• tiredofsametab@fedia.io
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    4 days ago

    Not very orbital, then, is it. Jokes aside, rocketry is hard and I hope they gained the data to make it work next time.

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      4 days ago

      Yeah it’s pretty much a requirement for a new space company to crash their first rocket. At least that’s my default expectation. Space is crazy hard.

      • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nl
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        Did they forgot about the abort mission function?
        That rocket went ballistic into the ground.

        Also, years of years of rockets (and missiles) development, and it’s still so difficult.

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        You make it sound like if it was rocket sci… huuuu… never mind.