Starship Explosion Video: Watch Elon Musk's Rocket Explode After Launch | WSJ

[@GeorgeDownsWSJ]

This launch - and subsequent explosion - of Elon Musk’s Starship is actually just the very beginning of the spacecraft’s long road to carrying humans to different planets. What's next for SpaceX, NASA and the future of human space exploration? Check out my video from today: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6eZpqp7m9Blp9k

[@IndigoVagrant]

85% government funded rocket.

[@tapio_m6861]

Why is this the *very* beginning and not all the previous rocket tests and flights? What separates this from, say, Saturn V?

[@michaelripley4528]

Elon did it on purpose🤷🏼‍♂️ He loves DRAMA 😃

[@stanislavivanov4505]

Traveling to different planets, but not with this type of engine and technology.

[@michaelripley4528]

@@tapio_m6861 Its the end 🤷🏼‍♂️ And Mars is a dead end street for man-not-so-kind 😁

[@ReportTheHackers]

The fact that it didn’t explode at ignition is already more than I expected

[@yashgamewallah]

Yep! me too Very awesome

[@joshaustin1]

😂 you gave up on your standup career far too soon

[@alejandroirizarry946]

Yep....

[@andrewleos9803]

@@eyeteyteras1717 ok

[@drac124]

Not really. That would be for the first rocket ever launched.

[@rationalactor8695]

I love how there's as much cheering for the launch as there was for the explosion. We are simple creatures.

[@NeonGen2000]

That's because this was a planned explosion. Other than what the misleading title of this video seems to imply. The test was to launch this vehicle beyond all the usual points of failure. The mission was a success, stage separation and reaching space/orbit were just bonus objectives.

[@SpandanChatterjee2904]

​@@NeonGen2000can I read somwhere about what you said here?

[@lilpain8883]

@@SpandanChatterjee2904 Read about the FTS system onboard, it is there to detonate the rocket.

[@SBPICKZ]

That’s because it’s another step in the right direction we got it to a stage that we never have b4 and that’s progress, failure is the path that leads to success!

[@eacoincmubiru5894]

@@NeonGen2000 thanks for the explanation. I was also wondering why there were cheers after the explosion.

[@stevenvasselljr.9278]

The amount of stress that was on the starshift as it was flipping is very impressive

[@ph8429]

crazy that it held together through all those spins

[@arnoldrodriguez6300]

It truly was an amazing sight to watch and see. I don't feel the gen pop understands just hoe mamazing what they're watching actually is...I don't get many opportunities to use this term but man that sure was AWESOME!!

[@a-a-ronbrowser1486]

Good point, I hadn’t even thought of that.

[@jeffersonwinfrey2219]

Nothing about this was impressive

[@joaoklein1002]

A lot of data was collected because of it.

[@thetobi583]

I still find it absolutely amazing that the ship held together during all that tumbling and flipping

[@CaltaTomas]

Well it was stuck together right?

[@fredh8065]

lol, yeah and the explosion demonstrated how reliable the self destruction system was.

[@davidcurrie8962]

Ya what an amazing design! lol

[@VeryJUICED]

I am mind-blown at the amount of stress that rocket can take from spinning like that over 600kph

[@PostUp_Time]

did they say near end it wasnt spinning?

[@kzz0r]

​@@PostUp_Time it wasnt spinning around its axis, but it did fly in circle when it lost control, so it did endure some nasty Gs i guess

[@Athyxion]

No stress as there's no gravity in space

[@loshistudios2446]

@@Athyxion it wasnt in space lol

[@trailblazer3454]

The only stress is what they're putting that CG processor through! People are soooo dumb!

[@ddeboy002]

They did so well for the first full launch. Congrats SpaceX.

[@nopenope9118]

You should volunteer to man the next launch mission.

[@ahoward3819]

@@nopenope9118 This was more than they hoped for. It s actually amazing for this launch.

[@jsusbdndk1362]

@@eyeteyteras1717 not a disappointment because this was the first test flight. SpaceX’s got 2-3 more of these to work with so they can afford to fail on this one

[@GrannyHumper1]

@@eyeteyteras1717 nasa didnt get every rocket to space either

[@markoliimatainen2565]

It was epic fail and this makes me happy. SpaceZ goes bankrupt soon.🤭

[@21Walls]

It didn't explode at any of the highest stress points that most rockets fail at, but aborted after failing a maneuver no rocket has done before at this scale. That's impressive. I was waiting for all the 'usual' failure points--failing to ignite, explosion on ignition, tipping after ignition, flipping at pitch over, Max-Q, throttle up malfunction/explosion...Sailed cleanly through those hazards and into the unknown.

[@maxwellstainback4421]

Yea it exploded because it did something no rocket needs to do. Because it was a failure. Boom.

[@jauxii6523]

How did Elon taste?

[@WhyBother-t4w]

lol

[@HorizonsofSelf]

tell me more elon?

[@ThanhVu-le7ec]

SpaceX engineers need to learn from Russia. Still long way to go.

[@kenmandelin7812]

That’s one expensive firework!!

[@JoeStuffzAlt]

From the headline, I was expecting it early. Over 3 minutes in flight and this being the first flight... this is pretty impressive considering the engineering required

[@bigduphusaj162]

Rocket explodes and GenZ say "Success" 😂 ohh man how embarrassing are these kids

[@blinks6736]

@@bigduphusaj162are you on the spectrum?

[@mattmatt516]

@@bigduphusaj162 success is determined by the objectives of a mission. They intended to destroy this rocket at some point during the test flight. SpaceX own objectives had specifically said anything past getting off the Launchpad was a success and giving them valuable data for future iterations. Testing a machine until failure is a basic part of developing new technology

[@Superstrike_11]

@@bigduphusaj162 Stupid people think they're very smart when they call other people stupid.

[@Nahmate1337]

@@bigduphusaj162 You Africans can never understand how things evolve, you can't progress without failure.

[@ACyoutube209]

This was a test flight for everyone confused as to why it’s a success. Totally new rocket type with few test flights before. It was a major success it didn’t blow up immediately and it’s error came when the rocket was supposed to separate meaning they know where to focus on the improvements and where to look for errors. This rocket was never intended to land on the moon already. This is test 1 and it went well. Nobody was on board. Update: I don’t care about Elon musk. I find rockets and space flight interesting. You commenting cope harder just says a lot more about you than it does anything else.

[@michaelalegria3480]

Polluting spi one rocket at a time

[@GeorgiaPeech79]

Cope.

[@mikeletterst9882]

hahhaahaahahahah

[@ihatethisapp29288]

Real quick question idk where to ask this I’m not really educated on rockets and space stuff but where there people in the rocket if you know or if that info has been released to the public? I’m sorry if this was confusing

[@24tommyst]

Smoking that copium lol.

[@attilaattila1656]

I work in the aerospace industry. We at work were ALL cheering as it ascended and we don’t even work for SpaceX. So inspiring. So exciting. Good job SpaceX, I’m sure you got LOADS of data. ONWARD!!!

[@peteruhl8181]

Destroying OUR PLANET for his advantage in Space? Are you guys NUTS?

[@blakerivers1409]

@@peteruhl8181 How did you pack so much stupid into such a short comment?!

[@cbskwkdnslwhanznamdm2849]

Elon’s haters have no life

[@cbskwkdnslwhanznamdm2849]

@@peteruhl8181 you don’t deserve pictures of deep space and much more. Get a life.

[@King_Dans]

Spending billions of dollars of continuous failed launches. We won’t ever reach other planets with manned missions in our lifetime. It’s a pipe dream. Those billions of dollars should be used to fund… you know… hunger around the planet we live on now

[@Packer1290]

Reminds me of something Steve Jobs said about a number of his failures. He said "the fact that some things failed means that some decisions were made. We'll fix them and move on". I always liked that because it means that sometimes you have to take risks and often the worst thing you can do is let fear of failure make you indecisive and idle.

[@Saturnares]

@Jaquan Kelsor 3 to 7 decades is better than never. Humanity NEEDS to spread out to other planets. Earth isn't fragile, but our continued living on it is. Asteroids, nuclear war, climate change, zombies, there's many reasons to have a backup plan, and as soon as possible. If ASAP means many, many decades, so be it. Plus, Starship isn't only good for colonizing. Many things you can do with 150+ tons to space, or 150+ tons to, maybe anywhere on Earth in under 45 minutes?

[@captainjackpugh6050]

@@kelsormjaquan. It will hold mostly only middle class people. You think people who work in space are rich?

[@claybentonite]

Failure puts you on the road to success.

[@crismcdonough2804]

You can take risks if you can afford to take risks

[@Yosetime]

I would say that would be true depending on the risk at hand. A few astronauts who train to go to space know that the risk of not coming home alive are pretty high. But those are calculated choices made by a few people who are willing to take them. But if we're talking about the risk of such a spaceship, or parts of it, exploding at a very high velocity, and landing on a populated area, that's a different kind of risk. Those people did not actively choose to have spaceship debris land on their homes. You cannot paint a broad stroke of theory across all risks. There are plenty of other factors to consider. Some 'failures' are meant to tell us that perhaps we should not pursue with that endeavour. Perspective is everything.

[@TonyG0724]

I was amazed how it held itself together for so long after rotating a few times. Very impressive.

[@zaretya9091]

Yeah the structural strength of the rocket was crazy

[@mhodge2381]

@@truthurts123 china can’t produce the biggest rocket ever created

[@AB-wf8ek]

​@@truthurts123 Ain't that the truth

[@davidguevara2273]

Ikr, most of the time you see them explode once they go parallel, but it managed to hold itself together quite well.

[@tillitsdone]

Kind of surprised fans of space exploration are so gleeful about this. I guarantee NASA doesn't feel that way. They've been collaborating with each other a while now. Ya know, in the spirit of exploration. This event may help NASA down the line.

[@Charlie1821]

I was impressed as it flipped over and over without breaking up.

[@eatdeliciouskids7965]

The vehicle was already about 30km up, ao there was very little air resistance left. Awesome stunt anyway!

[@rogerb5615]

Why did it flip so many times? Was that intended?

[@profounddamas]

Yeah very advanced tech, flipping without breaking up 😛

[@twocyclediesel1280]

@@profounddamas Try flipping something as big as a skyscraper

[@profounddamas]

@@twocyclediesel1280 But why does it need to be as big as a skyscraper? Oh yeah rockets, so 60s.

[@johnherosalvador2708]

A company that embraces failure is a company that is ahead of the pack, amazing work as always!

[@ge2623]

Like the producers of agent orange or cigarette companies, or the Ford Pinto, Asbestos makers and countless bankrupt airlines... Your statement is a great business model and slogan.

[@alexlo7708]

Whenever you can print money and pour into it.

[@themetalhead1463]

@@ge2623 Comparing this to cigarettes, Asian orange etc. is absurd. Apples vs oranges. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

[@neisjo]

Go to school and learn some science

[@s0vhjfe4SA08adc9js]

Using stockholder funds to pay settlements so that the CEO can impregnate his employees is most certainly not ahead of the pack. I

[@scootaloo118]

4:04 Everyone cheering after rocket hits firmament.

[@iqbalbhq6884]

😂😂

[@Javon4000]

I'm glad im not the only one who seen that...

[@joemiranda1404]

Because the explosion was expected and a planned test of the self destruction system... The launch was a success. They were testing the launch. After it shot into the sky everything else was a bonus. The explosion was expected because they planned for it to blow up. There was no way this would have been a complete success. There was no man on board to control the starship so not sure what more anyone expected to happen lol.

[@IloveJesus777j77]

Have faith in Jesus alone to be saved.

[@MbongeniNcube-t4m]

You’re smart, tell elon he will never get pass that either.

[@Nirotix]

That's the most expensive firework I've ever seen.

[@davidn13]

Wow! That’s gonna cost a lot of money to repair this rocket.

[@mililani6037]

I believe NASA and the Congress working on a plan to send all the homeless to live on the moon

[@oregonfelder1]

This is a great success for the team. The entire assembly survived through MaxQ. Lots of valuable data collected to improve the next iteration. With rocket tests, failures are THE path to success.

[@tuberculosisterrence567]

The N1 sure failed a lot and I’m sure not seeing any red flags on the moon

[@danjwalker]

Exactly. There are some cynical A-holes in this world that guffaw at SpaceX "failures" because they have zero clue about the iterative process required to build and launch these rockets.

[@cl8804]

oh, totally cope city out here

[@micahturner8297]

@@cl8804 look out folks….we have an engineering genius in the KZbin comment section..

[@purebride8600]

What a joke. As it starts to curve straight to the ocean, like every other rocket that supposedly went to outer space. Ain’t nobody getting through God Almighty’s dome firmament!

[@TheCeaserG]

I live in Brownsville so as soon as it went up the whole city shook. What an amazing time to be alive!

[@triton62674]

2 minute papers

[@TheFUTURE-uw8xo]

Hello

[@diegoleal4943]

Where did the Debris land

[@nikolai1714]

🇳🇴I’ve been to Brownsville - my father was an exchange student there. Is the economy being affected positively because of the proximity to space X launch pad etc?

[@nickmoore5105]

@@diegoleal4943 in the Gulf of Mexico

[@patriotsquill]

I want to tell my boss that everything I do after walking through the doors in the morning is icing on the cake, and he should just be glad I showed up at all.

[@kevinneutzling8267]

Remember this is the test flight of the first prototype. It not exploding on the launchpad is already an achievement. It exploded during separation which is a clear event that can be studied to determine the issue. This will provide very valuable data and is a remarkable accomplishment for a first flight.

[@mikeletterst9882]

ahahhaahahahahahha

[@freedomisntfree_44]

@@mikeletterst9882 weirdo 😂

[@joe.oneill]

Okay Elon. This isn't a Space X stockholders meeting.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

Tesla is is down 8% and falling you Musk fanboys are really something else. If this was the plan it was a bad plan.

[@canadaplease7981]

@@freedomisntfree_44 Why are you unhappy about learning something?

[@stormedge5267]

People are gonna think that it blowing up meant that it failed. Literally it just making it off the pad means everything. The fact that it also got past max q and all the way to stage separation is a huge success. So much data that they can now use for the next flights.

[@enghoeban7027]

Haaaa

[@zwenkwiel816]

Mission failed successfully!

[@Janus1000]

I know I did until I watched it all.

[@Vincent-xe7jr]

Good job nobody was on board 😬tho

[@Hari5040]

cope harder kid

[@takozamtbtrailscout7106]

Wow, first flight of the biggest rocket ever! For it almost not fail is a shocker! Very impressive! Congratulations SpaceX!

[@jimmcfarland3446]

?

[@benjaminroe311ify]

@@jimmcfarland3446 It was a successful launch. They weren't even sure it would make it out of first couple stages of launch with a failure. The full explosion was unfortunate but it actually traveled farther in the trajectory of the test then they might have hoped...

[@game-iv4198]

​@@ajs8738they were not planning to launch the rocket to space anyway, this is just a test launch to gather data 😂 the explosion is really expected

[@mneech609]

@@ajs8738 Normies be like: 'It didn't reach Sag A! Utter failure!'

[@stlredbirds85]

​@@benjaminroe311ify failed!

[@hamburgerhamburgerv2]

That is the strongest rocket ever. No rocket can survive flipping over like that, and it did.

[@AJVillanueva2030]

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[@xaviergarciaalves5792]

It did better than we thought. Until it didn't

[@anonymousguy5890]

It didn't survive 😂😂😂

[@fredh8065]

lol, yeah and the explosion demonstrated how reliable the self destruction system was.

[@lifethrownoutofthewindow]

i welcome you to the physics of COLD STEEL

[@gcanyon3114]

That shot from the back showing the circular glow of the engines is crazy cool!

[@pon1]

Yeah, like something out of science fiction, the future is truly here :)

[@StickHits]

For like ten seconds I thought that was a watermark/logo on the video 😂

[@pon1]

@@StickHits They should use it as a logo actually :D

[@marv5078]

Definitely

[@kopronko]

Amennn.

[@samuelpearl2042]

This is considered as huge success in the engineering world for sure .

[@daviant8942]

No it’s not it considered billions of dollars burnt but more power to them, they probably learnt a lot form the testing

[@nork7045]

No? They couldn’t do a stage seperation, and all they learned is that they have to be able to make a stage seperation.

[@Porsche4life]

@@daviant8942 your thinking is so tiny unfortunately:/

[@rushfast1339]

​@@nork7045 The company that routinely launches self landing rockets into space isn't capable of stage separation? Do you people like you even have thoughts in that empty head of yours?

[@randylaffy7679]

Your delusional is scary remember moon landing rockets, and now NASA is saying they lost the tech no it's bad.

[@solotron7390]

Six engines had underperformed at one point, but bear in mind that Falcon 1 (with only one engine) took four attempts to achieve orbit. Complexity increases exponentially with the the number of components, so this has to be a terrific first flight of Starship. Well done, SpaceX!

[@RRedcraftRR]

Not to disagree with a job well done, but its just not true to say complexity increases exponentially when you just replicate a single component in parallel. The whole point is that it doesn't increase complexity and has fewer critical point sof failure.

[@AlexLebed]

@@RRedcraftRR but it still should have impart of reliability, no? more moving components after all.

[@samozabijaka]

@@AlexLebed any real rocket have thousands of moving parts in multiple sub-assemblies and somehow only spacex routinely gathers data by blowing them up, its kinda sad that after all that time and testing it just spins out of control

[@ddk9467]

The complexity doesn't necessarily increase ecponentially because half of the point of the gimbal engines and sheer number of them is to act as redundancy in the case of some of the engines failing.

[@qpmkro]

20% engine failure is not good at all

[@-j-plum6297]

It's amazing how long the rocket took to get off the pad. A lot of weight, a lot of power.

[@SwiftyNShifty]

Incredible achievement and they got some extra data with the out of control spin as well. SpaceX engineers never cease to amaze me. Great job SpaceX.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

*China* - Celebrates 15 astronauts completing the fourth and final spacewalk of their six-month-long mission from the successful TianGong space station. *America* - Celebrates a rocket exploding after four minutes. The USA's days are over.

[@leviataen]

lol

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

​@@TonyEnglandUK lol, China's first space walk after decades. US and Russia already done it several times.

[@paulwreck6810]

Its a HOAX

[@althepalno1164]

@@TonyEnglandUK You don't seem to know much about the space industry. Shame.

[@deluxe1of1]

Considering it was their first test flight it was very impressive. Very excited to see how they develop the starship from here

[@randallmarsh1187]

Not even close! They've had 9 launches with 5 being total failures and 2 being partial failures!

[@ScaledAnd1cy]

@@randallmarsh1187 No. This is the first flight of starship and the 33 engine booster together.

[@unsharded8503]

@@randallmarsh1187 stop spreading disinformation

[@keithbraham6438]

@@randallmarsh1187 only an idiots call this a "success"

[@Crauniverse]

@@randallmarsh1187 even they fail 100 times still it impressive .

[@vulpritprooze]

To normal people, this is merely just one of those same looking rocket launches... but to us space fans, this is a monumental milestone for humanity's goal to finally become spacefaring.

[@Sciptopia]

So what exactly is it?

[@notmrbeast8250]

@Sciptopia the biggest reason starship is so exciting is that it is the biggest, most powerful rocket EVER, and is going to be fully reusable

[@lalvy100]

😂

[@pyropulseIXXI]

stop over hyping. SLS beat this to a moon orbit and everyone said super heavy would launch years before SLS ever did

[@diiriyetv]

Still, it looks the same as those launched in the 1950s. By now, we should have flying saucers.

[@lrbag8269]

Why are people in the comments saying they’re impressed at the rocket not immediately exploding while moving sideways? As if sideways movement is even a meaningful design consideration???

[@InsideLookingOut1203]

Oh but it was my friend, in this case. If you look closely you see the Rocket is being intentionally directed to a SWIRLING VORTEX in the sky. A literal energetic portal. Pretty impressive the rocket held up for as long as it did. The rocket got caught in the vortex’s swirl and was unable to pass through the energetic barrier. LOOK CLOSELY

[@bno6156]

That’s why it’s impressive

[@roxxxo]

When you realize that the X in SpaceX stands for Xplosion

[@gotindrachenhart]

I'm honestly surprised it held together as long as it did during all those rotations! Pretty damned impressive really.

[@ndrenckhahn4411]

Pretty sure it only even exploded when they told it to self destruct. At that point, it's no longer on profile and needs to be taken out before it can stray from the protected air and sea space

[@gotindrachenhart]

@@ndrenckhahn4411 yup, pretty impressive!

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

Perhaps air density at that altitude is was minimal so it could not damage the vehicle. More interesiting is why they haven't even try to jettison Starship and try to stabilize it under own power.

[@gursisingh1940]

I agree. Considering it was travelling at 1200mph thats insane structural integrity

[@chanakapradeep4109]

But, failure

[@jorgerosaly8751]

That was incredible!!! Seems like there was some kind of issue with detachment but seeing that building getting launched and maintaining was a feat within itself. I can only imagine what we'll see in 5 years

[@yanikivanov]

Wow thats where all our bitcoin money exploded...haha... Now i kinda doubt 1969 people landed on mooon....what a bunch of liars...we humans are not made ti live in space. Keep believing guys keep investing in Tesla X...you will become rich

[@maxv9464]

​@@yanikivanov We landed on the moon in 1969. Deal with it. Starship is very different from the Saturn V and this says absolutely nothing about the mountains of proof that we went.

[@dead_freak_prgaming2290]

​@yanik ivanov what about the space station that you can see with even a cheap telescope? Is that a continuous projection since the 60s? ...

[@djkleb7645]

In 5 years we will be really fighting against the climate change crisis, that is the real fight, not anything related to going to space. The only solution is to save the Earth and after that then maybe going to space, but believe me the next 15 years if nothing is done about climate, we will perish

[@colleenpeck6347]

​@@yanikivanov There are pictures of Armstrong walking on the moon! 🌙

[@vincentsierra6624]

The fact that this was their first attempt and made it that far makes me believe Elon has a great team and it won’t be long before they successfully produce such a craft.

[@tugboat6940]

Not first attempt. Not for them or mankind in general. Just elon throwing money at other peoples' ideas as usual.

[@Mini-jm2ec]

@@tugboat6940 u weird

[@Saturnares]

@@tugboat6940 A more accurate statement would be that Elon is throwing money at his own ideas... which would still be incorrect, because he's also the chief engineer of SpaceX, not just an investor. I'm not saying that everything that went Starship was done by Elon, of course, but he's more than an investor.

[@nja3224]

I’ve seen lots of launches over the years, including Gemini and Apollo missions, and it still manages to bring out the childhood feeling of wonder and awe. They are only going to learn from this, as they did from past space programs. It’s exciting times again, and those born now and in the coming years are going to bare witness to events I can only dream of. Pretty cool.

[@DavidStrchld]

It would be nice to see anything surpassing what we did back then, yes we have wonderful new tech and materials to make it easier, but even now this is so far behind what we were doing 50 years ago.

[@brianwells4507]

@@DavidStrchld As a kid living through the and seeing Mercury, Gemini and Apollo launches. Then the Moon landings! It was a feeling beyond a sense of pride! Not just for America but the entire World. At that age I had no doubt I would be able to travel in outer space at the age I am now? Especially at the rate NASA's space technology was advancing? Plus with what is now considered obsolete technology? Most people don't remember how advanced America's Space program really was? It wasn't until the Soviets and American docked at the space station only to realize the Soviets were still using analog tube technology as guidance systems! They hadn't perfected the transistor for solid state technology? It was a great time to be alive!

[@christianmagno984]

No body has been on the moon! Wake up 🐑🐑

[@christianmagno984]

​@@DavidStrchld wake up 🐑 no body has been on the moon!

[@DavidStrchld]

@@christianmagno984 "The mind is designed to design reality", What is the basic concept of the reality you created to live in in regards to the space program? For me it was a moment of national pride which was ultimately undone by the world praying and hoping for the safe return of the A-13 astronauts, something that changed the path of the cold war from one possibly weaponization of space to international cooperation, with the ISS as the symbol of it, all due to God listening to and acting on the requests and the prayers of the people of the world for their safe return. And on this point no one is going to change my mind, that it was actually impossible for the Apollo astronauts to safely return, but due to the prayers God changed that which allowed the return, God made a way when there was no way, and the engineers discovered it. This is a deeply help discovery of my faith and walk with God, God was always with the space program. But as one era passes another begins and nothing new is under the sun, we are once again given hope for a better future or a period of darkness with our space program. This time instead of nations, we sort of have a mad man heading it, at least in its fledgling stage. But their are other space programs coming up, including the possibility of a lunar orbit space station as a gateway to the moon. Time will tell. So without insulting others (which does no one any good) please by not calling them sheep, please let me know how you perceive the space program?

[@dcheung1112]

The crowd were so excited when the spaceship explode 😂 I love their reaction 😂😂😂

[@allykid4720]

Seems like paid actors.

[@jsurber3]

Ya that threw me off a bit

[@patsmith2571]

They knew it was to fail. That was the whole idea. To find out why.

[@jbfive5051]

Because they hit the firmament it's like glass they like to destroy it.

[@samchen9951]

For some reason, seeing the entire skyscraper sized building defy gravity and slowly lift off just made me emotional. The people working on these are solving some of the hardest problems in the world, with millions if not billions of dollars at stake, and even one small part can cause a failure of the entire system. These people are so brave to put themselves through an impossible challenge like this, and it’s a testament to mankind’s will and determination to succeed

[@benjaminroe311ify]

@Luca Baki That's pretty shortsighted and inaccurate. But nice try.

[@theyellowjacket]

@Luca Baki there is a need of advancement in technology. The phone/computer you are using currently didn't help anybody around the world during its beginning stages, but now it is used everywhere by almost everybody. Similarly, this might not be useful/helpful for most of the people out there, but later might be one of the best human creations.

[@seasickrhino8926]

@Luca Baki and many people thought the same thing about the Apollo program…. yet it’s the reason I can write this comment on my electronic device, eating my food, who’s standard was updated to those from the Apollo Program, in a building using post-Apollo manufacturing technology and can purchase and eat way more food than normal because the satellites built on the technology of the Apollo program can tell me the weather, and can determine when crops should be harvested for maximum yields. So yes, space is expensive. Yet the space program has managed to pretty much revolutionize our lives. And based on the trend, that’s not going to stop.

[@cm9241]

Meanwhile the actual planet we live on is a boiling hellscape with acid oceans.

[@jekoki01]

@@cm9241 And mr.keyboard warrior is doing what exactly to help that?

[@1jostaclo]

After ignition it sat 6-8 seconds on the pad before release thus pummeling it's rockets with pad debris. That's why I think it was eventually detonated.

[@JimLovell-np4pv]

interesting theory

[@GuardianSoulkeeper]

​@@JimLovell-np4pvHe's not far wrong, to be fair. There was an intentionally slow startup procedure on the pad, giving the engines a few extra seconds to pulverize the ground.

[@sirsluginston]

Congrats SpaceX! Beautiful launch, and the rocket structure itself seems quite sturdy through those flips. Looking forward to the future!

[@stevemadak6255]

LOL it blew up

[@Hj61S827]

@@stevemadak6255 it just needs to be “pointy-er”

[@maselitoamazigh1385]

@@stevemadak6255 no it was a self termination

[@sirsluginston]

@@stevemadak6255 It was terminated by flight control. The launch itself was spectacular, even with 3 failing engines and more to fail throughout the first minute. For the very first launch of this rocket, its mighty impressive. How many rockets have you seen explode on the pad without lifting an inch?

[@special.k904]

@@stevemadak6255 you expecting to get it perfect on your first attempt? That’s a hole in 1? Come on man🫣😂😂😂 you want extra salt with those fries

[@SnackPack913]

You can feel the power and ground shake. This is the most powerful rocket to ever exist and it was extraordinary to watch it launch. SpaceX looks like such a hype place to work I can’t even imagine

[@tacotimmer8288]

Friends who work there. It's a terrible place to work laden with inadequacy at every step. Every person involved knew the rocket would explode, they only gave it an 80% chance to leave the launch pad

[@sean63b]

@@tacotimmer8288 That's because engineers are usually smart enough to expect it to blow up the first time. It's incredibly hard to debug giant projects like this since you have such limited opportunities for testing. There's no way to know in advance everything that could go wrong. There's no way it could be any different.

[@lulu4882]

@@sean63b they could have not launched an object into space that they knew wasn't ready to not explode

[@Darsh0606]

​@@lulu4882 it was a test, done by a private space agency, it was also the biggest rocket ever launched with almost twice the weight of Saturn V, it's amazing it even lifted off

[@MomsNewBoyToy]

This place sucks to work at. Low pay long hours and terrible management

[@edsta714]

It’s called Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly.

[@asraarradon4115]

Also called catching the wife cheating.

[@kashkoven4636]

🤣🤣

[@LoDoFilmUnlimitedMedia]

LOL!

[@bigduphusaj162]

It's called Tesla reliability Issues 😂

[@Initial_Gain]

And you want to tell me that they went to the moon?! 😂

[@weekiely1233]

Yes. With a different method of development. And 20x the funding

[@BCR81]

And it was nasa that went to the moon, not spacex. This is new tech also

[@girlinvt]

The fact it's literally the most powerful rocket ever used and the ability to put that much thrust in such a small area with engines so powerful it blew the launch pad apart and left a crater underneath just from the amount of lift force from its engines was mind blowing. Uneven lift due to its engines power causing pad failure was a contributing factor to its loss of control and led to its having to be destroyed. Other than that it looked to be on target for a successful launch, definitely can't wait to see it in the next stage of development. The next thing to redesign is a stronger better reinforcement of the launch pad and how they achieve that goal will likely create newer unthought of advancements as well. Especially if they want to reuse the launch pad and tower, since rebuilding the pad after every launch would be an issue.

[@MUSLIMSCOMMITWARCRIMES]

Stop kissing elon bro

[@zer5236]

@@MUSLIMSCOMMITWARCRIMES other then destroying the lunch pad and blowing up a minute later everything was fine

[@WlthrPonka]

@@zer5236 than*

[@WlthrPonka]

@@zer5236 can’t spell basic 4 letter words. Exudes smug arrogance when someone is has their literal rocket science wrong.

[@zer5236]

@@WlthrPonka "is has" nice Syntax error you got going... anyway let us know when Elon does something in space that has not been done in the 1960's

[@8vI]

Rapid unplanned disassembly at its finest! Great work!

[@TheErkTube]

I think it wass a comand they gave the ship, so that would make it RPD¿??

[@bigduphusaj162]

​@@TheErkTube 😂 yeah mate good one.

[@hangputin3568]

​@@TheErkTube what is meaning of rpd?

[@edwardranno7119]

Funny!!!😊😊

[@medvidekmisa]

These ships are detonated mid flight on purpose if they fail, self destruct...its better than exploding on ground

[@jefferywang2493]

SpaceX engineers are doing great jobs. Congratulations

[@danielcaldwell1110]

LOL

[@taylorx2]

Can't pass through the firmament dome.. The earth is flat

[@peteruhl8181]

Just blower up the biggest rocket in our atmosphere and you calling this a great job? You shouldn't save on your education.

[@markhooker8520]

@@peteruhl8181 I'm an engineer. I did work on the Atlas V. This was a spectacularly successful test. EDIT (explanation): The purpose of the test was to learn as much as possible. If the sensors throughout the vehicle were streaming all the data back to SpaceX (where it can be analyzed), it will have been a successful test. That data will be used to improve the system.

[@jefferywang2493]

@@peteruhl8181 it is one of most complicated engineering projects in the world. Those engineers will figure out quickly in next few months. I can not help them but I can encourage them to do better’s

[@TheJRcontracter]

Why are some of the booster things not on?

[@mememanbehindtheshadows546]

This is the first flight.

[@TheJRcontracter]

@@mememanbehindtheshadows546 oh.. lol

[@titanstudios6722]

Totally awesome first launch! I'm surprised that the issues didn't happen when they usually do for new rocket designs, I was expecting the launch stage to fail or some issue with staying pointed in the right direction. Hopefully the fix is something simple and easy, those engineers have already gone through a ton designing an entirely new rocket.

[@Leeterthanthou]

It was on purpose it was a launch test

[@VoltLover00]

6 engines didn't light, 1 or 2 were sputtering, the booster never operated correctly

[@danielmankinde1706]

@@VoltLover00 okay? how many engines worked?

[@MrReymoclif714]

Long way to go.

[@ezragonzalez8936]

it's clear that Starship SN11 experienced a pogo oscillation failure (31 -33 ) raptor engines firing at once vs (SLS) Artemis 1 rocket which has a total of four engines. this and its apparent Disposable launch pad will be a huge hurdle for SpaceX as Multi-engine rockets are much more susceptible to pogo oscillation phenomenon than single-engine rockets. it took Nasa many years of R&D and is the reason why SlS Artemis 1 chose to use tried and true rocket "boring" technology Pogo was in fact the main cause of the soviets (30 ) engine N-1 rocket failure Pogo oscillation is a phenomenon that occurs when there is a feedback loop between the combustion process of the rocket engines and the rocket structure. The vibration caused by the combustion process can cause structural oscillations in the rocket, which in turn can feed back into the combustion process, leading to a potentially dangerous cycle of vibrations. In multi-engine rockets, there are more engines that can contribute to the vibration, which increases the likelihood of pogo oscillation occurring. Don't be so Salty Spacex fanboys! its ok! lol Cheers from Park City Utah!

[@GuardianTiger]

I was pretty impressed with how many times it flipped without falling apart XD that was amazing to watch nonetheless and the data they gain will help make the next one go further than this one. Let's not forget how many times SpaceX failed with their earlier smaller rockets so this is expected. I can't wait for their next one!

[@TheGBaltar]

Pfff, I am not impressed. In KSP, I can do fifty flips and then fly into orbit :P

[@wouldntyouliketoknow9891]

I wonder how many times they can afford to fail with this one? It costs a lot more than a falcon 9.

[@lancerosendale1869]

​@wouldnt you like to know they got back ups

[@kosmicspawn]

Why do we have failures at all, sure the so called moon landing was in 1969 with a wheelie bin and canisters of fossil fuel to ignite and we can't get a trip into space now, c'mon guys, doing better since 1969, no wonder we haven't figured out how to fix the iPhone's or manage our financial economies.

[@a.j.infowars7582]

❤️

[@DerCrafter]

It wasn't mentioned, but I think the explosion probably came from the flight termination system (self destruct in case something goes wrong), so the explosion part may have been intentional.

[@mancavehobbies6213]

It was.

[@johnblechasgarage]

Failures get terminated, not success!

[@WookieWoman]

@@johnblechasgarage And yet, here you are.

[@ionwhy2561]

I was just thinking the same thing

[@julius5310]

@@WookieWoman chill... i think you killed him. :(

[@lovetodocoolstuff9309]

Elon musk is living every little boy’s dream blowing up rockets in his backyard.

[@User-s9r7x]

where do i sign up to be on board these test rockets ?

[@cpcug7063]

😂😂😂

[@Vladraac]

You may sign up in Canada. They will help you achieve your goal.

[@DrewzThunder]

At your local cemetary.

[@GuppyBettaFishes]

​@@DrewzThunder 🤣🤣

[@gregtennessee8249]

Call trump.

[@abes.4040]

rocket explodes, employees: "Yeah!!!!! whooo-hooo, thank you free Doritos vending machines!!!!" Narrator: "Doesn't seem to be nominal... uh mmm.... and we just have a complete success of ...uh... Starship fail to orbit out of control rotation failure test" Employees: "uh,,,,yay!!!"

[@thecooljohn100]

Very impressive engines! Loved the view directly under the ship with the circular boosters on full display! And the entire ship keeping itself together for so long after it started to spiral was also impressive! Cool explosions at the end too!

[@dougl945]

It was done 50 years ago successfully… so yeah… whatever

[@TheSpeedyLoonyCanoli]

@Doug L Yeah nah bruh i ain’t ever heard of a 120m rocket that weighs 11 million pounds and has 16 million pounds of thrust launching 50 years ago. What nihilistic delusion are you living in fam.

[@dnnyshdy5189]

@@dougl945 There was a major explosion in 86 too

[@dendikke3]

@@Cuppachoccy Hey buddy, do you know what a completely destroyed launchpad and launch base means? Do you know what "being forced to clean up the adjacent nature habitat (literally) by hand" means? Do you know what losing your launch license means? Do you know what a disastrous launch from the moment the engines were turned on means? I can go on. Please look at this objectively and compare it to actual tests that have been done the last 60 years.

[@Shadow-In-The-East]

@@dendikke3 Hey I'm out of the loop on the Starship launch clusterf*ck (the way you make it sound) and subsequent aftermath, can you share a source/ link that cites all these things you mention?

[@estevanclementi230]

1960's : why did our rocket explode? 2023 : why did our rocket explode?

[@RusskiCommieBot]

Still trying to figure out how we landed on the moon in 1969 when we can't even send a man up in 2023.

[@johnmaestas582]

@@RusskiCommieBotI figured it out when I was a kid watching it in class. I was like wow…my phone gets no service in the mountains and Nixon can call to outer space on a rotary phone 😂

[@calvinallan2208]

This wasn't a failure congrats from Germany

[@gregorylamb4001]

Even though there were multiple engines out, the rocket performed well up to that time. I was truly amazed that the Starship spun over 720 degrees before it was blown-up. I have never seen a rocket handle that much stress and stay together. Amazing engineering!

[@rogerhearn5243]

And the Titanic performed well until it hit an iceberg. BTW it didn't look as if the rocket handled the stress, it fell apart,

[@NaliTikva]

The Titanic wasn't an unmanned test vehicle

[@MONKMODEJ]

What amazing was seeing how strong the firmament is 😉

[@NaliTikva]

@@MONKMODEJ i really hope that wink at the end means you're joking...

[@MONKMODEJ]

@@NaliTikva not joking 🙃

[@MrCTruck]

Pretty impressive for a first flight. Made it like 39km. Nearly halfway to the Harman space line

[@MrCubFan415]

Karman*

[@arturgajewskiphotog]

and almost 1/4 to the Mars :D

[@olafmesschendorp147]

​@@arturgajewskiphotog eh?

[@mif4731]

​@@arturgajewskiphotog odkleiło ci się coś

[@randomname4726]

​@Artur Gajewski Seriously? Lol this thing is NEVER getting to Mars.

[@andyaim4764]

Hey Musk why not try to Make Aeronautics Great Again? 😂😂😂😂

[@arthurjeremypearson]

So, from what I can tell, they were expecting it to explode on the launchpad. The fact that it got up into space is why it's a success.

[@LoDoFilmUnlimitedMedia]

What a low bar.

[@tophernuttle420]

Space...😂😅 ...okay...

[@tedhutchinson2079]

@@LoDoFilmUnlimitedMedia clueless

[@Matt-xc6sp]

Someone should have told investors that. Elon could have blown up a whole 2nd rocket with the money his Tesla shares lost today.

[@Chiaomori]

@@LoDoFilmUnlimitedMedia i think that they were testing it at a pretty crazy speed that's why they weren't going for distance

[@anthonylangley8717]

Impressive, but as a child of the 60s, I’ll always be a Saturn V man.

[@MiddleAgedMike]

That was an impressive time, kinda sad it takes a private company to continue the space exploration process.

[@finn54123]

Saturn V was incredible, a pioneer. But tbh this rocket will be better in just about every way. It’s bigger, cheaper, more powerful, has more capacity, and will be rapidly reusable.

[@finn54123]

@Falcon2 I’m 2000’s, so I’m probably biased towards starship. But I feel like it is objectively better at everything (maybe not yet but you know what I mean). But I can see why you’d like the style of the Saturn V more

[@ffrreeddyy123456]

I thought I had a lot of stress to deal with, but that rocket humbles me.

[@AlbertJascuez]

😂😂😂I mean the amount of work,and time put in

[@Lantern7100]

😂😂😂😂 I get you! Best comment!

[@kingdom.k7777]

And you expect me to believe that man successfully made it to the moon 55 years ago?! Okay....

[@Outofthisreality]

My friend works for SpaceX. What an exciting time to be alive. Truly.

[@fvo911]

Humanity at its finest! Watch it fly with applause and watch it explode with applause ❤😊

[@dustinjones7458]

And tomorrow we try again!

[@vast634]

This makes the final rocket actually safer: they know at what limits the system will fail, not just guess it.

[@danceswithcritters]

They don't "guess" anything.

[@MrMTravis13]

Solidifies the math! They just need to figure out why the separation mechanism didn't work. I wouldn't want to be on the crew to Mars and have that happen. Still!!! Very impressive. That is one massive rocket engine to be able to lift 5000 metric tons in to orbit.

[@markanderson1088]

@@danceswithcrittersit’s a novel rocket. There are massive amounts of unknowns and assumptions.

[@danceswithcritters]

@@markanderson1088 Good thing you are not a rocket scientist. Sending billion dollar rockets into space based on assumptions.

[@vast634]

@@danceswithcritters That the Fondag concrete will hold was obviously an assumption.

[@David-yu5bz]

Gravity had no mercy on this rocket.

[@HappyLife-wv5ms]

So is all this rocket exhaust and debris environmentally safe? Just asking😊

[@Tmb1112]

Nope!

[@MrTyler918273]

The fuel is methane and oxygen, so the exhaust is basically just co2 and water. The debris is mostly stainless steel. Its not good for the environment but considering the scale in the grand scheme of things its nothing.

[@jessepope7726]

@@MrTyler918273 💯

[@missshastaowen.]

My thought exactly!!!! Like was there and environmental study done? Can we know the costs this took on our own planet or nah? I cannot understand why there is a focus and SO much talent and money being invested in space when we really NEED to be putting those resources towards cleaning and restoring our own planet. We have the means here, on earth, already to do that. We don't need to "find alternative fuel" sources in space or whatever reasons we commonly hear (I'm being hyperbolic, hopefully my point is coming across). We have the technology and resources to reverse the destruction we have inflicted on our own home planet, but obviously our priorities are totally misplaced. Good for these engineers who worked on this, I'm sure tirelessly. It is incredible they had this success. But my question is why? I do not understand this amount of pollution as necessary just for experimentation.... I don't understand why this is a project being prioritized over cleaning up the earth.

[@glorystyles7156]

@@missshastaowen. Amen!

[@grandwizzo4490]

4:04 everytime someone says icing on a cake a Spacex rocket explodes

[@MichaelWalsh-n4s]

Congratulations to all at SpaceX. What an amazing launch. I get shivers when I watch this.

[@s1L3nTStorMy]

yeah !! no idea how they ( Astronaut ) can do it !

[@s1L3nTStorMy]

@@davidmorris6278 yep it was part of the process but the whole operation is successful

[@yuh42011]

How is this impressive when we got to the moon back in 1969?

[@Ratman-44]

@@yuh42011 this rocket is designed to be fully reusable and will be immensely cheaper to launch than other rockets. It will revolutionize space exploration.

[@s1L3nTStorMy]

@Best-Aaron26 what u mean !?

[@JR-kv6ez]

Over a decade later and SpaceX is still just in the "exploding rockets" phase lol.

[@TheIzaya100]

Love just as she says icing on the cake it literally explodes 🤣

[@cfosnock]

Its a feature.

[@GlassGenius]

This is good! Without mistakes, we learn nothing

[@AlexPerazaTV]

I think it was intentional

[@deanfowles3707]

​@@AlexPerazaTV sure you think that

[@bdfwhhsb]

Exactly

[@AlexPerazaTV]

@@deanfowles3707 it actually was. confirmed

[@DorianDavison]

I absolutely love how excited everyone is too. Cheering it on to complete destruction!

[@kevinjenner9502]

N Korea having a good laugh.

[@ChickentNug]

@@kevinjenner9502 north koreans arent allowed to laugh

[@cfosnock]

Tesla's combust to make them more reliable. Its a feature.

[@NeverGonnaGiveYouUp77]

Successful launch, big boom what is there not to cheer for?

[@PCrailfan3790]

Nasa: doing the methodical approach to rocket testing. Spacex: kerbal space program

[@dee6688]

Please tell me how this was “spectacular”. Didn’t we go to the moon in the 60’s?? Launching a rocket that explodes in 2023 doesn’t seem too spectacular to me. I’m honestly confused. Wasting billions of dollars for what??

[@SpaceAdvocate]

This is the largest and most powerful rocket ever created taking flight for the very first time. That's spectacular.

[@oswald9723]

Look up its size and you'll understand

[@t3hgir]

@@oswald9723 That's what my ex said about DEEZ

[@atoftw4256]

You have no clue what you're talking about, clearly evidenced by the "wasting billions of dollars" part of your comment.

[@dee6688]

@@atoftw4256 tell me how spending billons of dollars on a rocket “for the research” that lasted for several mins is not wasting money? How about putting that toward cancer research just for one example. That’s why NASA continues to get defunded, the taxpayers don’t see the need when there’s so many bigger issues. Get back in your Tesla, Elon fanboy

[@jonathanrosales6927]

Win for humanity. 🎉🎉 Great job SpaceX!!

[@jb-es5zj]

loss for the environment millions of liters of fuel just wasted and all the debris from the wreck

[@finn54123]

@@jb-es5zj not really it’s one rocket, yeah I’m sure burning rocket fuel isn’t great, but it’s not actually that much at all on a global scale, and it is a HUGE step for humanity. So it’s a negligible ecological cost, for huge technological development to further humanity on its journey to exploring the solar system and then the galaxy.

[@GG_WP.13]

​​@@finn54123 people are killing each other and starving all over the world and you are saying this is win?? Man go ask for help...

[@floatingrabbit3556]

​@@jb-es5zj spoken like someone who has clearly.achieve anything in life without some.form.of failure..... they should totally hire you at NOBODYCARESABOUTYOUROPINION

[@RandomMemes4Fun]

​@@GG_WP.13 What are we supposed to do then? People will sadly always starve and kill each other. It is mostly an environmental or political factor which causes this, not science.

[@nickyyyyy]

Imagine in a few years when we are so used to seeing them fly up and down it does even make the news...

[@purebride8600]

You are sadly deceived about so many things… You better see Jesus while he can be found.

[@JtheMitch]

exactly just like with the small ones.

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

@@purebride8600 baby boomers and their media were bored by landing on the moon after two successful landings. That’s why apollo 13 had no media coverage until it was a crisis. Why would it be any different this time around?

[@KohtehYT]

@@purebride8600 go play with your freaks who don't know their gender

[@nickyyyyy]

@@purebride8600 yeah go back to your dusty old book if that makes you feel any good...

[@nathan1eldan1el]

A child dies from hunger every 10 seconds.

[@teachtravelthrive]

Incredible for a first test and amazing to watch!

[@Crono454]

It’s not the first test

[@georgehugh3455]

There's a pretty cool video from a year ago from some of the many iterations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWa5qGWQecpgfZI

[@skp8748]

​@@Crono454 for this ship it is

[@hyun1141]

@@Crono454 Yes it is dummy

[@thecaribbean8615]

The sideways movement from the pad is reminiscent of the space shuttle that needed to do the same thing. Since NASA engineers were providing some recommendations, they might have recommended an angled movement away from the pad to reduce the risk of contacting a part of the tower. The last part of the flight seemingly out of control may have been simply that the separation did not happen and the main booster continued to attempt the flip and return even with the additional load of the non-separated portion of the vehicle. I remember that the test included a separation by dynamics only, where the separation would happen without an assist when the main booster slows down. I believe that SpaceX assumed the vehicle would be far enough out of the atmosphere where the downward force on the top of the vehicle from air drag would be insignificant. The two choices are to install a separation assist mechanism or separate at a higher altitude. The other factor that may have played into this is that the loss of the engines may have resulted in an attempted separation at a lower altitude than planned while still in the atmosphere preventing the separation from occurring. Therefore, the root cause is probably the loss of thrust from some engine failures resulting in a failed separation attempt at a lower altitude than planned.

[@elgringoec]

Lots of possibilities to guess from. I feel confident they were collecting a lot of data and will be able to identify the failures in order to correct accordingly.

[@redakanane]

my other guess would be that they there was a lot of stress on the rocket itself that it kinda pushed the two stages together, i mean i'm surprised it even didn't crumble under 33 engines pushing it.

[@KlawkKent]

It lost about 5 engines if you look, adding to what you said about separation at lower altitude.

[@cwjameson37]

@@KlawkKent if you look at the bottom left of the screen at the point where you can see the engines from below you will notice the engine counter that shows 5 turned off at one point 6 are turned off those are intentionally turned off to guide the rocket to its trajectory, you will also notice at T+00:00:16 that 3 engines are turned off this is how they control the flight of the rocket.

[@sumanamjs]

@@cwjameson37Thank you!

[@devdecker7812]

It flew though. The entire ship just proved this concept is indeed possible

[@Monsieurbungle]

They still could have done better. It's a B from me.

[@skatedurr]

@@Monsieurbungle more A- that thing was doing cartwheels at the speed of sound! & didn't blow up till they did it from the ground

[@purebride8600]

Nothing was proved here, except that the devil is a liar. Nobody has ever been through God’s dome firmament, nor will they ever be.

[@justins5756]

@@purebride8600huh

[@purebride8600]

@@justins5756 we have been lied to and deceived our whole lives. Nobody has ever been to the moon. We live on a flat stationary earth with mountains hills and valleys according to the word of God. There is a dome firmament made of molten glass above us. Nobody has ever been through it. If you want to truly know the truth, become like a child and ask God to reveal it to you… He will. Seek Jesus while he may be found, he’s coming back soon! What I have written here is the truth, whether you believe it or not.

[@PCCphoenix]

Liftoff at a very late T+7. The flip maneuver is when it falls apart. At 4:05 the craft disintegrates.

[@asnfhtmlzxsje274]

Space X launch applause reminds me of korean army cheering for its dictator Kim Jong while ISRO launch is quite and sober like government sponsored programmes 😂😂😂😂

[@Jan12700]

??

[@monkeyboy4746]

Capitalists know how to use propaganda too.

[@zakapholiac9377]

To be honest, I thought it’d explode before it even took off 🤣

[@Latabrine]

It "stalled a bit on the pad. Thought it would explode then!

[@dimas128]

That was very ecologically friendly explosion

[@jeffreynelson4002]

Rockets exploding. Teslas catching on fire. Good job elon.

[@tioswift3676]

Elon: It has a 50/50 chance of succeeding Elon haters crying: iT EspLOdED SeE It FAiLeD 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@ogzombieblunt4626]

They are so spiteful 😂

[@toddwerther188]

Trump: Even though I promised my rubes I'd leave Afghanistan, I won't. Instead, I'm going to set things in motion which can't be undone and dump it on the next guy. Cultists: mOsT masSiVe uNdErtaKinG sInCe viEtNam wAsNt peRfEcT, i bLaMe biDEn fOr sUiciDe b0mBeRs eXIstiNg

[@bigduphusaj162]

I like Elon but this was a disaster and you GenZ kids need to get out of the house more and also learn the dictionary definition of failure. You have the thought process of my fishing bait.

[@williamblankenship6501]

I have so much respect for this. It's no easy feat to try and accomplish such an incredibly difficult task. It's like learning how to ride a bicycle. You fail a few times but in the end you are successful

[@freddesk1693]

It is nowhere close from riding a bicycle, what are you talking about.

[@KILLCAM666]

Elon Musk is a Bond villain with a plastic face who is recreating the plot of moonraker he wants to get a space station in orbit so he can fill it with superhumans like an ark then destroy the people of Earth with weapons from orbit and then repopulate the planet and build big statues of Elon

[@RoshanPradhan-hc6eh]

​@@KILLCAM666 nice plot. Now go make a movie on it.

[@perrycoffey5410]

@@RoshanPradhan-hc6eh his stunt double should be Steven seagal

[@cyb3rjake735]

i believe that this stuff is all for show and should be anti-gravity saucers or something along those lines

[@CherieMonique5]

Congratulations to everyone at spacex! It’s been a long time coming.

[@fingerprint8479]

Sure, when things go that bad even venting excess gas before launch is reason for commemoration!

[@TonyEnglandUK]

America is finished for this kind of thing, the Chinese are doing this stuff far better now.

[@hyun1141]

@@TonyEnglandUK China is not good at anything

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@ChosenSquirrel LOL _"they don't have a rocket this size"_ Neither does the USA. 😅

[@mr_biscuit]

@@TonyEnglandUK Your comment is literally impossible to be true. Even ignoring everything. That sentence that you just said grammatically cannot be true. I literally cannot begin to piece together any way that your comment makes sense.

[@pasodeminick]

There was a time in wich all Nasa lauches were calm , silent, no enhusiastic applaud or cheering until everything was corrrectly achieved, and dead silence when the misssion failed. Maybe we should make some steps backwards in time when cheering and applaudding only happenened when the mission was successful.

[@Romany1111]

The era of the participant trophy.

[@cosmicinsane516]

What a flight! Can’t believe it hung together as long as it did once the stage separation failed. Crazy success, it continued ascent even after several engine failures. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@flipnotrab]

That was self destruct “button”

[@ClearAdventure]

I can't believe it didn't break in half, either from the flipping. Beyond strong. And they actually blew it up purposely when it failed to seperate. Amazing job!

[@exactspace]

I can’t believe you are cheering them on after it exploded

[@bigduphusaj162]

​@@exactspace ikr it damaged the launch site and blew up mid flight. What GenZ call a success was known as "catastrophic failure" before they were born. Utterly ridiculous at this point.

[@spritzlappen5507]

@@bigduphusaj162 try to troll harder mate…

[@WhiteIkiryo-yt2it]

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this project. Your efforts are pushing humanity forward on the greatest journey.

[@elonmuskverified08]

Greetings from Elon musk Thanks for the love and support Where are you from

[@sgt.boris4713]

​@@elonmuskverified08 china

[@DePeaceHunter]

Pushing humanity forward just for the sake of it

[@theonewhoasked9520]

@@elonmuskverified08 north korea

[@kippertrace5808]

@Elon Musk I'm from devon island.

[@derekcarday]

Wow that's actually impressive. I honestly didn't think it would make it far off launch. Bet the team got all the info they needed from today.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

Yeah I think we are going to see great things in the next decade after this! How exciting!

[@rayngryphon6793]

If that is a starship, I'm a little teapot

[@asmallbeefluentingerman7700]

Hugely successful test, main stage performed nominally all the way to where it needed to separate. From the characteristics of the explosion, it was likely purposely initiated by the control room on the ground once they realized the rocket was not going to separate. Another successful milestone

[@johnbell1810]

yes, that's generally a requirement of all rocket launches.

[@abigguitar]

Success is all a matter of perspective. I wouldn't exactly call having the ship flip uncontrollably and then explode to be a successful mission.

[@GoranTheCat]

@@abigguitar then your perspective is uninformed and lacks value

[@freedeliveryprinting3100]

​@@GoranTheCat This was a failure and more is learned from failure than success..,..but this launch was definitely a failure and any cheering that followed that disaster was probably at the behest of Musk

[@cuthbertcoritico6754]

@@abigguitar that is why you're not a rocket scientist

[@Native_love]

Wow! Beautiful test flight! Test flight #1 for the prototype made it this far! Check! Congratulations!

[@fingerprint8479]

Fireworks part was great!

[@JusDowntown]

You cannot leave the firmament! This is just a movie scene

[@bogtrottername7001]

Sure, and the earth is flat, right ???

[@chazayah5985]

He said nothing about flat earth come down dummies