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SpaceX MASSIVE explosion registers on meteorological radar.
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2016-09-01 at 7:19 PM UTC
Not even a launch gone wrong, they were testing and refueling and it went BOOM. Catastrophic damage to the launch pad, no injuries.
Insurance won't cover the $200mil payload because it was just a refueling.[FONT=Arial][SIZE=26px][SIZE=14px]SpaceX explosion didnt involve intentional ignition - E Musk said occurred during 2d stage fueling - & isn't covered by launch insurance.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT]
https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/771409425475174400
[FONT=verdana][SIZE=14px]Elon Musk has stated that because the rocket didn't intentionally ignite for launch, the loss of payload is not covered by launch insurance.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=verdana][SIZE=14px]Second time the upper stage LOX tank has been the rough origin of a Falcon 9 vehicle failure…[/SIZE][/FONT]
LOX is so fucking sketch, I would like to see this technology replaced in my lifetime.
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2016-09-01 at 8:48 PM UTCWell shit nigga', at least no one died.
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2016-09-02 at 3:47 AM UTCI Wish I could have been there. explosions are fun.
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2016-09-02 at 3:52 AM UTCSpaceXplosions
this is why they still have to buy russian rocket engines -
2016-09-02 at 4:03 AM UTC
this is why they still have to buy russian rocket engines
LOL. Yeah it's kinda puzzling, the Soviets have a pretty solid record when it comes to space but Americans can't seem to figure it out. Soyuz aside, I'm pretty sure historical numbers are like 11 deaths soviet vs 14 for USA. The Russians have a higher success rate, I could be wrong about this. I get the impression they have a slight edge over any other country.
It's also required to speak fluent Russian to become an astronaut.
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2016-09-02 at 4:09 AM UTC
LOL. Yeah it's kinda puzzling, the Soviets have a pretty solid record when it comes to space but Americans can't seem to figure it out. Soyuz aside, I'm pretty sure historical numbers are like 11 deaths soviet vs 14 for USA. The Russians have a higher success rate, I could be wrong about this. I get the impression they have a slight edge over any other country.
It's also required to speak fluent Russian to become an astronaut.
The soviets were notorious for suppressing any damning information about them most likely information related to their space program as well. It's not outside the realm of possibility that they have covered up several cases in which cosmonauts died.
This was recorded around 1960 by an amateur radio station based in italy.
This is what she's saying, from what i gather.
five...four...three ...two...one...one
two...three...four...five...
come in... come in... come in...
LISTEN...LISTEN! ...COME IN!
COME IN... COME IN... TALK TO ME!
TALK TO ME!... I AM HOT!... I AM HOT!
WHAT?... FORTYFIVE?... WHAT?...
FORTYFIVE?... FIFTY?...
YES...YES...YES... BREATHING...
BREATHING... OXYGEN...
OXYGEN... I AM HOT... (THIS)
ISN'T THIS DANGEROUS?... IT'S ALL...
ISN'T THIS DANGEROUS?... IT'S ALL...
YES...YES...YES... HOW IS THIS?
WHAT?... TALK TO ME!... HOW SHOULD I
TRANSMIT? YES...YES...YES...
WHAT? OUR TRANSMISSION BEGINS NOW...
FORTYONE... THIS WAY... OUR
TRANSMISSION BEGINS NOW...
FORTYONE... THIS WAY... OUR
TRANSMISSION BEGINS NOW...
FORTYONE... YES... I FEEL HOT...
I FEEL HOT... IT'S ALL... IT'S HOT...
I FEEL HOT... I FEEL HOT... I FEEL HOT...
... I CAN SEE A FLAME!... WHAT?...
I CAN SEE A FLAME!... I CAN SEE A
FLAME!...
I FEEL HOT... I FEEL HOT... THIRTYTWO...
THIRTYTWO... FORTYONE... FORTYONE
AM I GOING TO CRASH?... YES...YES... I FEEL HOT!...
I FEEL HOT!... I WILL REENTER!... I WILL REENTER...
I AM LISTENING!... I FEEL HOT!... -
2016-09-02 at 4:13 AM UTCthere were actually a lot of Russian/Soviet space vehicle explosions, many of them lethal - not sure if they're leading the race with the US but it's certainly close.
russian rocketry, at least in a military sense, is pretty far ahead of the US at the moment... I suspect it's part of why the 'hawks' are trying to whip everyone into a frenzy over the 'russian threat'.
'American' innovation in rocketry died with Wehrner von Braun. -
2016-09-02 at 4:26 AM UTCI have a lot of respect for the Russians. They have pretty solid built jets compared to the US too. The US is about capitalism and your cousin Joe being about to make off on a contact to build *insert part here* where as the Russians built things to be reliable, have a long career life, not worrying about how many people made money off the contacts to manufacture parts.
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2016-09-02 at 4:54 AM UTC
I have a lot of respect for the Russians. They have pretty solid built jets compared to the US too. The US is about capitalism and your cousin Joe being about to make off on a contact to build *insert part here* where as the Russians built things to be reliable, have a long career life, not worrying about how many people made money off the contacts to manufacture parts.
it depends on the sort of item we're talking about I guess - a lot of it comes down to design ideology. up until fairly recently russia's been a lot more reticent than the US to field new technologies, opting for the tested and reliable lines with modern improvements... the latest AK12/200s are still pretty similar to the old designs, they're just more modular and have improved recoil control mechanisms as far as I know, whereas the US is constantly trying to finance 'integrated' weapons systems with networking, computer targeting and other 'smart' weaponry. the US is bragging about their production battleship railgun (if you've seen the thing fire it honestly is pretty impressive to be able to launch a fucking meteor horizontally), but the technology's been around for decades and the Russians have stated they ran tests, but couldn't justify running a 5MW power station just to fire the weapon... especially since they've had success with and are in the process of deploying hypersonic missiles in the same role.
it is telling though that Russia's able to outfit and maintain a comparable military at a fraction of the price though - regardless of technical capability, the US' defense contract tender system is an extremely expensive joke; at times it seems that more projects are authorised to bleed and justify the expansion of the defence budget than to improve combat capability... the new F35 that needs something like 30 hours of maintenance per flight time and cannot fire it's weapons because the software was released incomplete is a perfect example -
2016-09-03 at 3:01 AM UTC
there were actually a lot of Russian/Soviet space vehicle explosions, many of them lethal - not sure if they're leading the race with the US but it's certainly close.
russian rocketry, at least in a military sense, is pretty far ahead of the US at the moment… I suspect it's part of why the 'hawks' are trying to whip everyone into a frenzy over the 'russian threat'.
'American' innovation in rocketry died with Wehrner von Braun.
