Popular Post webfact Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 SpaceX Starship rocket prototype nails landing... then blows up Maxar’s WorldView-3 satellite shows close up of SpaceX Starship SN10 launch facilities at Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. March 3, 2021. Satellite image (copyright) 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - The third time appeared to be the charm for Elon Musk's Starship rocket - until it wasn't. The latest heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype from SpaceX soared flawlessly into the sky in a high-altitude test blast-off on Wednesday from Boca Chica, Texas, then flew itself back to Earth to achieve the first upright landing for a Starship model. But the triumph was short-lived. Listing slightly to one side as an automated fire-suppression system trained a stream of water on flames still burning at the base of the rocket, the spacecraft blew itself to pieces about eight minutes after touchdown. It was the third such landing attempt to end in a fireball after an otherwise successful test flight for the Starship, being developed by SpaceX to carry humans and 100 tons of cargo on future missions to the moon and Mars. For Musk, the billionaire SpaceX founder who also heads the electric carmaker Tesla Inc, the outcome was mixed news. The Starship SN10 came far closer to achieving a safe, vertical touchdown than two previous models - SN8 in December and SN9 in February. In a tweet responding to tempered congratulations from an admirer of his work, Musk replied, "RIP SN10, honorable discharge." Elon Musk's SpaceX managed to successfully land one of its Starship prototypes on Wednesday at the end of a high-altitude test flight. But the triumph was short-lived. Minutes after touch down the rocket was in flames. Flora Bradley-Watson reports. 2021-03-04T061540Z_1_LOV000MTL1GS5_RTRMADV_STREAM-2000-16X9-MP4_SPACE-EXPLORATION-SPACEX-STARSHIP.MP4 The video feed provided by SpaceX on the company's YouTube channel cut off moments after the landing. But separate fan feeds streamed over the same social media platform showed an explosion suddenly erupting at the base of the rocket, hurling the SN10 into the air before it crashed to the ground and became engulfed in flames. The complete Starship rocket, which will stand 394-feet (120 metres) tall when mated with its super-heavy first-stage booster, is SpaceX's next-generation fully reusable launch vehicle - the center of Musk's ambitions to make human space travel more affordable and routine. A first orbital Starship flight is planned for year's end. Musk has said he intends to fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon with the Starship in 2023. (Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles and Joe Shaw in Washington; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell) -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-03-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 "fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon" Settling on Mars and all that BS. Why can't this guy do something useful with his money?? Think about the almost 8 billion population on earth e.g.? 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SunnyinBangrak Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 Feeling glad Uncle Too didn't let Elon rescue the cave kids with one of his rockets. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookiescot Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Given it bounced it should state the rocket landed twice. Then blew up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bdenner Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 59 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: "fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon" Settling on Mars and all that BS. Why can't this guy do something useful with his money?? Think about the almost 8 billion population on earth e.g.? So you think he should use his talents supplying condom vending machines rather than clean energy transport and future technologies.???? 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: "fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon" Settling on Mars and all that BS. Why can't this guy do something useful with his money?? Think about the almost 8 billion population on earth e.g.? Firstly it is HIS money to do with as he wishes. Secondly is he personally responsible, in your opinion, for the nearly 8 billion people on earth? IMHO the governments of ALL the countries on earth are responsible for their own populations. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said: Feeling glad Uncle Too didn't let Elon rescue the cave kids with one of his rockets. That wouldn't have provided a happy ending, Thai style, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SpaceKadet Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: "fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon" Settling on Mars and all that BS. Why can't this guy do something useful with his money?? Think about the almost 8 billion population on earth e.g.? Yeah, right. He is doing something useful. Cull 4 billion of the population and we'll be back to somewhat sustainable levels for our mother Earth. Drop condoms all over the Asia and Africa and forbid all forms of religions... that might help some. But that, of course, will not sit well with the hyper-capitalists, that make big money with big population. Edited March 4, 2021 by SpaceKadet typo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, billd766 said: Secondly is he personally responsible, in your opinion, for the nearly 8 billion people on earth? As the excess people aren't American or Japanese (both countries have shrinking populations), I don't see how either of these guys should be expected to waste their money on sorting out other countries problems. Edited March 4, 2021 by BritManToo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Yeiks!!!looks like it needs a bit more work ehhh?keep it up you will get it right eventually 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, Tug said: Yeiks!!!looks like it needs a bit more work ehhh? keep it up you will get it right eventually I hope that he has a good insurance policy, though next years premiums might be a tad higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 6 hours ago, BritManToo said: As the excess people aren't American or Japanese (both countries have shrinking populations), I don't see how either of these guys should be expected to waste their money on sorting out other countries problems. And who exactly decides who the “excess people” are? Or even what is meant by “excess people”. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, SpaceKadet said: Yeah, right. He is doing something useful. Cull 4 billion of the population and we'll be back to somewhat sustainable levels for our mother Earth. Drop condoms all over the Asia and Africa and forbid all forms of religions... that might help some. But that, of course, will not sit well with the hyper-capitalists, that make big money with big population. Why Asia and Africa? How would you go about “culling” half the planets population? What is your criteria for deciding who would be “culled”? Edited March 4, 2021 by Bluespunk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 At a time whole industries are becoming extinct because of excessive focus on shareholder returns and quarterly results (think about North American telecoms equipment industry, i.e. Nortel, Lucent, Bell Labs, etc...) someone like him, who is taking risks and investing for future business, is a blessing (whatever one may think about his personality). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceKadet Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Bluespunk said: Why Asia and Africa? How would you go about “culling” half the planets population? What is your criteria for deciding who would be “culled”? Because Asia and Africa are the biggest contributors to the population increase. My home country has a negative population growth. Who will feed them all when in ten years time the world population will grow to 10 billion? You should watch "Soylent Green", and old movie by now, but so relevant. It's almost scary how correctly it predicted the future 48 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 41 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said: Because Asia and Africa are the biggest contributors to the population increase. My home country has a negative population growth. Who will feed them all when in ten years time the world population will grow to 10 billion? You should watch "Soylent Green", and old movie by now, but so relevant. It's almost scary how correctly it predicted the future 48 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green I have watched soylent green, it’s fiction and predicted jack sh*t accurately. oh and I don’t believe your “reasoning”...and you didn’t answer all the questions in my post. Edited March 5, 2021 by Bluespunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceKadet Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: I have watched soylent green, it’s fiction and predicted jack sh*t accurately. oh and I don’t believe your “reasoning”...and you didn’t answer all the questions in my post. I rest my case..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said: I rest my case..... That does not prove anything, least of all why you chose Africa and Asia for your “solution”...also you have still not answered all the questions to your first post. Oh and I believe it is always best to post a link to graphs posted...context and all that. Like this one https://www.statista.com/statistics/264683/top-fifty-countries-with-the-highest-population-density/ Edited March 5, 2021 by Bluespunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) Kudos SpaceX on nailing latest attempt. This is right out of a B Sci-Fi movie ("The Day the Earth Stood Still", etc), As soon as they find some reason that $$ can be made outside this planet it'll be another wave of gold rushes, Think about what prospectors endured during the Klondike rush in Alaska ???? Edited March 5, 2021 by cobra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 To pull this thread back on topic a bit! The rocket was actually on fire before it touched down and the casing was beginning to peel away. It isn't just the landing that's the problem here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceKadet Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: That does not prove anything, least of all why you chose Africa and Asia for your “solution”...also you have still not answered all the questions to your first post. Oh and I believe it is always best to post a link to graphs posted...context and all that. Like this one https://www.statista.com/statistics/264683/top-fifty-countries-with-the-highest-population-density/ There you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said: There you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth Still avoiding the questions and again https://www.statista.com/statistics/264683/top-fifty-countries-with-the-highest-population-density/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceKadet Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: Still avoiding the questions and again https://www.statista.com/statistics/264683/top-fifty-countries-with-the-highest-population-density/ If you must have the last word, then so be it. I'm not willing to continue this off-topic discussion. If you want to have a discussion, start a topic and challenge me there. However, I fail to see what population density has to do with global population growth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said: If you must have the last word, then so be it. I'm not willing to continue this off-topic discussion. If you want to have a discussion, start a topic and challenge me there. However, I fail to see what population density has to do with global population growth. You started the off topic discussion and have consistently failed to explain your “reasoning”. I’m not at all surprised you don’t understand why I posted the link. Edited March 5, 2021 by Bluespunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesmac Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 3:56 PM, KhunBENQ said: "fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon" Settling on Mars and all that BS. Why can't this guy do something useful with his money?? Think about the almost 8 billion population on earth e.g.? Depopulation is under way AKA covid and vaccination 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 3:56 PM, KhunBENQ said: "fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon" Settling on Mars and all that BS. Why can't this guy do something useful with his money?? Think about the almost 8 billion population on earth e.g.? This is how the elite billionaires think: The 8 billion people are nothing short of a disease infecting the planet. The wealthiest are the saviors of the human species and the only way to save humanity is to spread out to the stars. The best specimens of humanity need to be sent to space to colonize. (Now how that selection process in different than the Nazi ideals of the 1930s and 40s escapes me but there you have it). In the meanwhile - the Earth needs a cull while the Elon Musks and Jeff Bezos and figure ways to send humans offworld so that when these elites blow the Earth up - at least there are some humans left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bluespunk said: I have watched soylent green, it’s fiction and predicted jack sh*t accurately. oh and I don’t believe your “reasoning”...and you didn’t answer all the questions in my post. I don't believe there is any limit to the amount of food that can be produced on this earth. Of course, farmers aren't charitable organisations, and people will need money to buy the food. The real limit to the world's population is the ability of people to earn money to buy their food. Edited March 5, 2021 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, BritManToo said: I don't believe there is any limit to the amount of food that can be produced on this earth. Of course, farmers aren't charitable organisations, and people will need money to buy the food. The real limit to the world's population is the ability of people to earn money to buy their food. And that is relevant to my post, how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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