Starship liftoff planned for Thursday, April 20

[Snagglefoot]

The SpaceX Starship will attempt to do a liftoff, go into orbit around the planet and re-enter near Hawaii.

 

[Cujet]

That was amazing to watch. Guessing they ran the first stage out of fuel and it just tumbled. Wonder if Werner Von Braun’s fins are the solution for stability.

 

[PimTac]

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

 

[PimTac]

Watching the video I was confused as there were people cheering as the rocket was obviously going around in circles .

 

[alarmguy]

Im assuming it will fly by the Coast of the Carolinas. A family member always sent us pictures, quite a site. Now we live here so will be interesting but I dont know if this one (starship) takes the same path as the other rockets they send up to set up the star link satellites. .

 

[kschachn]

Before the RUD:

 

[PimTac]

Im assuming it will fly by the Coast of the Carolinas. A family member always sent us pictures, quite a site. Now we live here so will be interesting but I dont know if this one (starship) takes the same path as the other rockets they send up to set up the star link satellites. .

You will be waiting a long time.

 

[KrisZ]

How much CO2 do these toys produce again? Oh, but I forget, that’s different.

 

[Vil_Riker]

And KABOOM!

 

[E365]

I wonder if the flight termination system (self-destruction) might have failed too? They usually don’t allow out-of-control rockets to just keep going.

 

[Cujet]

It will be interesting to learn what happened and why. I am amazed the assembly remained together during that tumble. That’s a strong setup.

wild guess, aerodynamic instability, with insufficient thrust vectoring. Especially with so many engines out.

 

[John_Conrad]

alien ufo shot it down! Lol

 

[alarmguy]

You will be waiting a long time.

*LOL* I see I posted that long after it blew up.

 

[IndyIan]

I wonder if the flight termination system (self-destruction) might have failed too? They usually don’t allow out-of-control rockets to just keep going.

I was wondering that too? But I suppose they waited a bit so that if they did get a good separation, with all the active thrust tech, they could reorient and continue with the flight plan?

 

[Ausfahrt]

Elon shoulda gone with synthetic.

 

[E365]

An early theory is the meager launch pad was so badly damaged that debris might have killed numerous engines before it ever got off the ground.

Looks like they blasted through the concrete all the way to the dirt . Apparently Starship had no flame diverter/trench or water deluge system.

 

[PimTac]

An early theory is the meager launch pad was so badly damaged that debris might have killed numerous engines before it ever got off the ground.

Looks like they blasted through the concrete all the way to the dirt . Apparently Starship had no flame diverter/trench or water deluge system.




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That would explain the brown clouds right at liftoff.

 

[Malo83]

Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha.

 

[wings&wheels]

"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." ― John F. Kennedy

 

[wemay]

Chinese weather balloon with laser pens?

......no? Too soon?