SpaceX Starship upper stage explodes during ramp-up to expected engine test firing

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38. Didn't say that. But there are fundamental issues with building a big rocket that every engineer must deal with

The initial design of the BFR completely ignored the issues themselves. I mean they spent 2 years trying to get the thing up off of a concrete pad, no trench no nothing. The 3 then 6 then 33 engines blew it to smithereens. I never said they had to copy 60 year old technology. But you dont just toss a working concept out the window because, hey, thats old shit. Our cars, airplanes, even computers all still run on the same basic successful working foundations they were originally designed on. Every one of those things went through testing to failure to come up with solid designs based on mathematical and physical principles that came out the other side as solid working foundations. Thats engineering. The old you can't re-invent the wheel, just make a better one principle. Thats how I was taught in engineering school anyway. Thats all I'm saying.