SpaceX

Flight delays and disruptions in Florida. Not a good look. It's been a tough couple months for Elon.

 

There's a reason NASA chose the east coast for launches...

 

More than one that I can think of.

 

I can't imagine being an astronaut, stuck on a space station, looking out my window, and seeing 10 million tax dollars literally incinerating themselves.



Tech people have lost their minds.

 

For the record, the module they will return on is already docked to the ISS. They’re not stuck, but their mission plan was to stay until March. I’m not sure how these two recent RUDs will affect that plan. But if they needed to come down right away, they could is how I understand it.

 

I can't imagine coming back to earth, and gravity after that long in space is gonna be easy on the body.

 

Call it what it was, an explosion...

 

SpaceX is working on a new Starship launch facility at Cape Canaveral pad 39A. I would assume they would also be manufacturing Starship at the nearby factory in the future.

The FAA might force their hand on this if the RUDs continue!

 

Probably better and less jet traffic over the south Atlantic to be affected by the RUDs.

 

I would assume that it self destructed, with the use of the on board explosives and computer. Ship was in one piece after all of the engines shut down. But it didn't have the velocity at the time, to reach/stay in orbit.

 

Could be, but at t+8:40 they call out "ship FTS is safed" so theoretically it shouldn't self destruct after that.

 

Heading up at approx 7:45pm EST to go grab the crew on ISS.



Edit: scrub

 

I keep seeing this but it is incorrect. The launch they scrubbed is to relieve the crew currently on the ISS. The crew currently up there, including the one stranded by Boeing, will be coming home on the capsule that is currently docked at the ISS.

 

I just posted a question about SpaceX at phl'splace... Topic is verboten here and the bear is getting grumpy...

 

You have no idea what the question was. The inconsistent rules enforcement around here makes it not worth starting a conversation that might get turned into, as you so eloquently put it, idiot bullshit about Elon's politics.

I've been banned for starting a thread asking a question about fucking donuts here, so I post things that might turn stoopid elsewhere. Pretty simple.

 

Damn, you still going with that version after all this time?

 

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

 

Back to SpaceX? I am just happy to see a company that is not scared to take risks. NASA used to but risk gets removed quickly when you have a team of MBA's and lawyers in charge.

And I am very happy with my Starlink internet in the new house.