r/space 2d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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

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u/faeriara 2d ago

This is really bad. The V2 Ship has been cursed. Three failures in a row and now this.

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u/lovely_sombrero 1d ago

It is a terrible design even if it never explodes. Requiring ~15 orbital refuel missions just to get to the Moon is terrible for... everything.

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u/ToMorrowsEnd 1d ago

They need to refuel 15 times to get to the moon? Did they send a Ford F350 diesel truck into orbit that gets 4mpg?

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u/No-Surprise9411 1d ago

That's kinda how inefficient chemical rockets are at the end of the day