Now I see a holder on SpaceX YouTubeWell, that's their feed, so... ask Elon about his camera budget, I guess.
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Feed just went live for me. SpaceX logo on starfield. No ethereal techno music yet though.
ETA T- 4:00 in the fog.
Well... that was, uh... something? Exactly what kind of something, nobody seems to know yet.
In the chatter of the nearby-condo guys, they are using words like "thump" and "shrapnel" and debris."
Why anyone would go ahead with a test in thick fog is beyond me, regardless. Ground cameras have a purpose.
ETA: Now they're saying their camera definitely took a hit. They're working on re-racking the footage.
Exactly what kind of something, nobody seems to know yet. In the chatter of the nearby-condo guys, they are using words like "thump" and "shrapnel" and debris."
Why anyone would go ahead with a test in thick fog is beyond me, regardless. Ground cameras have a purpose.
ETA: Now they're saying their camera definitely took a hit. They're working on re-racking the footage.
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Well... that was, uh... something?
In the chatter of the nearby-condo guys, they are using words like "thump" and "shrapnel" and debris."
Why anyone would go ahead with a test in thick fog is beyond me, regardless. Ground cameras have a purpose.
ETA: Now they're saying their camera definitely took a hit. They're working on re-racking the footage.
Wow!
I, for one, salute that brave yucca plant in the middle for its heroic sacrifice. 
Not to worry. We've got a small clutch of yuccas in our yard, and they are [bleep] near indestructible.
Not to worry. We've got a small clutch of yuccas in our yard, and they are [bleep] near indestructible.
No one really knows. It crashed big time. Elon’s Twitter has some stuff on it. Moving on to sn15
hehe....
Elon Musk @elonmusk · 1h
Replying to @elonmusk and @SpaceX
At least the crater is in the right place!
Elon Musk @elonmusk · 1h
Replying to @elonmusk and @SpaceX
At least the crater is in the right place!
I disagree - it's going very well, despite appearances. What they're attempting is amazingly difficult, it's not really reasonable to expect everything to go smoothly. Not at all unexpected for the phase they're in.
While this is certainly true from the standpoint of science and engineering, @JKos is also correct that in terms of public image, fostering the expectation that your rocket ships crash in spectacular fireballs might not be the best form of advertising. Two sides of a coin...
...a big, shiny, explodey coin.
Yeah, what SpaceX is doing now is equivalent in terms of risk to the early days of the space program. New engine technologies, new flight profiles, etc.
I started work at a rocket test facility in 1983. My first boss handed me a thick binder of procedures, "This is a book of mistakes" he said. It was policies and procedures how to test rockets. The binders for how to design and manufacture rockets were incredibly thick.
Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop, etc. learned these lessons back in the 60's and 70's. Incorporating all those lessons learned is expensive, and the rockets built by the major players today are very expensive. SpaceX is learning as they go. They are very price competitive now, but as they incorporate lessons learned, their costs will rise also.
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And then (for some): "Taxidermy... the final frontier!"
And then (for some): "Taxidermy... the final frontier!"
I don't think any of them made it back, to achieve paperweight status, and the faint odour of moth balls.
