SpaceX Starship
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I love Elons “whatever” attitude. He knows they will learn as much as possible and improve.
It’s crazy to think of how we got this done in the 60s with so much less tech. Obviously a much simpler design
When it was spinning, all I could think of was some of my Kerbal efforts...
It's wild to think about all of things we didn't have in the 60s that we do now, yet we still managed to land on the moon back then. Most people were watching that launch on black and white TVs.
The launch pad doesn't have anything to direct the exhaust into a particular direction. It simply blasts into the concrete below. Look at all the material flying around right before liftoff, I'm sure that was an issue with some of the engine outs. It was an issue with past static fires. SpaceX is building a flame diverter to help with the issue.
The goal of this program is total reusability, so no longer using the ocean as a garbage can... As all governments and space industries have since the dawn of rocket launches... Except China who drops boosters on villages.
The rocket, or the engine? "simplifying" the engine would involve starting from scratch with an all new engine design. They're constantly updating the engines though. I'm sure they'll get there.
Where do you think every rocket booster that NASA has ever launched ended up?
It was somewhat in jest, partially because I somewhat work in the industry and they are not well liked for their business practices. Add in the Elon/SpaceX fanboys and it can be nausiating. They are doing some absolutley amazing ****. BUT you have to read through the PR BS and realize reality.
They got extremely valuable data but ultimately today was a failure much like the epic belly flop and the one that blew up on the pad. This stuff is extremely hard but today fell short of expectations.
They could go the NASA route, let the rocket sit in a warehouse for another decade and burn through a few more $billion before they decide to test it.
This is exactly why NASA has stagnated. Too averse to the risk that is going to be present anytime you push the envelope.
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I dunno about "Breaking" footage, looks more "Exploding" to me.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but if there’s one major conspiracy I would buy into it’s the faked moon landing.