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SpaceX Starship SN9 high-altitude test - crash on landing

Posted by Omnicrola
Tags: spacex.starship, sn9, crashes, flights.test, source.x
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1356699321840721920?s=20

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SpaceX on X (formerly Twitter): "Live feed of Starship SN9 flight test → https://t.co/Hs5C53qBxb https://t.co/ioM0D5J91I / X"
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3 comments

  1. Omnicrola
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    Skip to around 12:30 if you want to see the explosions.

    Skip to around 12:30 if you want to see the explosions.

    5 votes
  2. [2]
    Eric_the_Cerise
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    Is it just me, or does it seem a bit unnecessarily risky to have another Starship sitting there, practically right next to the one that is launching? If they have a RUD on the launchpad, they lose...

    Is it just me, or does it seem a bit unnecessarily risky to have another Starship sitting there, practically right next to the one that is launching? If they have a RUD on the launchpad, they lose two ships for the price of one ... no?

    Heck, rewatching it now ... even the successful launch is visibly throwing debris against the other ship.

    4 votes
    1. Eylrid
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      It's a calculated risk. They're building them faster than they can launch them. SN10 is already obsolete. They needed it out of the build site to make room to finish newer iterations. Whether it...

      It's a calculated risk. They're building them faster than they can launch them. SN10 is already obsolete. They needed it out of the build site to make room to finish newer iterations. Whether it gets irreparably damaged or flys it will be out of the way sooner this way.

      6 votes