News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[GLS]

They were fortunate that it did not fail with passengers on board, but they got lucky.

Uh... the launch escape system worked as advertised, so no passengers would have been killed as a result of that engine failure.

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1796950124838736021

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Uh... the launch escape system worked as advertised, so no passengers would have been killed as a result of that engine failure.

True, but you don't think that having such a failure with passengers aboard would do anything to public confidence in their business model? Even with no passengers aboard, how many passengers on future flights decided to get a refund? The people who go on this thing want to go to space and float around, not ride a contingency abort (or worse).

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1798087369683603456

 

[Urwumpe]

So, launch attempt tomorrow?

 

[GLS]

So, launch attempt tomorrow?

Looks like it

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1798099582473429352

 

[GLS]

Almost forgot about this...

T-5 minutes!

 

[GLS]

T0, liftoff!

 

[GLS]

1 engine out already

 

[GLS]

Staging!

 

[GLS]

Lots of cameras in the booster.

 

[GLS]

Booster (intact) in the water!

 

[GLS]

Starship shutdown!
Nominal "orbit" insertion.

 

[GLS]

Lots of venting from the engine section...
Cameras in Florida tracking the vehicle at 166Km up!

 

[GLS]

The show continues with reentry in less than 30 minutes.

 

[GLS]

T+37 minutes and live views are back!
165Km and dropping

 

[GLS]

This time it is stable and in the correct orientation, as it passes below 400kft.

 

[GLS]

Plasma visible!

 

[GLS]

Atmosphere now slowing down the vehicle.
Should be in Earth's shadow in a bit

 

[GLS]

Lots of stuff flying off...