. Nasa being interested in space things well I never. Anyhow no point arguing, one either thinks time and money should be spent on the planet we live on or whooping over a rocket going to the moon.

I think both can be done. And I think the moon is key to long term fusion power which is key to fixing the planet we live on.

 

[hilts]

I think both can be done. And I think the moon is key to long term fusion power which is key to fixing the planet we live on.

Believe what you want I'm past believing in people who have the power to change things. Until I see otherwise I'm classing it as a dick waving exercise.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Believe what you want I'm past believing in people who have the power to change things. Until I see otherwise I'm classing it as a dick waving exercise.

If it was a dick waving exercise and I started waving mine, we would be on Pluto by now :) ( I wish )

 

[TinFoilHat]

NASA astronauts about to sacrifice themselves for Elon.