SpaceX launch

[Dave P.]

"The booster experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly shortly after stage separation while Starship's engines fired for several minutes on its way to space."
SpaceX had another short flight today, ending about like the last one.
I really like the "rapid unscheduled disassembly" statement.
In the words of David Hobbs...."it done blowed up"

 

[woodsy]

Hope they learn from their mistakes (eventually).

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Looks like a 100% failure rate so far...

 

[Kevin]

Looks like a 100% failure rate so far...

I think they’ve been pretty successful so far

This is from a quick Google search:

Both the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are certified to conduct launches for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL). As of 12 November 2023, the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy have been launched 281 times, resulting in 279 full mission successes, one partial success, and one in-flight failure.

 

[beentheredone]

Gee, I can hardly wait for my ride to Mars...

 

[KIR]

I shot a satellite in to the air
it fell to the earth I know not where.
Its radio signals so loud and clear
got lost somewhere in the atmosphere.
MAD MAGAZINE

 

[Hankus]

Hope they learn from their mistakes (eventually).

They will. This is a novel design with 33 Raptor engines… they’ll figure it out. One of my friends son is an engineer on the project; a rocket scientist!

 

[KurtC]

He's going to have trouble selling tickets for a ride on that thing.

 

[Star43]

Looks like a 100% failure rate so far...

I agree 100% on that. They go up & then blow up.

 

[robho40]

Looks like a 100% failure rate so far...

I'm a retired rocket engineer who worked on the Saturn V rocket program in the 1960s. The Starship TEST program is proceeding very well!
The first large rocket test program (Nazi V-2) at made at Peenemünde took DOZENS of failures before their first success flight (V-54).

See Wikipedial

List of V-2 Test Launches
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_V-2_test_launches
The V-2 as we all should know was very successful later in WW2. The German same engineers who developed the V-2 later worked in America and developed the very successful Saturn V rocket!

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Imagine what they could do without Biden standing in his way?

I'm sure the FAA rocket scientist will be able to find the reason for this failure after their investigation. Sarcasm off

From a flying Tank to a real Ship just in 3 years

 

[3manfan]

I, unfortunately, have suffered from the same malady a time or two after too much Taco Bell.

 

[Star43]

I again agree with the 100% failure statement.

 

[CHEVYINLINE6]

I told Elon to put smaller jets in the carbs and he was running too much boost with that blower. I told him, but he wouldn't listen. Oh well.

CHEVYINLINE6.

 

[eveled]

How hard can it be. 100 plus years ago. Before relief valves. Plumbers were launching gas fired water heaters into space without any engineering degrees.