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SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

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[–] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They blowed up good

Blowed up real good

[–] theworstshepard@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

It's still technically a reusable rocket, just gotta imagine it's a big Lego set

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Now if only Elon were on Farm Film Report.

[–] volleyballcrocodile@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Does this outcome just litter the Gulf with debris and pollutants or what?

[–] mack7400@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't be surprised if it struck London.

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[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

The moon belongs to China now.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Did they annihilate the launchpad again?

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[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Booster: deleted
Spaceship: deleted
Earth: polluted
Resources: deleted
"Manned Mars mission in 2024 if we're lucky": not even a hint of it.
"Manned Mars mission in 2026": lol

You can pretend the "test" is a huge success, just like I pretend that my programs crash because they're still in "beta".

Full self driving next year™

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