Comment on Second SpaceX Starship launch ends with explosion. What happens next?

Neato@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I mean… They invented reusable rockets.

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  • drdabbles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They absolutely didn’t invent reusable rockets.

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    • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They created reusable rockets. Lots and lots of concepts on the drawing board, but theirs was unique and the first one to get made.

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      • chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The rocket boosters on the space shuttle were absolutely reused. Here’s video of one being retrieved.

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      • drdabbles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Creating isn’t inventing, and there’s wasn’t the first to be flown. Man, the SpaceX fans don’t really know the history of the industry they make these claims about.

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    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Who outside of TinTin comics has done a reusable rockets other than SpaceX?

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      • drdabbles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I mean, just basic research would answer this for you. But I’ll start you off with an easy one. The SRB on shuttle launches was reusable. Now go forth and look up rocket history.

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  • Neato@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Given that time and money I bet NASA could have that and made ones that don't blow up every test.

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    • ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      LOL… NASA has existed for many more decades than Spacex has. The Spacex Falcon rocket is possibly the most reliable rocket available today, launches payloads more often than any other rocket and it’s much cheaper than its competitors. You’re comparing a brand new rocket design to other, thoroughly tested rockets that have had many iterations. This was literally the second flight of this rocket, they were expecting it to fail.

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    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Maybe if you weren’t so blinded by your need to be edgy, you would see the accomplishments SpaceX has made. Starship is not even close to being completed. It blowing up and failing are expected at this stage.

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    • MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      NASA doesn’t build many rockets. They are almost all done under contract.

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    • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Given time and money, I’m sure Bob Jones could make a reusable rocket in his back garage. It would just take a lot of both. SpaceX is good at making a lot of progress with little time and money.

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    • weew@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      How much are you betting? Because I could use some free money, lol.

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