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| Watch live: SpaceX launching Starship on 1st flight to space |
| 2023-04-21 |
Clean launch. Rapid disassembly at booster separation. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 Following the flight, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded the vehicle. Toldja so! - FAA |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-04-21 18:32 |
| #5 Stages never separated, that could be seen from the on-board cameras. They couldn't get all 33 engines lit during their 3 second long hot-fire a few months ago, and at that time Musk said there was sufficient margin even in that case. So, maybe there was. Maybe there wasn't. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-04-21 13:25 |
| #4 I have not come across what the launch plan was. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-04-21 13:22 |
| #3 SpaceX reveals why Starship exploded minutes into launch |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-04-21 12:54 |
| #2 Elon's wealth nosedives by $13 BILLION in a day after SpaceX rocket blows up, Tesla earning's plummet 20%, and disastrous Twitter blue check mark revamp |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-04-21 06:37 |
| #1 Up in smoke. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-04-21 06:10 |