Live rocket launch

[Paul M]

I've only just tuned back in on this thread. I forgot about it!

But, looking at the Space X feed, that there rocket looks mighty and mean in some of those camera angles. "Steampunk" I think is the phrase I'm looking for.  Abstract beauty, perhaps?

[Jonk]

T-10 minutes to launch.

[Alien 13]

Less than 5 mins...

Alan

[Jonk]

[Jonk]

LIFTOFF!

[Jonk]

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[Sunshine]

Engine failure??

[Jonk]

[Jonk]

Hovering!

[Jonk]

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[Sunshine]

I want a refund for my Mars ticket, please.

 

Edited December 9, 2020 by Sunshine

[Jonk]

It didn't land, looked like the landing rocket fired too late?

[Jonk]

[johnfosteruk]

Incredible!!

Not a failure by any means. Who wants to take bets on how many TFs it'll take them to land it successfully?

[JamesF]

It looked to me that the rocket didn't fire early enough to get the descent under control before it hit the pad, but otherwise that was so impressive.

James

[maw lod qan]

That was incredible. I know it didnt land, but think how many rockets blew up in the late 50's and early 60's just to finally get one in orbit.

Like him or not, Musk does have some great ideas!

Edited December 9, 2020 by maw lod qan

[Alien 13]

Brilliant stuff..

Alan

[johnfosteruk]

Just now, JamesF said:

It looked to me that the rocket didn't fire early enough to get the descent under control before it hit the pad, but otherwise that was so impressive.

James

 

The flip was incredible. I thought the landing burn fired too late as well, and the bloke on the feed I'm watching said the same.

[Ags]

It went really well actually. There was a glitch in the very last seconds but it went up correctly, bellyflopped correctly, came back to its landing zone, and executed its landing sequence. It just couldn’t slow down enough.

I was worried on the way up, it looked like there was a fire or malfunctioning engine as the the rocket tail was irregular and smokey.

[Sunshine]

Hmm, if this is the way Starship is supposed to touch down on Mars, it just seems like an awful complex maneuver to undertake, too much that can go wrong.