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SpaceX must be happy that Elon is back at the helm of this company
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rampartd
(4,533 posts)tanyev
(49,146 posts)😒
markodochartaigh
(5,448 posts)I mean those Tesla cars do it.
/s
SheltieLover
(79,779 posts)CloudWatcher
(2,127 posts)A slow motion of it ... looks like there were two explosions
BurnDoubt
(1,643 posts)eppur_se_muova
(41,755 posts)First stage always carries the biggest fuel load. The Starship/Heavy Lifter uses methane/LOX for all three stages.
BurnDoubt
(1,643 posts)Everything else requires planning and execution.
tazcat
(276 posts)littlemissmartypants
(32,911 posts)If it was a takeoff and not a test it would have been carrying much more fuel.
"50x more for a fully stacked launch"
I would like to personally thank the SpaceX team member(s) who engineered the sabotage.
Now, cancel this poser's contracts.
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Oh boy - #SpaceX #Starship 36 exploded on the Massey's test stand at Boca Chica, TX tonight.
— Chad :mstdn: (@chad.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy) 2025-06-19T06:31:30.000Z
The spacecraft was 164 feet (50 meters) tall.
#space
Interesting thread here:
"That's not good."
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T04:22:58.063Z
Liberal In Texas
(16,218 posts)RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,001 posts)GopherGal
(2,881 posts)Seeing how erratic and unhinged he's been in his mismanagement of DOGE and Xitter, it's easy to imagine imposition of thoughtless cuts and unrealistic timelines may have contributed to the spate of "rapid unscheduled disassemblies" at SpaceX.
MagickMuffin
(18,315 posts)Unnecessary government spending. Government wasteful spending.
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,873 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
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