A crash is a good thing. Remind me of "No retrenchment I worry."

[A Singaporean]

The Online Citizen


SpaceX prototype blasts off … and crashes in fireball
The Online Citizen by The Online Citizen 10 December 2020 Reading Time: 2min read
Source: @SpaceX / Twitter
Source: @SpaceX / Twitter

A prototype of the future giant SpaceX rocket Starship — which the company hopes will become its go-to for Mars missions — crashed in a fiery explosion during a test launch along the Texas coast Wednesday.

But the company line was upbeat as a livestream of the launch displayed the on-screen message “AWESOME TEST. CONGRATS STARSHIP TEAM!”

“Mars, here we come!!” SpaceX founder Tesla’s Elon Musk tweeted just minutes after the flight, explaining that a too-fast landing speed was to blame for the crash.

He recounted the successful parts of the rocket’s short late afternoon trip: the take-off, the change of position in flight and its (pre-explosion) precise landing trajectory.

“We got all the data we needed! Congrats SpaceX team,” he tweeted.

 

[TomJo]

This is a great PR campaign.
Starship will be testing today.
If all space companies will proceed with such confidence to the next steps, then soon we will indeed be able to become a highly developed civilization. Or not. How will flying to Mars make us better?
Maybe better learn new ways of communication? Or new ways to get energy? And then make your dreams come true.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Lau Goh can go fuck dog.