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ThoughtCriminal

(14,604 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:15 PM Jan 2025

SpaceX catches Mega Booster but Starship-7 lost in flight [View all]

Source: Space Daily

SpaceX successfully recovered its Super Heavy booster using its advanced launch tower "chopstick" arms, marking a significant step forward in reusable rocketry. However, the seventh test flight of Starship ended with the loss of the upper stage in orbit, according to company updates.


Read more: https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceX_catches_Mega_Booster_but_Starship_7_lost_in_flight_999.html




Watching the coverage the upper stage engines started to go out one by one until only one of the outer engines was running. Then around 8 minutes all telemetry was lost. Early reports seem to indicate that the upper stage broke up.
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Oops The Madcap Jan 2025 #1
Maybe somebody ought to focus on his own businesses instead of everyone else's business. nt. Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #2
Couldn't have said it better myself.... AZ8theist Jan 2025 #12
Billions again........... Lovie777 Jan 2025 #3
Starting to seem some video of debris re-entering atmosphere - video link ThoughtCriminal Jan 2025 #4
WHEN will they learn you can't fly into the dome? You have to stay UNDER it....... AZ8theist Jan 2025 #13
Oh tough ass. Klarkashton Jan 2025 #5
Musk is having a bad day LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #6
That was an impressive "Unplanned Disassembly" ThoughtCriminal Jan 2025 #7
Well, I guess that jalopy isn't going to Mars! LeftInTX Jan 2025 #8
Oh great... 2naSalit Jan 2025 #9
wait,what? andy_smalls Jan 2025 #10
Then why did... 2naSalit Jan 2025 #11
That was incorrect - it was never going to get into a full orbit muriel_volestrangler Jan 2025 #14
Well... 2naSalit Jan 2025 #15
Falling in the ocean THIS time RussBLib Jan 2025 #16
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