Das SpaceX-Raumschiff verlor bei der Rückkehr zur Erde, nachdem es den größten Teil des Testflugs absolviert hatte
by 10000soul
Das SpaceX-Raumschiff verlor bei der Rückkehr zur Erde, nachdem es den größten Teil des Testflugs absolviert hatte
by 10000soul
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Great progress. Very impressive results. We could be getting first starlinks delivered by starship in 2025 🤯
I can see why most comments are sarcastic but they did complete the ascent, hot staging and bay opening, meaning that they are fairly close to the point where they can use starship for real payload launches, while they refine the descents and landings.
It is what they did with the Falcon rockets with more than 30 between landings failed and not even attempted, but they are now certified for human flights and the fact that they can land safely is not even news any more.
The flight was an abundant success, keep in mind these are still test after all. This was the third time this type of rocket has ever been launched and it got much further than it did last time.
The camera view were stunning.
When SpaceX started testing their self-landing rocket system, they were blowing up or crashing dozens a month. It was a firework show.
After enough crashes they got enough data to make landings successful.
They haven’t been able to do the same testing for the Starship system so this is that same situation with a new rocket system. It’s to be expected.
Today’s launch was designed for both the booster rocket and starship to be lost as mission completion. The booster failed to reignite and the starship appears to have been lost in reentry but they completed most of today’s goals. Both the booster and starship were never intended to be recovered. While the starship did explode early, it was never intended to survive the landing. The current comments reflect that none of the commenters seemed to know that.
For context, the only two space vehicles that were reusable in any capacity are the Falcon 9 (1st Stage) and the Space Shuttle (2nd Stage + Boosters). SpaceX has just demonstrated the ability to do the job of every other rocket ever flown. They can get to orbit, and deploy payloads.
This is what test flight a are for. Finding all the things that might go wrong. (NOT a Musk fan, just a space fan.)
Amazing flight, hell of a success
The test was successful. The purpose of testing is to gather information and data, and that was achieved irrespective of what happened to the actual rocket. Failure becomes a problem when a flight isn’t a test, and that failure is entirely unexpected.
It was a good test flight
At this rate, all that SpaceX would need to do is put its objective for this flight as reaching orbit like any other rocket and that way the media wouldn’t lead with it as a “failure.”
Soon we will colonize mars with these things. Like we have been for the past 10 years.
So basically it’s as successful as almost any other launch provider in this regard? Only 2 rockets are recoverable being falcon 9 and electron
IMO, the only true “failure” was not performing the in-space relight of the upper-stage engines. And presumably they have telemetry saying why that test wasn’t performed.
The first stage failing to perform its landing burn (likely due to roll oscillation inducing propellent slosh), and the second stage not surviving reentry (possibly due to difficulty in maintaining vehicle orientation), seem more like learning opportunities than anything else: they wouldn’t impair Starship’s ability to perform real missions. But without in-space relight, they may not want to try a truly orbital trajectory next time. Or maybe they will: I guess we’ll find out.
What were the pieces breaking off once in space? Heat plating?
It’s really sad that all the Musk haters are unable to open their minds to understand what an achievement this is. Musk has lost his way, but separate the accomplishment from a individual personality.
You don’t look intelligent spouting about “lol what a fail.” You’re literally letting your ignorance shine bright and telling everyone you have no idea what you’re talking about.
Absolute win for the engineering team. Damn impressive.
A point that the “it was a failure” crowd is forgetting is that this rocket isn’t some one-off for flying Starlinks like Falcon 9 or doing single digit missions to the Moon like Saturn V.
This thing is likely to be used constantly for the next 50 years, perhaps longer, once it starts flying missions, there will be hundreds or thousand of them built.
Treated more like a new commercial aircraft, you get a development scheme of many early failures, because *you want to know how the thing behaves during failures*, which tells you something about *how hard you can push it* and from that, can decide *exactly how to operate it with great safety*.
If you’re going for perfect launches from the first start, you will *never* understand how it behaves during failure or where its failure points are.
25 years from now, nobody is going to care that it had some “failures” in the first couple of years of flight. Passengers and crew are only going to appreciate that they worked all the kinks two decades earlier to ensure the thing is damn safe to fly and land.
I thought it was interesting that the vehicle went from stable orbit to a constant rotation during re-entry vs going in with the heat shield.
I wonder if that was intentional.
i dont understand, i just read the other post’s article and in that one it said it completed all its objectives and it was planned to let it fall back to earth into the ocean, yet the title makes it out to be some sort of error and loss of control … lost as in “oh shit we didnt plan it and something went wrong” not like me when i cant be bothered fixing my latest round town beater any more so i drive it to the wrecker and he gives me a couple hundred bucks for it” and i walk off thinking “oh no i lost another one”
Cool
did the bay door close? it looked like it sprung open when it shouldnt have.
Also was the exhaust supposed to be so yelliow/red on takeoff, last test it was more blue.
Yea Scotty need warp in 10sec or we are toast
Progress is made through success and failures.
Where is it? Its there and there and there and over there.
This was honestly a wild success. The third integrated launch of the largest rocket ever built and achieving orbital velocities. It demonstrated the capabilities necessary to function as a typical disposable rocket. It’s a comparative fraction of the cost to NASAs Artemis/SLS.
It was also just really fucking cool to watch. I look forward to Spacex’s released video
god i love living in an age where space is a thing again
It was an incredible flight and a huge success. What was this, only third flight? And they got so far. You can take this as the first real confirmation the whole concept and technology works. Fully works.
Oh that shifting blanket of liquid fire, oh my… and it can fly on it, and roll and turn around and glide on it. Oh boy.
“SpaceX Starship disintegrates after completing most of third test flight”
Really? Authors: GFY
I mean when I saw the relative velocity reaching 26,000km/h I was floored and not the least surprised it didn’t survive atmospheric re-entry!
Disconnect your views of Musk from the engineering going on here. What SpaceX are doing is nothing short of incredible. Every launch they unlock new capabilities and the fact that they are capable of iterating on a vehicle of this complexity within a matter of months is unheard of.
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
He’d like to come and meet us
But he thinks he’d blow our minds
There’s a starman waiting in the sky
He’s told us not to blow it
‘Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile
Stupid negative comments are from people that will be forgotten by everyone twenty years after they die. Elon musk will be in history books 2000 years from now as a man who changed humanity at this time in history.
I get the SpaceX love and all, but everyone seems to discounts NASA’s contributions and help. That’s a pretty good mentorship. Musk has vision, but I can’t help feel his political philosophy and extreme wealth will be a problem in the future. He could easily become one of the most dangerous persons if he so desires.