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[–] clothes@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

It's so disappointing. Now the next person to write valid, honest critiques will have to overcome this author's selfishness to get attention.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Berger suggests that "another launch before this summer seems unlikely".

I think that's speculation rather than reporting, but it's nice to have a non-CEO reference point. Hopefully employees get a breather during this redesign, somehow.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Technology is so fun... Thanks for putting this in perspective!

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Am I correct that this would allow someone to remotely attack everything on my network, even non-ESP devices? So, my ESP lightbulb is putting my PC and phone at risk?

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I'm struggling to think of a reason that Starship shouldn't be grounded for 6-12 months after this (I know they won't be, but I'll be mad about it). This is a consecutive uncontrolled failure during the "easy" part of the flight over a highly populated region. It seems like pure luck that the RUD didn't happen early enough to impact land. They're still doing a great job, but today was rough.

Maybe it's time to rethink the Texas plans?

Edit: Upon reflection I'm less pessimistic now, as long as the FTS behaved reasonably. But I'll still be mad if they're flying again in a month.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Tout est nominal jusqu'à présent! Interesting how wobbly the fairings looked during separation.

Fingers crossed the engine relight is more successful than last time.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I nominate Ariane 6 for the Cutest SRB Award.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently there was an issue with ground equipment.

Due to further operations needed on a ground means interfacing with the launcher, the launch is postponed. The new launch date will be announced following the completion of these operations.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Launch postponed :( No details or NET yet.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think you're right that Canadians and Mexicans know this and still want to be friends, but it doesn't matter. The United States has officially and democratically become hostile to them, and they're going to have to change the way they think about the relationship. An America that can't be trusted reliably simply can't be trusted.

Edit: But this doesn't mean further conflict is inevitable! The sane citizens of each country will just need to work around the problem.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't think they feel betrayed by Trump, but rather the United States. One of their closest friends just declared economic war on them for no reason. The shattering of trust isn't less painful because they had advanced notice.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

That onboard footage was GORGEOUS. So cool.

But ouch, I hope no one was hurt by debris. Initial reports look like the broken ship flew pretty close to some caribbean islands. This feels like a pretty big setback and I'm expecting an extended investigation. I wonder whether this was a fluke or something related to V2 upgrades.

 

We shouldn't overreact, as Berger points out none of the relevant appointments have been made. It's still a stunning report with huge implications. Here's the full quote:

To be clear we are *far* from anything being settled, but based on what I'm hearing it seems at least 50-50 that NASA's Space Launch System rocket will be canceled. Not Block 1B. Not Block 2. All of it. There are other ways to get Orion to the Moon.

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