SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlEnglish
    264·
    9 months ago

    It is quite the accomplishment to get to the Karman Line though so credit to SpaceX’s engineers.

    • IndiBrony@lemmy.worldEnglish
      194·
      9 months ago

      On the one hand I want to enjoy Musk failing, but at the same time I want to praise the people who are putting all their time and effort into the project, so this comment speaks to me.

        • Balex@lemmy.worldEnglish
          18·
          9 months ago

          You do realize that most of the money NASA has given SpaceX has been in the form of contracts to launch missions for them? I’m pretty sure very minimal tax dollars are going to Starship development right now, especially compared to other launch providers (ULA, Blue Origin, ect.) It’s because of SpaceX that America is able to launch Astronauts to space without using Russia since the Space Shuttle was retired.

    • MeanEYE@lemmy.worldEnglish
      117·
      9 months ago

      One of the risky things is that second stage blew up in LEO, potentially causing a lot of issues with debris. We are yet to see the real consequences.

      • llamacoffee@lemmy.worldEnglish
        231·
        9 months ago

        It blew up about 3000 km/hr short of orbit, so thankfully all of it has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere already :)

        • Balex@lemmy.worldEnglish
          17·
          9 months ago

          Also to make it clear, it was never planned to even make it to LEO. SpaceX has made it very clear that they wanted to get close to the energy experienced during an actual reentry without actually making it to orbit.