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Warpy

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4. I was half listening to the discussions before the liftoff

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Apr 22, 2023, 06:48 PM

Apr 2023

and one thing that struck me was when one of the engineers said "anything above the level of the gantry is going to be a win." I thought that was kind of a low bar and now I know why.

Musk is penny wise and pound foolish. He's probably hearing the wolves at the door because he's getting hosed on Twitter.

I also noticed the multiple announcements that the stages were separating (4, I think) and nothing happened, during which time the rocket started to tumble end over end. That's about when it blew up or they blew it up.

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Why SpaceX Starship exploded: Because Musk is a cheapskate who left out vital systems. [View all] DetlefK Apr 2023 OP

Elon Musk looks weird to me. marble falls Apr 2023 #1

Chuckle chuckle. I like it. KPN Apr 2023 #12

Didn't I see it on the way to Mars?............... Lovie777 Apr 2023 #2

Good luck finding enough water to deluge the launch pad Gruenemann Apr 2023 #3

I was half listening to the discussions before the liftoff Warpy Apr 2023 #4

Yep; Twitter will never make a profit IMO. nt oldsoftie Apr 2023 #11

Wow! That sure sounds like pure negligence. bronxiteforever Apr 2023 #5

MOVE FAST, BREAK THINGS! NullTuples Apr 2023 #6

A better version: Red Mountain Apr 2023 #16

But...but...that's not how venture capital darling "disruptors" work! NullTuples Apr 2023 #18

Colour me sooooooo NOT surprised. niyad Apr 2023 #7

And this is how our country, well republicans chose to advance our space program. LT Barclay Apr 2023 #8

It's a bird! It's a plane! Why, it's...ILL-on Muskrat! peppertree Apr 2023 #9

Even the self-destruct system took longer than it should have ... CloudWatcher Apr 2023 #10

He cuts critical corners on Teslas, there was no reason to think that he wouldn't do the same here wackadoo wabbit Apr 2023 #13

I watch LabPadre now and then RussBLib Apr 2023 #14

I wouldn't work for Musk for any amount of money. hunter Apr 2023 #15

Mostly agree Red Mountain Apr 2023 #17

My grandfather was an engineer for the Apollo Project. hunter Apr 2023 #19