“halfway through its journey, the spacecraft sprang a propellant leak. That caused it to start spinning out of control. The Starship vehicle used in the test flight was not able to survive the intense heat, breaking up as it fell back into the atmosphere.”
Billions of tax dollars go into Space X.
Billions of tax dollars go into Space X.
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Privatize Space? Hmmm.
Focus on saving planet earth!!!
Peachy.
I have just received a response from the UK Minister of State at the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology with responsibility for space, Sir Chris Bryant MP.
"Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning" https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-was-doomed-from-the-beginning?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true
"... vibrations caused a failure of a fuel line ..." https://medium.com/predict/spacex-has-finally-figured-out-why-starship-exploded-and-the-reason-is-utterly-embarrassing-ccb30295c8e5
https://bsky.app/profile/zebrafishevodevo.bsky.social/post/3lkipl2mlsk2r
So I hope it succeeds because we have no alternatives!
It's a TEST FLIGHT - For the most part, SpaceX is footing the bill.
Space-X EARNS the GRANTS from NASA for milestones
Space-X has gotten about $14.9 billion from NASA over the last 23 years (Yahoo Finance)
NASA bugets are $20 Billion+ YEARLY
Space-X EARNS money from NASA