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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes on test stand
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/19/g-s1-73578/spacex-rocket-test-texas-explodes
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LWD@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
independent.co.uk/…/musk-government-contracts-spa…
In total, $20.7 billion pleged/paid to SpaceX since 2008, $8.7 billion actually paid out this year, $3.4 awarded/pledged in just 2024.
Its funny, I remember being raised conservative and being taught that no one spends money as wisely as someone spending their own money.
Welp, thats out the fucking window for all subcontractors, as well as… just give poor/homeless/rent overburdened people money, and they’ll help themselves far more efficiently than a giant bureacracy will.
hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I mean, yes. The advantage of fixed priced contracts over traditional cost plus contracts is that instead of Boeing twiddling their thumbs for three years wasting time trying to figure out why their original design is shit and having the government pay for it, space x is just out a rocket. Government gives 0 shits. I wonder if there penalties built in if it’s behind schedule
captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 3 weeks ago
With a functioning federal government I would agree with you. But unfortunately they have an open checkbook right now, with no accountability or critical oversight.
Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
This is actually a triumph for Musk. SpaceX has figured out how to blow up their rockets without all the cost and time required to prepare for a launch.
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
They are getting better at blowing rockets. The goal is a 24h turnaround, blow one rocket, bring a new one and blow it again in less than 24h
jj4211@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m making a note here: Huge Success
AniZaeger@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Maybe we can gaslight him into thinking he’s the only one fit to pilot the Starship, making him insist on being aboard it for future tests.
LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I mean if he was piloting it, it wouldn’t have blown up! He’s the best and smartest person ever, all the best people are saying it. I think he should definitely pilot them all!
catty@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m starting to wonder how much of these explosions are acts of corporate sabotage.
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nice. Now they know how to not build that specific one
Trial and error correction people
The best thing is that these launchs are getting cheaper with time
The falcon 9 has an internal launch cost per kilogram of about 1000 USD/KG
If they get starship right (and all evidence points to it getting ready soon) internal launch cost is estimated to be between 200 to 300 USD/KG
We are very close to seeing 25k USD or less tickets to space
Get ready for the future bois, it won’t wait for you
antangil@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh c’mon.
Cannot possibly spin “blew up randomly during test prep” as a positive outcome. They probably don’t know how not to build that specific one unless they happened to instrument the faulty prop system components - they know that it failed but likely not why or how to fix it.
All evidence points to Starship having a super-finicky MPS that fails on the regular… which probably means they’re chasing performance by removing mass from the MPS and tank structure… which means either this design doesn’t work (totally possible) or that the as-built performance falls short of what was promised.
If you want to stan for Musk, I guess everyone has a type and I’m not going to shame you over it… but blowing up during test prep is not a good news story.
shoo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
… And we need 25k space tickets why? For a cool selfie?
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I understand from your comment that, within your limited capacity, it is actually hard , next to impossible even, to imagine the benefits of having cheap orbital and suborbital transportation and infrastructure.
I imagine it must be difficult living that way so I just want to say you are very brave by raising awareness to such disabilities, keep at it, champ, you are doing a great job
Dudeonlemmy@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Why go anywhere in the world? It’s all about the experience man, 25k to have experienced being is spacing is an incredibly unique and cool experience is it not?
db2@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This only matters to me if he was in it at the time so I can organize a party.
forgetful_fox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Why can’t he just blow up.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Aw, it doesn’t actually call out Elmo in the headline. :(
THX1138@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Thoughts and prayers… lol
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I guess he is actually back in charge of his companies.