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SpaceX and other space stuff
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Impressive recovery from the weird launch…I thought it tipped over!
The sideways launch didn't look good. It seemed to screw the pooch just after max q.
Well, now I see why they had that gap in the gate behind the rocket...
They had to leave it open so the rocket could stroll out through it!
Seriously, that was weird. Any other rocket launch film I've seen where something tipped over like that ended in a destruct call about half a second later. Seems like an awful waste of fuel to do a low hover, amble out through a meadow, then eventually start going up.
You know what that makes you, rocket??
They had to leave it open so the rocket could stroll out through it!
Seriously, that was weird. Any other rocket launch film I've seen where something tipped over like that ended in a destruct call about half a second later. Seems like an awful waste of fuel to do a low hover, amble out through a meadow, then eventually start going up.
You know what that makes you, rocket??
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Well, now I see why they had that gap in the gate behind the rocket...
They had to leave it open so the rocket could stroll out through it!
Seriously, that was weird. Any other rocket launch film I've seen where something tipped over like that ended in a destruct call about half a second later. Seems like an awful waste of fuel to do a low hover, amble out through a meadow, then eventually start going up.
Imagine what it's like for the ground team on an armed ICBM test in NK...
Blimey. Just watched the video of that. The gyros and gimbals were working overtime off the pad!
Seems an engine failed within a second of ignition.
Astra say that the vehicle was outside of its licenced trajectory and unlikely at that point to reach orbit so they terminated the flight themselves by shutting down the engines.
Seems an engine failed within a second of ignition.
Astra say that the vehicle was outside of its licenced trajectory and unlikely at that point to reach orbit so they terminated the flight themselves by shutting down the engines.
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Impressive that it recovered enough to actually launch!
The have installed a major part of the QD (quick disconnect) arm to the launch tower. For fueling the SS portion of the rocket and to stabilize it all for stacking. Massive indeed.
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I think we are all itching to see a starship orbital launch.
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Can't wait to hear who they try to blame this time.
Martians?
Can't wait to hear who they try to blame this time.
Hugo Drax and his deadly Moonraker of course.
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Quite concerning that we are building Drax power stations here in the UK...
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Maybe it was Killface testing the Annihilatrix. Interesting bass pedal name reference here for those who didn't know 
I was a little more concerned with the hubris of actually running with the name SKYNET.
