Jesus, look at this: looks to be the moment Starship explodes (original source unknown, I've seen this in several places now) - ThreadSky

theplanetaryguy.bsky.social • 38 days ago

Jesus, look at this: looks to be the moment Starship explodes

(original source unknown, I've seen this in several places now)

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eagleneedle.bsky.social•37 days ago

Was that a Tesla?

cwb42.bsky.social•37 days ago

What’s to come for 2025 in a nutshell

sunglassesonmyhead.bsky.social•37 days ago

I feel sorry for people of South Texas , this rocket launches must be wrecking their home.

thejesuschrist.bsky.social•37 days ago

You rang?

Paul, guess they should’ve prayed harder for structural integrity. Even I didn’t ascend this dramatically, and that was kind of my thing. At least nobody can say Starship didn’t go out with a bang. Holy Spirit approves.

evaddollie.bsky.social•37 days ago

STARSHIP SUCKS!
DREAM CHASER IS BETTER!
STARSHIP SUCKS!
DREAM CHASER IS BETTER!

fichtner.us•37 days ago

bknox.bsky.social•37 days ago

Someone please edit this video with the “nub-nub” song at the end of “return of the Jedi”.

bknox.bsky.social•37 days ago

https://youtu.be/BEi9WB18vwE?si=tyCi0Dfjlb_9lsth

useless-trilobite.bsky.social•37 days ago

An unfortunate maga, oops mega accident 🤣

schadenfreude4all.bsky.social•37 days ago

The rocket is also in several places now.

radfemme74.bsky.social•37 days ago

Apparently the video was taken by a Chilean tourist (haven't seen any social media account linked as the original though). And talk about being in the right place at the right time.

singularityhorizon.bsky.social•37 days ago

NASA paid $3 billion dollars for that firework.

alexcmers.bsky.social•37 days ago

Damn, NASA could’ve built their SLS block 1B tower with that money and have a couple million to spare

singularityhorizon.bsky.social•37 days ago

NASA wouldn't have built a launch site on an endangered species habitat causing delays nor use inferior concrete causing it have to be rebuilt twice while throwing concrete into the rocket causing it to fail. Not to mention failing to build a deluge system while polluting the water afterwards. Elon💸

alexcmers.bsky.social•37 days ago

Oh don’t worry, I agree that flight test 1 was a failure at the hand of Musk’s arrogance, but I’m not sure how much regulation can justify a *600%* cost increase for a launch tower (~$400M vs $2.7B)

singularityhorizon.bsky.social•37 days ago

I see Elon as pure bottom dollar capitalism meets space.

If you are looking for made in Texas fireworks then Elon is your guy.

Elon no longer has a monopoly on space delivery with Jeff Bezos and Trump lifting restrictions on Russia soon. Russia can do it cheaper than both of them.

algebrafrombith.bsky.social•38 days ago

company — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — launched the newest supersized rocket, New Glenn. The rocket reached orbit on its first flight, successfully placing an experimental satellite. But the first-stage booster was destroyed, missing its targeted landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic.
Get DEI.

algebrafrombith.bsky.social•38 days ago

He needs some DEI, for real. What chems are he experimenting with. Elon eating cats and dogs.

algebrafrombith.bsky.social•38 days ago

Elon knows he needs some DEI to the rescue.

Officials for Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft was destroyed.
Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft's six engines appeared to shut down one by one, with contact lost just 8 1/2 minutes into the flight.

https://www.thesunchronicle.com/business/spacexs-starship-mega-rocket-blasts-off-on-its-most-complex-test-flight-yet/article_1f7ab1c8-cdfc-53ac-b28c-244e0a01c420.html

crystalmariepa5.bsky.social•37 days ago

And just like that, Elon Musk watched his ego explode

fundatory.bsky.social•36 days ago

If only ....

crystalmariepa5.bsky.social•36 days ago

I had the same wish too: that Musk was at the controls

davidkister.bsky.social•37 days ago

Still fun.

tcshappyplace.bsky.social•37 days ago

Well, if Musk were at the controls, I’m sure that wouldn’t have happened
😏

aliceneel.bsky.social•37 days ago

Yikes! And when will we send up humans to go to Mars?

hagathathebiddy.bsky.social•37 days ago

Never.

fundatory.bsky.social•36 days ago

Not sure about humans. Oligarchs, though.... 🤔

jaricadavis.bsky.social•37 days ago

A redditor shared this video from a plane:

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1i34dki/starship_blew_up_in_front_of_us_had_to_divert/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
#Starship

cyclesmchurtz.bsky.social•37 days ago

I wonder which one of those pieces came from my tax dollars? If not now, which part of my tax dollars will go to his write-off of the Rapid Unplanned Disassembly?"

doctr-b.bsky.social•37 days ago

As I have said before, ELoon is going to kill allot of astronauts in his rush to colonize Mars! Just like his Tesla hands free driving-too soon, not enough testing. Just an idiot with too much money😫

justbond.bsky.social•38 days ago

Flying tesla 🤣

loveharley.bsky.social•38 days ago

feelingsick.bsky.social•37 days ago

Bummer

exmemoriam.bsky.social•37 days ago

I have been saying for ages that Musk needs to ride each rocket personally to make sure nothing happens.

alyssa11.bsky.social•37 days ago

Think of all the people he could help instead of playing with rockets. Stupid boy.

nixiebeth.bsky.social•37 days ago

Faux news is calling it a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” 😂😂😂

nixiebeth.bsky.social•37 days ago

Correction, that actually came from SpaceX first. That’s somehow even funnier.

fundatory.bsky.social•36 days ago

This is from Kerbal Space Program. At least their meme game is on point.

scottleibrand.bsky.social•37 days ago

https://x.com/flyerxt/status/1880027458642350095?s=46 appears to be the original source.

themamiyaman.bsky.social•38 days ago

D'oh!

badcyclist.bsky.social•37 days ago

Elon wasn’t on that one I take it?
Pretty spectacular way to get to Mars isn’t it, thought it would take a longer, ya know, flight time 😳
What do I know, I’m no rocket scientist 🤷
😂🤣😂

jan406.bsky.social•37 days ago

Isn't that called an "unscheduled disassembly"?

joedavis72.bsky.social•38 days ago

dogdad78.bsky.social•37 days ago

I never really get tired of this.

benjamin-mom.bsky.social•37 days ago

Tell me he was a passenger!!

mmelarue.bsky.social•37 days ago

Good. Can we slow it down Antonionni-style and overlay some Pink Floyd?

njbeachcat.bsky.social•38 days ago

Pretty!

azolemiss.bsky.social•37 days ago

Wow,
Look what we just payed for!

lexie1179.bsky.social•37 days ago

Wonderful site.

nightshiftxtech.bsky.social•36 days ago

Too bad Elon wasn't strapped to it.

alectrospace1.bsky.social•38 days ago

It definitely looks like it was already hitting the atmosphere again when it broke up, indicating this was several minutes after they lost the telemetry from it.

gildingvintage.bsky.social•37 days ago

Rapid unscheduled disassembly, my ass.

xenapotamus.bsky.social•38 days ago

Was Elon on it?

swerdferger.bsky.social•37 days ago

Ooooh! Aaaah!

eoawild.bsky.social•37 days ago

paulie458.bsky.social•37 days ago

WhoOpsie 😜

nyc-rsd.bsky.social•38 days ago

Ran into a Jersey drone.

logan8r.bsky.social•38 days ago

These things ever going to make a safe flight?

alexcmers.bsky.social•37 days ago

The previous flight managed to get to near-orbit just fine and touchdown in the Indian Ocean.

logan8r.bsky.social•36 days ago

Yeah, they caught the bottom rocket this time at least.

leatherneck42.bsky.social•37 days ago

BOOOOOM!

averyhudson.bsky.social•37 days ago

This would be funny, except starting Monday morning, Elon Musk will be running the country.

mikebrady.bsky.social•37 days ago

But in a few short years Musk plans three launches every two days for 20 years to transport his one million chosen elite to his Mars base - plus many more for equipment and supplies.

An explosion now isn’t going to stop him.

https://bsky.app/profile/mikebrady.bsky.social/post/3lfwrpdhjuc2n

fundatory.bsky.social•36 days ago

But an explosion _then_ will, though ☺️