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SpaceX Starship explodes on the ground

c/worldnews · u/herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml · 122 points

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u/NuraShiny@hexbear.net · 2 points

Sadly, that looked like a pretty big explosion, so assumedly it was at least partially fueled.

u/arsCynic@beehaw.org · 1 points

Shhh not that loud 🤫

Don't worry, Muskuitos only hear their own voices and smell their own farts.

u/arsCynic@beehaw.org · 2 points

Physics has had enough of those nazis

Or sabotage by a brave anti-fascist SpaceX employee.

u/balsoft@lemmy.ml · 8 points

Elon's companies are the epitome of the hype-cycle-based stock market manipulation. Take something somewhat useful (EVs, self-driving cars, reusable rockets, ...), spend a bunch of VC cash on building an MVP and advertising, make that advertising overpromise every feature by 300% and just send it. People will buy the stock because of the hype, then buy the product (if applicable) because they own the stock, then be forced to "still like the truck tho"/"COLONIZE MARS" for years, regardless of the actual quality (or lack thereof) of the product, because otherwise their stocks might go down.

u/shath@hexbear.net · 7 points

it's predicated on the fact that if people believe it line go up so people believe

u/baggins@beehaw.org · 3 points

Right, I make that (using the lowest figure) over 40 launches per month, every month for the 2 years. Anyone who thinks that is plausible is a tad optimistic.

u/PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml · 43 points

but the prototype suffered significant damage.

More like "was blown to pieces and whatever remained burned in fire"

In the long term, SpaceX plans to send 1,000–2,000 ships to Mars every two years

For comparison, ever since Gagarin flight in 1961, there was 398 crewed launches into space.

u/Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 points

Remember to turn off your lights when you're not using them to save the environment!