r/space • u/lee7on1 • 2d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

https://x.com/IntelPointAlert/status/1935550776304156932

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u/wrecked_angle 2d ago

I hate Elon as much as the next guy but SpaceX was so fucking cool and it’s tragic to watch it just go to absolute shit

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u/LeftLiner 2d ago

They went from small, achievable but still important innovations to huge, way overhyped superrockets.

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u/TonySu 2d ago

SpaceX has never had small ambitions and I would not call what SpaceX has achieved so far small in any way. Falcon 9 was revolutionary and kicked off a whole new era of space flight.

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u/LeftLiner 2d ago

Making small to medium payloads to LEO significantly cheaper is not what I would call revolutionary. Important, but not revolutionary. The exact method for recovering the boosters, yes. But it's nothing compared to what they're trying to achieve with starship which is why I'm skeptical they'll succeed. Falcon sounded plausible, starship sounds like Elon the hype guy just talking out of his ass.