Space & rocket launch thread

[Chocaholic]

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

[LEAKYSEALS951]

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

Hell yeah!!!!

[Cajundaddy]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

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

Hell yeah!!!!

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.

[cockerpunk]

another total failure from spaceX

[cockerpunk]

Originally Posted by Cajundaddy

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.

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

[bmcuscgr94]

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

[bmcuscgr94]

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/

[Baz]

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

[bmcuscgr94]

https://www.noozhawk.com/spacex-launches-fifth-mission-of-2025-from-vsfb-state-seeks-to-toss-lawsuit/

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Flight 8 in 30 minutes!!!!

[LEAKYSEALS951]

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

[cockerpunk]

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/

[cockerpunk]

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/

[red 928]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

another total failure from spaceX

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.

[flipper35]

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.

[Scott Douglas]

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

[3rd_gear_Ted]

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/

[bmcuscgr94]

Back to back launches planned for this weekend.

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

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

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

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

[CurtEgerer]

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