@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 20 days agoFirst orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes after takeoffwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1157cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1157external-linkFirst orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes after takeoffwww.theguardian.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 20 days agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaretiredofsametablinkfedilink33•20 days agoNot very orbital, then, is it. Jokes aside, rocketry is hard and I hope they gained the data to make it work next time.
minus-squarePennomilinkfedilinkEnglish15•20 days agoYeah 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•20 days agoYou make it sound like if it was rocket sci… huuuu… never mind.
minus-squarelnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)linkfedilinkEnglish3•20 days agoDid 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.
Not very orbital, then, is it. Jokes aside, rocketry is hard and I hope they gained the data to make it work next time.
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.
You make it sound like if it was rocket sci… huuuu… never mind.
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.