Sorry, but you can't convince me that the test of a reusable rocket system is supposed to involve destroying the launch site—which was reusable on every prior generation of space flight technology—and launching debris thousands of feet away.
#SpaceX is not a serious company, it's a clown show, and it should not have a single dollar in government funding, much less billions.
Elon's "extremely hardcore" toxic work culture means people are forced to take Adderall without a prescription to meet their workload. Just ask SpaceX employees.
"Some SpaceX workers resorted to taking Adderall to keep up with the pace of work at the company's launch facility, and others found themselves falling asleep in the bathroom during long workweeks, a recent Reuters investigation found.
"Travis Carson, a former SpaceX worker at the company's facility in Brownsville, Texas, told Reuters some workers took Adderall — a stimulant designed to help people with ADHD improve their focus and concentration levels — without a prescription to keep up with the pace of work."
#Space#Muskrat launch at 9:09pm PDT. Err. I mean, #SpaceX -- #Vandenberg AFB. More #Starlink satellites (meaning either better Internet or more junk flying around blocking your view of space, depending on who you are). These were more enjoyable before the dude running that company revealed his true nature. #SantaBarbara
SpaceX starship lifts off.
Hot-stage separation.
First stage explodes.
2nd stage self-destructs.
Praises galore.
Artemis astronauts will have to a wait a bit longer.
Don't pack your bags for Mars yet. #starship#spacex
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I don't know. Maybe staking the latest attempt to reboot manned lunar exploration on what is less a a rocket designed for a particular mission and is more yet another stainless steel ideation of the raging ego of a narcissistic man-child was possibly a mistake?
Good piece in the NY Times about Elon Musk’s #Starlink but it only lightly mentions WHY he is in this dominant position - #SpaceX is the only one reliably launching rockets at scale into #LEO right now!
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur is repeatedly delayed
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 has been delayed for years now
Neither may first launch until 2024, & then they have to grow to launch at the scale needed.
if spacex is anything like #tesla with bugs in the programming, his cars always being recalled for one reason or another and safety standards, what is his spacecraft going to be like
SpaceX - Cygnus NG-20 to ISS
F9 B1072.1 + S.S. Patrica "Patty" Hilliard Robertson from CCSFS SLC-40
Pri: Mon Jan 29 at ~17:29 UTC.
Bk1: Tue Jan 30 at ~~17:06 UTC.
Bk2: Wed Jan 31 at ~~16:44 UTC.
Bk3: Thu Feb 01 at ~~16:18 UTC.
Bk4: Fri Feb 02 at ~~15:56 UTC.
Bk5: Sat Feb 03 at ~~15:33 UTC.
Bk6: Sun Feb 04 at ~~15:10 UTC.
It seems like #SpaceX launched the largest rocket ever without any of the usual precautions regarding blast effects and possible debris in case of any failure.
A city covered in dust, concrete debris as big as bowling balls and cars that got hit. What a mess!
It is clear that many people only saw a chance to pile on Elon Musk from the Starship explosion last week, and that's a shame.
Because, whatever I might feel about Elon Musk, Starship is the most innovative and potentially disruptive technology in the #Space industry for decades. And this is an industry that desperately needed the shake-up.
So I'm going to talk about why. It may take awhile, because there's a lot to cover.
SpaceX:
Our Starship rocket successfully passed the "Clear the tower" test. Congratulations to all!
The fact that 5 of the 33 engines failed is a minor aesthetics issue. We did indeed reach a low earth orbit for a number of seconds, albeit a very low one; technically an orbit with a very short apogee and a perigee inside the Earth's body.
Next goal, achieve separation and celebrate it with amazing extra loud fireworks 🎇 🧨! Stay tuned!
Sonic boom in Ventura County - SpaceX... Did it blow up? (Update, no apparently the returning booster caused the boom) #SpaceX#VenturaCounty#SantaBarbara#boom
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists say (www.space.com)
Starlink satellites can disturb observation even of those telescopes protected by radio-quiet zones.