Massive SpaceX rocket explodes in a fireball as it hits ocean
www.dailymail.com
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket in the world, exploded moments after slamming into the Pacific Ocean following an orbital flight on Monday.
  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    10 days

    They caught it on the launch tower last year.

    The last one unexpectedly didn’t explode on landing in the ocean (and it’s currently enroute back to HQ).

    This one dropped two engines on ascent, they initially scrubbed reaching orbit, then were able to restart those two engines and continue into orbit. I don’t recall any other rocket ever dropping an engine on boost and being able to restart and continue the mission.

    Headline doesn’t come close to the success story of this launch.