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Thanks for the heads up. Was able to watch it with one of my kids who is home sick. They sure did cut that feed quickly.
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Thanks for the heads up. Was able to watch it with one of my kids who is home sick. They sure did cut that feed quickly.
It wasn't that impressive, kind of a bummer as it made it off the pad and made it to the point of separation but didn't separate. It started to tumble before the boom. It sure looked like a test flight though, there was a good pause between ignition and the rocket actually took off; some gimbaling(sp?) went on to get it straight again and the flames coming off the bottom weren't consistent, like engines were firing funny (or not at all). Then it started flopping around at the end and I assume they hit the self destruct button. It was so high up tho that it wasn't all that impressive to watch go boom.damn it, i missed the big boom! SOB
Pretty sure they intentionally blew it up - they have a switch for that. Not sure the reason yet. Either because it didn't separate, or maybe they didn't let it separate because of the engines that didn't fire. I counted 4 that weren't lit when it happened, but haven't watched the replay yet to count them.It wasn't that impressive, kind of a bummer as it made it off the pad and made it to the point of separation but didn't separate. It started to tumble before the boom. It sure looked like a test flight though, there was a good pause between ignition and the rocket actually took off; some gimbaling(sp?) went on to get it straight again and the flames coming off the bottom weren't consistent, like engines were firing funny (or not at all). Then it started flopping around at the end and I assume they hit the self destruct button. It was so high up tho that it wasn't all that impressive to watch go boom.
KI4MVP give a rundown on what happened. I don't trust the team announcers to give an unbiased opinion. It got off the ground, so it was successful, but what about the engines that didn't fire? No biggie/some concern? Surprised the separatiom didn't occur, was the rocket not high enough? Or.is this similar to how Tesla door handles freeze up when it's cold?
I don't trust the team announcers to give an unbiased opinion.
Turns out it was Elon's fault.Video captures trail of destruction left from SpaceX Starship launch
Several car windows were smashed while smoke and dust engulfed the surrounding area following the launch.www.newsweek.com
Sounds like the launchpad was indeed damaged, along with the fuel farm.