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FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing (apnews.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Most rockets crash into the ocean with all their contents on purpose. This one flew 23 times before finally shitting the bed on this landing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Plus it did land on the barge. Most of the debris should be there, though the remaining fuel would have mainly gone overboard. Probably the flight termination explosives also.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's impressive, I do wonder if they have some estimated lifespan for each rocket or how many times it's reusable. Unless they intend to just keep using it with minimal to no maintenance at all. Which I guess would eventually lead to this.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yea the previous goal was 10 flights, now the goal is send it until something breaks.

Big advantage of having a built in customer (starlink)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Iirc the original goal was ‘at least 10’ but maybe up to 100 flights for a booster. No way to really know without flying them a lot