Even if the rocket had hit the ground as soon as it disappeared from sight we’re talking 2-3 kilometers away.
That seems uncomfortably close, especially given this statement:
The rocket’s onboard computer automatically shut down the engines and the rocket fell 1.5 kilometers southwest.
I assume they mean 1.5 km from the test stand? If the rocket had flown a bit further, or in a different direction, it could have fallen in what looks to be a rather densely populated area.
Wow, that’s wild!
Space Pioneer issued its own statement later, stating there was a structural failure at the connection between the rocket body and the test bench.
Sounds like the hold-down clamps failed. Have there been any previous cases in history where static fires unexpectedly turned into non-static fires?
My best guess is that people browsing /all see “Elon Musk” in the title and think “Elon is bad, therefore this post is bad”.
Looks great! You could probably even squeeze in a semicolon, square brackets, and curly braces.
Thanks for sharing! That was a wild and tightly-edited ride. Great music too.
Falcon booster have become routine. Over 300 booster landings, and over 3 years since a landing attempt failed. An impresssive success streak, and still amazing to watch each time.
If this technology takes off, could we tile the Sahara with solar panels? It is close to the equator, and it seems like it might be one of the ecosystems which would be least impacted by the addition of solar panels.
It will take nearly 10,000 miles of cable for four offshore transmission lines—far more than existing suppliers could serve up. So Morrish started a cable-supply company to build a factory, with a tower taller than the Washington Monument, in which colossal cables will be lowered as they are coated in insulation.
The factory’s construction near the Scottish village of Fairlie has been delayed several times. Locals are doubtful it will happen.
“It’s a nice area, a scenic area, and you’re going to build a huge factory running 24/7?” said Rita Holmes, a longtime Fairlie resident.
Maybe it’s just the infrastructure nerd in me, but a giant tower which produces undersea cables for distributing renewable energy sounds like a cool tourist attraction. They could put big windows on the tower so people can see the cables being made.
Are telomeres considered to be a “cause” of aging, or just a “hallmark”?
RCS
Reaction control system?
Sounds like they’re designing one for the eventual ISS deorbit. Maybe they could test a mini one for dragon trunk deorbit?
Thanks for sharing! I love these types of videos (and have made a few of my own).
Using different pitches for each launch vehicle was a nice touch. The only thing which bothered me was the use of DD-MM-YYYY instead of YYYY-MM-DD for the date format.
Starbase activities (2024-06-29):
IFT-5:
Truly a man with his priorities in order.
What do you mean by that?
Isn’t that a sousaphone? (mobile tuba)
Woohoo! Lunar Gateway is getting a Canadarm!
I wonder if Suni and Butch are secretly happy that they get to stay longer… I think I would be.
Why are we using zip ties as hold-down clamps in the first place?