• threelonmusketeersOPM
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    48 hours ago

    Hopefully these reusable concepts will come to fruition soon.

    It would be nice to reduce the frequency of situations like this:

    (2024-06-22 Long March 2C launch of the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) X-ray telescope out of Xichang, in case you’re curious.)

    • Tar_Alcaran
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      24 hours ago

      That one deeeeefintiely isn’t getting reused.

      Also, that’s an interesting colour of smoke, probably venting oxidizer like mad.

      • @[email protected]
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        23 hours ago

        Hypergolic oxidizer, dinitrogen tetroxide, one of the most carcinogenic substances known to man.

        • Tar_Alcaran
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          33 hours ago

          Oh don’t worry about cancer, it’s so toxic, it’ll probably kill you long before you have a chance to develop any