Good to see it looks more like a rocket and less like a....well, like his last rocket.

I'm sorry!
A second catch and a blown up upper module?!?!

Hell yeah!!!! :D

The "catch" still just blows my mind and seems like it is straight out of Flash Gordon. The ship clearly had a catastrophic failure and scattered parts over Turks and Caicos islands. Sometimes stuff breaks. :D

another total failure from spaceX

NASA has been landing rockets like this since the mid 1990s. elon is 30 years behind.

Second for for the years for the West Coast:

https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/spacex-preparing-for-second-launch-of-2025-from-vandenberg-space-force-base

Second for for the years for the West Coast:

https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/spacex-preparing-for-second-launch-of-2025-from-vandenberg-space-force-base

There's public hearings going on about the effort to increase the number of launches a year:

https://www.independent.com/2025/01/16/residents-sound-off-on-spacex-sonic-booms-at-public-meeting-in-santa-barbara/

58 years ago today..........

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Flight 8 in 30 minutes!!!!

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Scrubbed for today, weather tomorrow iffy. maybe wednesday....

another starship blows up, multiple engine failure etc. you know, the usual suspects.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/spacex-launches-eighth-starship-test-eyeing-ships-mock-satellite-deployment-2025-03-06/

another starship blows up, multiple engine failure etc. you know, the usual suspects.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/spacex-launches-eighth-starship-test-eyeing-ships-mock-satellite-deployment-2025-03-06/

To go through life being so swayed and controlled by silliness is just sad.


And in the article I read, spaceX described it as a rapid unscheduled disassembly.
Gotta love their sense of humor.

RUD is a term that predates SpaceX by decades.

On the other hand, this is their way of testing. Sometimes it doesn't go as planned and they iterate changes and try again. The Soviet union did their stuff the same way. Worked well enough until the N1 for them. Got them into space first. Though there is a conspiracy that Yuri was not the first man in space, just the first successful launch in space. First one crashed in China, so the story goes, but I believe it has been widely debunked.

Supposed to be another launch from VDBAFB tonight at 7:10 PM. I hope the clouds don't come in by then.

The Boeing H.B. CA developed X-37B is back after going up and touching some Chinese & Russian Satellite's and revolutionizing the space game.
X-37A was our baby back in the 2010 development cycle. All the aerodynamics of the space shuttle were miniaturized and leveraged again. The payloads have certainly changed since the program info went dark.

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4112259/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-concludes-seventh-successful-mission/

Back to back launches planned for this weekend.

https://www.noozhawk.com/spacex-sets-friday-launch-and-landing-firefly-looks-to-lift-off-saturday/

Maybe "Go fast and break things," isn't a good motto for them after all.

Watched SpaceX launch an interesting one this afternoon .....



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Meanwhile in Norway today...

This is the moment a test rocket crashed back to Earth just moments after launching in Norway on Sunday (March 30).

Footage shows the unmanned Spectrum rocket lifting off from a Norwegian spaceport before losing control 18 seconds into flight and crashing into the sea.

The launch aimed to build Europe's satellite-launch capabilities and was the first attempt at an orbital flight from mainland Europe.

Despite the failure, Isar Aerospace, the German start-up that developed the rocket, said 30 seconds of flight provided valuable data.

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SpaceX Fram2 with 4 astronauts launching a few minutes ago ....

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Beautiful rocket pic, Curt!

Here we go again:

https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/spacex-gears-up-for-second-launch-this-week-from-vandenberg-sfb

Try SCR to AUX


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Saw this one last night......so cool with the full moon!

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Very picturesque crash site.

SCE to AUX

Today's Blue Origin flight is go for launch. Another celebrity flight. Everytime I see the booster land I am blown away.

^^^ Six women, including Kate Perry.
Only 11 minute minutes in orbit....not enough time for a live-stream pillow fight. :D

Orbit? I suspect not.

Blue Origin, is like a carnival tilt-a-wheel, with clowns on board. Up and down with no scientific reasoning.

Ummm.

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Night before last......

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A Minotaur rocket this time. It's been a while.

https://www.edhat.com/news/rocket-launch-scheduled-for-wednesday-at-vandenberg-sfb/

Too many rockets and satellites already...

The space chicks look hot though in their space apparel.

From about 90 miles away ... still a spectacular show :cool:

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I saw this posted somewhere. Gave me a chuckle…

“If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut then I’m a gynecologist…”