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Tonaia t1_jdd2clb wrote

I was watching the livestream last night. The team was really excited that the rocket,

A. Hit Maximum Dynamic Pressure (Max Q)

B. Survived Max Q

C. Performed stage separation.

The second stage engine failed after like a second and a half, and that was that.

Just for comparison

SpaceX first launch: Corrosion due to sea spray caused the rocket to fail

2nd Launch: Fuel sloshing caused the second stage to fail

3rd. Launch: Residual thrust from the first stage caused it to hit the second after separation, leading to loss of vehicle.

4th: Success.

Rockets are hard.

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gera_moises t1_jdd4pn9 wrote

Almost like it's rocket science

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Impossible_Guess t1_jdlyhw8 wrote

Well, it's not exactly brain surgery.

I really hope you like Mitchell and Webb. And yes, I know I technically got it backwards.

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OdouO t1_jdd582t wrote

well it's not rocket appliances.

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