Re:SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
by baja_blast on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:36AM
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If the separation did not fail it probably would have made it to orbit.
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Re:SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
by perihelions on Thursday April 20, 2023 @12:25PM
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First-stage burnout speed was too low for orbit, I think. Telemetry peaked at 2,148 km/hour = 597 m/s – I don't know the nominal values but this seems non-viable to me.
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