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27. The plan is to make these fully reusable

Thu Apr 20, 2023, 11:18 AM

Apr 2023

They fly these over the ocean to present the least threat of death and destruction to humans during the testing phase. SpaceX's Falcon launch costs are so low because they land and reuse their first stage boosters and payload fairings (over 180 boosters recovered to date). If they can get Starship to work, there won't be any material going into the ocean at all as it will all be recovered. No other rocket company can boast about such an achievement.

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SpaceX's Starship Rocket Ends in Explosion After Launch [View all] Drum Apr 2023 OP

Elon's dick blew up? evolves Apr 2023 #1

Sad trombone. FalloutShelter Apr 2023 #2

I'll see your sad trombone and raise you a Price is Right loser horn! Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #35

About 6-7 of the 33 engines didn't seem to ignite. edbermac Apr 2023 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #5

From the screenshots I posted below BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #6

The more engines, the greater the chance some will fail...? NullTuples Apr 2023 #51

Or ignited late, neither was good Warpy Apr 2023 #62

The rocket is designed to operate... Happy Hoosier Apr 2023 #95

The upper stage didn't separate as expected BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #4

I got this shot of the engines. edbermac Apr 2023 #10

Okay cool - after that it seems at least one more did fire up BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #11

Rocket tweets like a Twitter birdie bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #7

it appears to me that eloon's fortunes are turning. nt Javaman Apr 2023 #8

It most certainly does PatSeg Apr 2023 #38

So it landed in the gulf ? dweller Apr 2023 #9

Who's gonna clean that mess up and Beachnutt Apr 2023 #17

it all went into the ocean RussBLib Apr 2023 #21

I guess they think it's ok to trash the ocean Beachnutt Apr 2023 #41

for centuries, that's where we buried our garbage RussBLib Apr 2023 #43

I believe what the prophets said Shermann Apr 2023 #66

Too deep for it any realistic recovery? XorXor Apr 2023 #54

#defund spacex ColinC Apr 2023 #12

+1 n/t area51 Apr 2023 #34

Absolutely! IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2023 #46

Like Lockheed/Boeing? If you like paying 4x's more, sure EX500rider Apr 2023 #67

I do like paying 4X more if that includes treating employees like human beings ColinC Apr 2023 #72

Same here. Spare me the "conservative" bullshit. we can do it Apr 2023 #74

Nobody forces them to work there, they do so by their own free will I believe EX500rider Apr 2023 #76

If they want breaks they may get fired. ColinC Apr 2023 #78

No one forces them to work there though, Lockheed hires. EX500rider Apr 2023 #80

Nobody forces spacex to treat their employees like crap either ColinC Apr 2023 #81

Btw lockheed scored higher in 8 areas. Spacex in 2 ColinC Apr 2023 #82

I'd vote for that! 2naSalit Apr 2023 #84

How inspiring!!! Doc Sportello Apr 2023 #13

"rapid unscheduled disassembly" jcgoldie Apr 2023 #14

That's the best line. MiHale Apr 2023 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author NullTuples Apr 2023 #16

Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose at least survived its maiden flight (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #18

Not to worry. Untaxed billionaires have lots more money to burn. PSPS Apr 2023 #19

Musk paid $11 Billion in taxes in 2021. former9thward Apr 2023 #30

Most of it/all of it on stock options that he exercised Bengus81 Apr 2023 #32

Are those taxes or not? former9thward Apr 2023 #37

A better description of Musk's finances would be overcompensated. hay rick Apr 2023 #49

That's less than 10% so it is essentially untaxed. PSPS Apr 2023 #85

No, it was over 40% for that year. former9thward Apr 2023 #86

Not according to his reported income PSPS Apr 2023 #88

Are they still able to rapidly build these to make iterative improvements and try again? XorXor Apr 2023 #20

as I understand it... RussBLib Apr 2023 #22

On the SpaceX feed, they said they will build 5 Boosters this year OnlinePoker Apr 2023 #25

That's a crazy number of of engines. XorXor Apr 2023 #52

Hope they go bankrupt we can do it Apr 2023 #64

So we can pay Lockheed/Boeing 4 times more? great idea nt EX500rider Apr 2023 #68

How bout not privatizing, great idea. we can do it Apr 2023 #70

It has aways been privatized, NASA didn't build the Saturn 5, Boeing/Douglas/N.American did EX500rider Apr 2023 #73

Then pay them - they treat people like humans, are aren't psychopathic. we can do it Apr 2023 #75

The estimated total pay for a Engineer at SpaceX is $167,176 per year EX500rider Apr 2023 #77

I do not care. we can do it Apr 2023 #79

SpaceX is well know for test, break, learn, test ga_girl Apr 2023 #28

No eloon fan, but I agree electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #42

I dunno, the space debris in the ocean part kind of galls me. flying_wahini Apr 2023 #23

The plan is to make these fully reusable OnlinePoker Apr 2023 #27

I'd venture a guess they will try to recover as much of the debris as possible XorXor Apr 2023 #53

I had something similar happen to me vanamonde Apr 2023 #24

Remember It Well RobinA Apr 2023 #31

This RAB910 Apr 2023 #26

LOL LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #55

+1 dalton99a Apr 2023 #57

With himself in it? durablend Apr 2023 #60

The launch of SpaceX rockets should be saved for the 4th of July. nevergiveup Apr 2023 #29

Elon probably fired all the non-exploding-rocket engineers. CaptainTruth Apr 2023 #33

But hey, at least those libs got pwned on Twitter! Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #36

Kind of weird how all the SpaceX worshippers at Boca Chica were applauding like idiots. Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #39

Yeah, not so much like NASA...more like a cult. LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #56

An actual engineer would be in stunned silence, or pissed off. Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #59

Mission Accomplished FredGarvin Apr 2023 #40

The greatest environmental disaster VGuerra276 Apr 2023 #44

{{hugs}} Delphinus Apr 2023 #50

I hope you will keep us posted on what is happening in your part brer cat Apr 2023 #61

Time for Elon Musk to get the hell out of Dodge. marble falls Apr 2023 #93

I would say this was a failure. IMO republianmushroom Apr 2023 #45

Tough luck Eloon Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2023 #47

And I STILL think privatizing space was a bad idea... dchill Apr 2023 #48

It has aways been privatized, NASA didn't build the Saturn 5, Boeing/Douglas/N.American did EX500rider Apr 2023 #71

They didn't run the program! dchill Apr 2023 #83

Are you under the impression NASA had no rockets explode? EX500rider Apr 2023 #87

You must be nuts about Elon and privatization. dchill Apr 2023 #89

Don't care for Elon one way or the other EX500rider Apr 2023 #90

Which? dchill Apr 2023 #91

Pitchbot says BeyondGeography Apr 2023 #58

Hahahahaha we can do it Apr 2023 #63

Elon must be getting some parts from North Korea. C Moon Apr 2023 #65

Self-driving issue no doubt. honest.abe Apr 2023 #69

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Launch failure or design failure ... marble falls Apr 2023 #94

All part of his Twitter strategy Kennah Apr 2023 #96