Space-X Launch in 7 Minutes

Watch live:

http://www.vox.com/2015/4/13/8383151/spacex-watch-live-launch-landing-stream

Scrubbed at 3:07 to launch, due to anvil clouds

Try again tomorrow same time

What I don't understand though is why they haven't painted the payload capsule pink, and put it at an angle.

Missed the launch today (forgot about it!) but the rocket tipped over on trying to land again.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/us/spacex-rocket-launch/

It was another of what Musk describes as a RUD -- rapid unscheduled disassembly.

How long do you think it will take those guys do realize that there was a reason that others haven't been trying to land their boosters for the past fifty years?

When Musk runs out of money?

Even the Russkies discarded their SRBs, though they landed their payload capsules on dry land. Usually.

How can he be so stupid about rockets when he builds such amazing automobiles?

Maybe he should try building electric rockets.

Heh, that's a great site. Nothing scientific, no lists of accomplishments, no pictures or designs. Just a list of "Officers & Board of Directors" (which are mostly the same guys) and links to other sites. It's Rocket Club for grown ups.

I guess if the alternative is dumping the SRBs in the ocean, then attempting to land them on a barge is no more expensive.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/04/17/why-spacex-is-attempting-to-land-rockets-on-floating-barge/

Today's scheduled launch of the Super Heavy is scrubbed until Wednesday. "SpaceX has scrubbed today's launch attempt due to a fueling issue. A new attempt will occur in no earlier than April 19. We will update our coverage as a new launch time is announced."

Tomorrow Fox "News" goes boom.  Maybe that will be enough -- unless that is "scrubbed" too by a massive out-of-court settlement? I can't imagine Dominion settling for mere money though. They're going to insist on public acknowledgments of lying, repeated acknowledgments. And they should insist on changes to FNC's business model.

A guy can always hope.

Hopefully the other of these powerful engines will leave the launchpad today, instead of blowing up on the pad.

Yay, flawless launch.

Always fucking awesome watching the first stage rocket land again on the barge.

I want to see that Starship go.

richard09 wrote:

I want to see that Starship go.

It got up off the pad, but failed to separate the first stage on schedule, and exploded instead.
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/20/1170983959/spacex-starship-launch-elon-musk

I was watching the SpaceX webcast. My impression at the time was that once the vehicle was pinwheeling out of control, they waited for a few seconds to see if anything could be done, and then ordered a self-destruct. But then I had to go to work, and I haven't followed up with any other reports.

Pretty fair summary.

Everything We Noticed During SpaceX Starship’s Explosive Debut Launch

The locals aren't happy. I don't blame them, although I think "devastated" is probably an overbid.

Massive, exploded SpaceX rocket devastated a town and a wildlife reserve — and locals are furious

Falcon Heavy lifting off in something over an hour from now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnfddhDuWDE