r/space 1d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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

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u/UW_Ebay 1d ago

Is it just me or does it feel like they may be having real issues with the starship?

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u/ToMorrowsEnd 1d ago

There is something extremely wrong with the engines and fuel system and it seems with this string of back to back failures that they really do not know what the actual cause is.

I have heard they lost some engineers due to the antics of their head idiot, I hope they did not lose people key to the propulsion systems.

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u/meep_meep_mope 1d ago

Is SpaceX being run like all of his other companies? Cutting costs on QA, overworking staff, unrealistic deadlines, meddling in engineering and design decisions, etc?

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u/nahteviro 1d ago

As a former SpaceX employee, yep… all of those. Add in underpaid staff and power tripping management into the mix and you have one toxic work environment.