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That's why the Concorde only was allowed intercontinental - couldn't do a NY-LA run because of the booms.

Interesting slideshow if Elon's Starship program. Couldn't find a way to "Gift" it so it may not work for you unless you have a subscription...

Bellyflops, Booms and Big Rockets: A Recap of SpaceX’s Starship Tests

Game on!

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SkyNet is acommin o_O Arnie we’re gonna need ya.

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Scrubbed - booster pressurization issue.
Next window is Wednesday.

Well, Elon did say liftoff alone would be a success....

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Well, Elon did say liftoff alone would be a success....

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wonder what that cost?

wonder what that cost?

Says he will try again in a few months, kind of weird he attempted launch on 4/20 lol.

Says he will try again in a few months, kind of weird he attempted launch on 4/20 lol.

Talk about SPIN, according to SpaceX the flight had a "rapid, unscheduled disassembly"!!????? Guess that's their read of it breaking into a million pieces...

They will figure it out.

Note to self - park the car further away from the rocket...

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I hope Ms Kurtz is available for the dedication:

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They make the best cameras lol

In the spirit of Kamikazes:

[HEADING=2]Live Updates: Ispace Loses Contact With Moon Lander[/HEADING]
The Japanese company aimed to complete the first moon landing by a private company, but its M1 lander may have joined numerous spacecraft that have crashed into the lunar surface.

A Japanese company has lost contact with a small robotic spacecraft it was sending to the moon, a signal that it may have crashed into the lunar surface.

After firing its main engine, the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander built by Ispace of Japan dropped out of lunar orbit. About an hour later, at 12:40 p.m. Eastern time, the lander, about 7.5 feet tall, was to land in Atlas Crater, a 54-mile-wide feature in the northeast quadrant of the near side of the moon.

But after the time of touchdown, no signal was received from the spacecraft.

“At this moment, we have not been able to confirm successful landing on the lunar surface,” said Takeshi Hakamada, the chief executive of Ispace, a half-hour later during a live video stream from Tokyo.

Thus, he said, they had to assume that the loss of communications meant “we could not complete the landing on the lunar surface.”

The spacecraft launched in December and took a circuitous but energy-efficient path to the moon, entering lunar orbit in March. For the past month, engineers have been checking out the lander’s systems before proceeding with the landing attempt.

Once the engine fired, the spacecraft was either going to land or crash today. It did not have the ability to return to higher orbit for another try later. And it appears that something went wrong.

Mr. Hakamada said there was communication with the spacecraft all the way to the surface, and the data from the landing phase would be invaluable for the company’s next two missions. Engineers are continuing to investigate what might have happened.

verticle take off - why did we stop building these?

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verticle take off - why did we stop building these?

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Probably operating costs - looks expensive

I hope Ms Kurtz is available for the dedication:

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How did I miss your post? Thanks for the great read.