Last night a Falcon 9 Launching Starlink Group 9-3 out of Vandenberg managed to get to the initial orbit, but failed before reaching the target orbit.
This is the first SpaceX launch failure in over 300 launches, a record that nobody else in the launch business can claim.
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"…so, y'know, you gotta understand these problems before you go forwards and continue launching high-value payloads on them."
Tell that to Boeing, cause I don't think they got that memo.
"we might have a few …falling back…" eyebrow engaged…make it so
So with Falcon 9 grounded, that means Space X cannot now rescue the “stranded” Strainer astronauts.
Falcon Booster landed just fine second stage had the problem
Russia can always help out ………… as they have done in the past.
So apparently it’s pretty hard to launch a rocket into space. Had this been a Boeing rocket, this would be front page news
Was so looking forward to polaris dawn and the highest human altitude since 1972 hope its not delayed too much longer.
Despite the problems, still delivered. They just are very robust. Amazing.
LOL, FAA overseeing spaceX.
Yeah, when it's about Elon it's always lies so I don't expect anything but lies as to why Space X is having problems.
Elon Musk requires slaves.
Spacex launches trash in space
The amount of thrust from those thrusters on the satellites is the equivalent of a piece of paper lying in your hand, the force is very low.
Some interesting physics at work here.
Still better then Boeings record, they are sitting at a 100% failure rate
The FAA will look into this. That makes me laugh out loud.
Elon Musk
Scott, Thanks for this update to the Space-X Falcon 9 launch status.
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'Mouse fart' 😂 that got me 😂😂😂
"How much thrust does your satellite have?
– "About 12 MF."
"Cool. Is that a lot?"
– "Well… depends on the mouse, really."
People actually believe this crap?
4:10 “Don’t know if they have video of this”, really ‽ Bad optics!
9:25 IfUSāSō “Amazingly similar to Ariane 6”.
Why are billionaires allowed to pollute our skies for their profit…?
Mouse Fart
I appreciate your channel Scott, please carry on!! A comment/question, on the return of the Starship booster etc, why don't they rotate the device, about it's longitudinal axis and orient it perpendicular to the return trajectory, such that more surface area would be available to radiate the energy as the velocity decreases, thus reducing the maximum temperatures reached by the reentry tiles? The 'hot' side would cool as it turned away from the flow of the onrushing air, thus reducing the maximum temperatures. I realize that would complicate the control system a bit. Maybe this is already being done?
I'm not an expert at all, but it's interesting to see the difference in success rate between the Falcon and Starship launches. Is scaling up rockets that much more complicated, or is the development of Starship just rushed?
Comparing the grasshopper tests with the first Starship launch on bare concrete without any acoustic or debris countermeasures, it's like two entirely different companies at work.
No one on this earth is 100%,all the time.
“Spacex says it will not be able to recover the 20 Starlink satellites left in a very low orbit after a malfunction of a Falcon 9 upper stage on a July 11 launch. They have been unable to raise the orbit because the electric propulsion systems on the spacecraft cannot counteract the high atmospheric drag the satellites encounter in their very low orbits.” So directly from the source, NO PLAID POWER!
Anything man made can and will fail. 1 failure in over 300 launches appears to fall into the category of probability of failure.
since i don't like being 5G'd from space without my permission, im ok with this fail
*propellant
I'm sure the Kerbal inside can do a Jed! Get out and push to correct orbit
When is next crew dragon scheduled? What could the impacts for the space station be?
if the FAA is going to ground SpaceX how are they going to recover the astronauts ULA stranded on the ISS?
SpaceX has had 297 launches and recoveries with no mishaps. This was a minor mishap and the only thing that was lost, Is SpaceX property. The space shuttle had 135 launches with 2 catastrophic failures, Including loss of life. The Apollo program had fatality's, before it ever left the ground. Getting to space is hard and they aren't building Toyota Corollas, to get there but mile for mile SpaceX is far more reliable.
You know everyone is saying well that's just one in hundreds that's such a great failure rate. And I agree. But it actually sounds like the FAA's response to this is to actually ground the falcon9 until the mishap investigation is concluded?! That seems pretty ridiculous to me. First off, the flight did indeed pose no public safety risk; the first stage landed properly on OCISLY, and it was only the second stage's second burn that had a failure, well after it was into orbit. Failing to deliver satellites to a high enough orbit is not a failure worthy of grounding the most successful rocket in history. Sounds to me like they're absolutely laying it on to SpaceX just because of all their competitors crying foul over the last few months.
Wow still a pretty successful failure. Can't get better than that
Sr 71 blackbird top speed mph 2200 miles per hour any faster the air frame will WILL Fail,
If a space shuttle flies “like a brick”, why does it need wings? To attain orbit at a speed of 17,500 mph (5 mile per second) Sr71 …0.61 Miles per second, any faster the air frame will WILL Fail,
i may be daft but i am not stupid, WHAT A DRAG, So Space is a Cartoon.
Who cares?
Fuck Spacex. They can afford to launch rocket but they can't afford to pay taxes? America is paying for these rockets.
My jet produces a trust of 3.14 trillion mouse farts 🙂
where is CSS?
I have enjoyed your channel and wish you well but since Elon's endorsement of Mr Trump I am afraid I have to unsubscribe from all channels which report on matters relating to any of Elon's businesses. Sorry about that.