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edbermac

(16,173 posts) Thu Mar 6, 2025, 07:42 PM Mar 6

Leon's big rocket just went boom boom [View all]

Successful launch and the booster was caught by the chopsticks, but the starship itself lost engines and is presumed destroyed.

On edit:

Launch at 35:30
Chopstick grab at 42:10
Starship starts gyrating wildly at 43:40

Link to tweet

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Leon's big rocket just went boom boom [View all] edbermac Mar 6 OP

Too bad he wasn't on it. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 6 #1

You beat me to that comment! kimbutgar Mar 6 #4

What, the 'genius' fucks up in his core businesses too? How can that be? brush Mar 6 #12

Maybe that company should can the guy in charge. Seems they really aren't preforming adequately Attilatheblond Mar 6 #2

I'm sure his cult will say it's a raging success. BannonsLiver Mar 6 #3

Why do they keep giving him money to blow up rockets? /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 6 #5

'cuz if Congress doesn't pay him, he will pay for some mokes to primary them? Attilatheblond Mar 6 #20

They pay him for the Falcons. I know they were talking about Starship, haele Mar 6 #41

Link? Attilatheblond Mar 6 #6

Here edbermac Mar 6 #21

Thank you Attilatheblond Mar 6 #24

And he wants to "fix" our air traffic control system? PA Democrat Mar 6 #7

Looks like it failed 10 minutes ago @ 17:40 CST. LeftInTX Mar 6 #8

That's the kind of private sector expertise we need in the federal government!!!!1!!1!!!111 unblock Mar 6 #9

NSF - NASASpaceflight.com: Starship Flight 8: That's not nominal. Ship 34 in a spin. Dennis Donovan Mar 6 #10

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Mar 6 #18

WTF did that cost us tax payers? Emile Mar 6 #11

I was about to ask the same question. Irish_Dem Mar 6 #15

Rockets are for the most part ver complex machines. Archae Mar 6 #13

A great movie. John1956PA Mar 6 #23

Shouldn't that say the US' big rocket went busto since we paid for it? efhmc Mar 6 #14

Thanks for the links SocialDemocrat61 Mar 6 #16

Unfortunately, his little rocket still works. madinmaryland Mar 6 #17

You mean all those frozen one cell rockets... LeftInTX Mar 6 #22

At least the Texas coast was safe this time. efhmc Mar 6 #19

We saw it while walking our dog Tommy Carcetti Mar 6 #25

SpaceX is always launching rockets. llmart Mar 6 #35

Where were you? efhmc Mar 7 #45

South Florida. nt Tommy Carcetti Mar 7 #48

Makes sense. Thanks for the reply. efhmc Mar 7 #49

Will he clean up the mess since we have no tax dollars to spend? GreenWave Mar 6 #26

That's actually an important question RandomNumbers Mar 6 #30

I am betting not cleaned up. We have seen and heard repeatedly what "they" think of our planet. efhmc Mar 7 #46

+1 dalton99a Mar 6 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author vapor2 Mar 6 #27

Accident waiting to happen Maninacan Mar 6 #28

"Starship" my ass. hatrack Mar 6 #29

If I was one of those astronauta chowmama Mar 6 #31

Cluster...Fck Joinfortmill Mar 6 #32

oh no! mwooldri Mar 6 #33

Oh? AKwannabe Mar 6 #34

But private is better, blah, blah, blah. valleyrogue Mar 6 #37

Too bad he wasn't on it. LS0999 Mar 6 #38

The Cost Baron2024 Mar 6 #39

It's NASA money! Thunderbeast Mar 7 #44

Who funds NASA? efhmc Mar 7 #47

Responding to previous post... Thunderbeast Mar 8 #50

Thank you for taking the time to explain. efhmc Mar 10 #53

That video didn't show any explosion? Meowmee Mar 6 #40

So I guess that'll be on Elon's list of 10 things he did this week... Talitha Mar 6 #42

So the goal of space ex is to have people able to live on other planets Tribetime Mar 6 #43

Anyone who trusts this asshole is a stupid fuck Blue Owl Mar 8 #51

musk's latest mistake LetMyPeopleVote Mar 8 #52

Rocket flopper Marthe48 Mar 10 #54