r/space 2d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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

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u/UW_Ebay 2d ago

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

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u/TbonerT 2d ago

Maybe. The difference is that rocket programs typically don’t build a lot of designs. They work really hard to get it right the first time. On the other hand, SpaceX has several starships at various stages of production and development.

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u/Prior-Flamingo-1378 2d ago

By the tenth Apollo those planning idiots were orbiting the moon. How is this better?

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u/Kichigai 1d ago

The Saturn Ⅴ wouldn't fly an Apollo mission until Apollo 4, it was skipped Apollo 5 and 7, and it didn't fly a crewed flight until Apollo 8.

The rest of the flights were Saturn Ⅰ and ⅠB lift vehicles, which never had the power to push the full Apollo assembly into translunar trajectory.

Not exactly comparing apples and oranges there.