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SpaceX has gotten good at landing its boosters, but it did take a while to get it right.
I appreciate the music choice. Too bad it cut out temporarily...
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:45 PM on March 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:45 PM on March 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
My favorite is the one-- SN10, I think-- where it successfully landed, but was clearly on fire, and they hurriedly declared it a success ended the broadcast before it violently exploded about a minute later.
posted by phooky at 3:01 PM on March 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by phooky at 3:01 PM on March 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
Speaking of violent explosions - I assume those are fed by leftover fuel?
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:23 PM on March 24, 2023
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:23 PM on March 24, 2023
I assume so, because the only one that didn’t end in fiery explosion was the time it just ran out of gas.
posted by pwnguin at 8:45 PM on March 24, 2023
posted by pwnguin at 8:45 PM on March 24, 2023
I started wondering just how much junk was out there...
Cumulative worldwide, 1957 to 2022, it looks to be about 14,000 launches.
2022 was a record year for space with 180 successful rocket launches to orbit — the most ever, and 44 more than in 2021. The launches were dominated by rockets from US company SpaceX and from the Chinese government and businesses.
I didn't realize Musk wasn't as deeply involved as the media appears to present. According to Wikipedia, a former SpaceX contractor, Michael Griffen, indicates his funding is minor overall: Griffin later estimated that SpaceX was around 85% funded by the federal government, mostly through his NASA awards, with the remaining 15% funding split between Elon Musk and other private investors.
I also didn't realize the SpaceX rideshare program was fairly inexpensive in the scheme of things.
Now back to the fail video.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:57 PM on March 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
Cumulative worldwide, 1957 to 2022, it looks to be about 14,000 launches.
2022 was a record year for space with 180 successful rocket launches to orbit — the most ever, and 44 more than in 2021. The launches were dominated by rockets from US company SpaceX and from the Chinese government and businesses.
I didn't realize Musk wasn't as deeply involved as the media appears to present. According to Wikipedia, a former SpaceX contractor, Michael Griffen, indicates his funding is minor overall: Griffin later estimated that SpaceX was around 85% funded by the federal government, mostly through his NASA awards, with the remaining 15% funding split between Elon Musk and other private investors.
I also didn't realize the SpaceX rideshare program was fairly inexpensive in the scheme of things.
Now back to the fail video.
posted by BlueHorse at 8:57 PM on March 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
The successful landings still look like wizardry to me. Straight up science fiction.
posted by wemayfreeze at 4:54 AM on March 25, 2023
posted by wemayfreeze at 4:54 AM on March 25, 2023
I didn't realize Musk wasn't as deeply involved as the media appears to present.
Hence, their relative success.
posted by lkc at 6:48 PM on March 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
Hence, their relative success.
posted by lkc at 6:48 PM on March 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
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