Latest Breaking News

brer cat

(27,348 posts)

61. I hope you will keep us posted on what is happening in your part

Reply to VGuerra276 (Reply #44)

Thu Apr 20, 2023, 01:54 PM

Apr 2023

of the state. We are raping our planet and we need eyes on the ground.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

96 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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

Post removed Post removed Apr 2023 #92

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

All part of his Twitter strategy Kennah Apr 2023 #96