SpaceX Starship Thread

[Zeedox]

From a link inside your article:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/tech/spacex-starship-faa-environmental-review-scn/index.html

If SpaceX doesn not ultimately get approval to launch from South Texas, it could move Starship operations to Florida, where the company already
launches the majority of its workhorse Falcon 9 rockets. Though SpaceX would still need FAA approval to move forward with that plan, and Reuters reported Monday that NASA is concerned about potential damage to infrastructure.

Oh that's gotta' play on a lot of political minds.

 

[Gomez Adams]

The last sentence tells you everything you need to know. NASA doesn't want that rocket down there because they realize how bad and dangerous it is.

 

[Gomez Adams]

It blew up again today.

Musk is calling it a win because it made it further than the last one before blowing up.

At this rate, it will take more money to reach orbit for the first time than every project NASA has ever done combined.

Fun facts:
Number of rockets lost in the Apollo program: 0
Number of rockets lost in the Starship program: EVERY SINGLE ONE EVER BUILT.

 

[Zeedox]

SpaceX's Starship Breaks New Ground During Third Test Flight

The megarocket flew faster and farther than ever before, and—surprisingly—with no explosion in sight.

gizmodo.com

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/spacex-hoping-launch-starship-farther-third-test-flight-2024-03-14/

There's no blow-up mentioned. The lower stage crashed and the uppeer stage has disintegrated.

 

[Gomez Adams]

That happens when it blows up.