Space, the final frontier (NASA going back to the Moon)

[KI4MVP]

Video of launch.

 

[macbdog]

The second stage blew up again. It separated this time though and made it into space first. But sure if the bottom stage landed or not. To me, that's as big as the upper stage making it to space

 

[buzzdog]

The second stage blew up again. It separated this time though and made it into space first. But sure if the bottom stage landed or not. To me, that's as big as the upper stage making it to space

It didn't blow up. It was a rapid, unscheduled disassembly.

 

[KI4MVP]

The second stage blew up again. It separated this time though and made it into space first. But sure if the bottom stage landed or not. To me, that's as big as the upper stage making it to space

Something triggered the automated termination system in the 2nd stage. It was near the time the engines were supposed to cut off. First stage did its main job liftoff through hot staging separation, but failed in the first time tested in the return to earth part of the flight.

In all, much better results than the first flight. Getting close to being able to carry payload to orbit. End goal for starship is to bring cost of launching payload down significantly and to land people on the Moon and Mars.

 

[MGMT]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/23/americas/powerful-cosmic-ray-amaterasu-particle-detected-scn/index.html

This isn’t anything otherworldly (well it literally is) but still fascinated me that it can travel for such a distance directly into our country — let alone our galaxy.

I mean, given the diameter of the Milky Way to know that thing was traveling for up who fucking knows how long - just insane how large the universe is. Ducks with my head

 

[KI4MVP]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/23/americas/powerful-cosmic-ray-amaterasu-particle-detected-scn/index.html

This isn’t anything otherworldly (well it literally is) but still fascinated me that it can travel for such a distance directly into our country — let alone our galaxy.

I mean, given the diameter of the Milky Way to know that thing was traveling for up who fucking knows how long - just insane how large the universe is. Ducks with my head

I saw this the other day. The last 3 seconds are so are questionable/wrong.