A Falcon 9 booster tipped over in a fiery landing after an Aug. 28 launch, the first unsuccessful booster landing in three and a half years by SpaceX.
  • astrsk
    21•19 days ago

    23 flights. 22 landings. That’s insane! It’s bigger news when a new booster shows up for its first launch these days.

      • verity_kindleEnglish
        2•18 days ago

        ULT, Unscheduled Leg Test. Pour a glass out on the water for a booster with an incredible record.

  • @[email protected]English
    15•19 days ago

    I remember when their goal was 10 uses per booster. So if they’re getting boosters to last 20 or more uses, that’s quite frankly amazing. Numbers like that can really help to knock down launch prices.

  • threelonmusketeersMEnglish
    12•19 days ago

    Just for perspective, B1062 launched:

    • GPS-3 4 (USA-309)

    • GPS-3 5 (USA-319)

    • Inspiration4

    • Starlink Group 4-5

    • Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1)

    • Starlink Group 4-16

    • Nilesat-301

    • Starlink Group 4-25

    • Starlink Group 4-27

    • Starlink Group 4-36

    • Starlink Group 5-1

    • Starlink Group 5-4

    • OneWeb #17

    • Arabsat 7B (Badr 8)

    • Starlink Group 6-7

    • Starlink Group 6-23

    • Starlink Group 6-30

    • Starlink Group 6-38

    • Starlink Group 6-44

    • Starlink Group 6-49

    • Starlink Group 6-59

    • Starlink Group 10-3

    • Starlink Group 8-6

    Source: NextSpaceflight

  • @[email protected]English
    6•19 days ago

    Is it just me, or is it surreal to read the headline “rare unsuccessful landing” when referring to a freaking rocket booster?

  • threelonmusketeersMEnglish
    6•19 days ago

    A few words from Jon Edwards, VP of Falcon Launch at SpaceX: https://x.com/edwards345/status/1828885347037786343

    Losing a booster is always sad. Each one of them has a unique history and character. Thankfully this doesn’t happen often, due to the robust design and vigilance of the team.

    We are working as hard as we can to thoroughly understand root cause and get corrective actions in place ASAP. One thing we do know though is this was purely a recovery issue and posed no threat to primary mission or public safety.

    I hope they can get back to launching soon, and wish them the best of luck at catching B1061 (also poised to take its 23rd flight).

  • @[email protected]BEnglish
    3•18 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    301 Cr-Ni stainless steel (X10CrNi18-8): high tensile strength, good ductility
    RUD Rapid Unplanned Disassembly
    ~ Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
    ~ Rapid Unintended Disassembly
    Jargon Definition
    Starlink SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation

    3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

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