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SpaceX Rocket Grounded
SpaceX's prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time in two months after federal regulators said they wanted to review a wayward landing attempt that occurred Wednesday morning.
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... SpaceX's prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time ...
One would think that after going to the Moon in 1969, fifty+ years ago, that we would be able to push a mass of metal and stuff off the surface of our planet.
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-29 01:40 AM | Reply
we would be able to push a mass of metal and stuff off the surface of our planet.
This time the booster crashed on landing. The actual mission part worked... more Starlink junk in orbit.
#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-08-29 01:52 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Getting the rocket back is non-trivial. The successful landing rate is very good.
#3 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-08-29 08:05 AM | Reply
Drug test the CEO.
#4 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-08-29 09:13 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1
"This is what happens with DEI! If White men were in charge this would never have happened!" /s
#5 | Posted by YAV at 2024-08-29 10:30 PM | Reply | Funny: 3
SpaceX has a Diversity and Inclusion rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 869 anonymous employee ratings. This is equal to the average for D&I ratings in the Aerospace & Defense sector.
#6 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-08-30 07:01 AM | Reply
It's run by Musk. A man that allows racists to work and create "safe" spaces for hate at his facilities. DEI is a right-wing bogeyman. Has nothing to do with this or Boeing. That's what the /s was about. But thanks for the information. :)
#7 | Posted by YAV at 2024-08-30 07:27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Meanwhile astronauts are stuck up in space. Bet they never call that SpaceX Uber again.
#8 | Posted by danni at 2024-08-30 07:33 AM | Reply
Another massive DDOS attack?
#9 | Posted by anton at 2024-08-30 07:39 AM | Reply | Funny: 2
#7 yeah that's the irony because his companies are still pretty average on DEI.
#10 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-08-30 12:24 PM | Reply
I tot his wokets wobbled but Dey don't faww down. But I was wong.
#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-08-30 01:45 PM | Reply
The SpaceX issue is a bit lame. They lost a booster due to a mishap that happened at sea, the first incident in a couple of years. No one was at risk due to the accident. No private property was destroyed, other than the rocket booster and perhaps some damage to the SpaceX-owned ocean-going landing platform.
I can't help but wonder if this was done so as to save face with the Boeing crowd: "See, we also nailed SpaceX for screwing up."
OCU
#12 | Posted by OCUser at 2024-08-30 09:10 PM | Reply
Note that this particular booster, this was IT'S 23rd flight. I suspect that SpaceX more than broke even on the life-cycle cost. But the point is that if SpaceX had just allowed this boosters to crash into the ocean, like every OTHER launch system currently in use, there would have been no issue whatsoever. BTW, occasionally SpaceX does not attempt to recover a booster, usually when the flight operation requires the use of all the fuel onboard, generally for a heavier payload or one that needs to be inserted to a higher orbit, but in those instances, the client has to pay the full cost of the booster since there's no 'refund' for turning-in the old one.
#13 | Posted by OCUser at 2024-08-30 09:10 PM | Reply
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