Structural integrity might be an issue. No, "debris field' doesn't count. The spacecraft must be absolutely rigid; we'll power- hose the crew off the walls like last time.
Can't forget this classic from ArianeSpace's Vega launch a few years ago. They wouldn't tell the poor stream host that it was lost even when the telemetry looked like this.
Oh, yes, migrants are eating second stages. That is, if the radical left liberals don’t turn second stages into first stages on taxpayer dime. Wait, now migrants are eating all stages and only because musk is such a genius did they make it this far. Sir, that was the best first stage in history. 😭
Title text: "Hmm, they won't do in-flight delivery, so let's order a new first and second stage to our emergency landing site and then try to touch down on top of them to save time."
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#FAFO
“I just hope we land within our territorial boundaries because the import taxes on aerospace hardware is ridiculous.”
Though in recent events the case seemed to be more;
'Look how smart I am, we revolutionised space module transfer, next stop astronauts'
'Um, hang on how sure are we that the booster catch will actually work reliably?'
'100%'
...
'look if you don't believe me I'll do it again (I can use this to impress my buddies)'
'(it didn't work, that's an issue)'
'The rocket went up, and down, and did you see the boosters!!'
'(we think you've missed the point) let's assess our options later'
"What we need are meticulous people with high school educations tabulating experimental results.
Instead PhD's make such a hash of that task that tests are inherently compromised."
Bow your heads to the parchment, there be all truth & wisdom.
But when you forget Shields things get hot...
Its so over
https://www.simscale.com/blog/nasa-mars-climate-orbiter-metric/
*checks staging*
"Oh"
They wouldn't even have made it into space
“It’s French.“
“Skip it.“
Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3018#Transcript