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Xiongmao

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• Jun 2, 2024

• #1,391

taxiya said:

Another hype is blown.

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Starship will be the death of SpaceX.

 

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pipaster

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• Jun 2, 2024

• #1,392

Starliner launch yesterday was scrubbed. Likely launch sometime next week.

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anzha

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• Jun 3, 2024

• #1,393

pipaster said:

Starliner launch yesterday was scrubbed. Likely launch sometime next week.

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What's the over/under for Tenacity flying first?

 

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gpt

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• Jun 4, 2024

• #1,394

Xiongmao said:

Starship will be the death of SpaceX.

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Elon admits something i've been saying for years: heat tile loss will doom the ship.
It was shedding tiles even during the ascent, footage from NASA's WB-57 tracking aircraft:

 

Temstar

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• Jun 5, 2024

• #1,395

gpt said:

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Elon admits something i've been saying for years: heat tile loss will doom the ship.
It was shedding tiles even during the ascent, footage from NASA's WB-57 tracking aircraft:

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Space shuttle was infamous for tile loss as well, made worse by possibility of foam strike from ET, does X-37B not suffer from this issue because it rides up inside a fairing?

 

siegecrossbow

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• Jun 5, 2024

• #1,396

Boeing managers running low on budget due to exorbitant hitman costs.

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Dante80

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• Jun 6, 2024

• #1,397

The next Starship test launch is live right now.

Official stream

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NSF stream

edit: One engine out, successful booster MECO and re-entry. Good second stage insertion, now coasting.

 

Last edited: Jun 6, 2024

Sinnavuuty

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• Jun 6, 2024

• #1,398

Booster landed... Waiting a grand finale

 

CasualObserver

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• Jun 6, 2024

• #1,399

what a spectacle!

 

Dante80

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• Jun 6, 2024

• #1,400

The booster landing.

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