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Re: Starship Flight 7

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Post by mh- »

ricardobeat wrote: post #143
mh- wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://x.com/DJSnM/status/1880032865209184354 >Commercial flights are turning around to avoid potential debris.

That sounds... unlikely, to say the least. The ship blew up at 145km altitude over Turks and Caicos. Debris would fall thousands of kilometers to the east, if anything survives re-entry. EDIT: at these speeds, over 20000km/h, the falling debris will travel a very long way before coming down. For satellite re-entry, the usual estimated ground contact point is something like 8000km+ downrange [1]. There is little chanc…

I'm not at all qualified to speculate. So I'll just add that for those unfamiliar with him, the person who posted that tweet is an astrophysicist with a popular YT channel.

Re: Starship Flight 7

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Post by thisiscrazy2k »

mardifoufs wrote: post #125
artemonster wrote: post #53

I like how chopsticks catch (a very impressive feat) completely distracts everyone from totally fucked timeline and already spent budget on mars mission. Its like any criticism is being drowned in loud cheers. Only time will tell, but I hope I will be wrong on this one

What's the criticism exactly? Like I don't get your point? Yes they are behind on timelines and on Mars, does that mean that we should post reddit-tier cynical comments every time about that? I'm not saying that you're doing that, it's more that I don't get why this is surprising. And on the other hand, it's also funny to see how "skeptics" (whatever that means in this case) dismiss or belittle achievements that were…

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Re: Starship Flight 7

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Post by lysace »

mh- wrote: post #144
lysace wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Can we not do this on HN, please?

Funny HN design detail: Once a comment has been added to a comment, the original commenter can't delete it's comment.

Sometimes this is counterproductive to the goal of HN.

Re: Starship Flight 7

#154

Post by afavour »

Cu3PO42 wrote: post #85
terramex wrote: post #76

Looks like second stage broke up over Caribbean, videos of the debris (as seen from ground): https://x.com/deankolson87/status/1880026759133032662?t=HdHF... https://x.com/realcamtem/status/1880026604472266800 https://x.com/adavenport354/status/1880026262254809115 Moment of the breakup: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE52_hVSeQz/

What a strangely beautiful sight. While I was excited to see ship land, I'm also happy I get to see videos of this!

As long as the debris has no effect wherever it lands, I agree with you

Re: Starship Flight 7

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Post by Retric »

ricardobeat wrote: post #143
mh- wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://x.com/DJSnM/status/1880032865209184354 >Commercial flights are turning around to avoid potential debris.

That sounds... unlikely, to say the least. The ship blew up at 145km altitude over Turks and Caicos. Debris would fall thousands of kilometers to the east, if anything survives re-entry. EDIT: at these speeds, over 20000km/h, the falling debris will travel a very long way before coming down. For satellite re-entry, the usual estimated ground contact point is something like 8000km+ downrange [1]. There is little chanc…

Arlines are extremely cautious around these kinds of one off events.

It’s not about the calculated risks, but the uncertainty around if they have the right information in the first place. Sure it may have broken up at 145km miles, but what if someone messed up and it actually was 14.5km etc.

Re: Starship Flight 7

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Post by seb1204 »

ricardobeat wrote: post #143
mh- wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://x.com/DJSnM/status/1880032865209184354 >Commercial flights are turning around to avoid potential debris.

That sounds... unlikely, to say the least. The ship blew up at 145km altitude over Turks and Caicos. Debris would fall thousands of kilometers to the east, if anything survives re-entry. EDIT: at these speeds, over 20000km/h, the falling debris will travel a very long way before coming down. For satellite re-entry, the usual estimated ground contact point is something like 8000km+ downrange [1]. There is little chanc…

Certainly causing delays.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-17/spacex-launch-to-go-a...

Re: Starship Flight 7

#157

Post by rvnx »

Retric wrote: post #155
ricardobeat wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds... unlikely, to say the least. The ship blew up at 145km altitude over Turks and Caicos. Debris would fall thousands of kilometers to the east, if anything survives re-entry. EDIT: at these speeds, over 20000km/h, the falling debris will travel a very long way before coming down. For satellite re-entry, the usual estimated ground contact point is something like 8000km+ downrange [1]. There is little chanc…

Arlines are extremely cautious around these kinds of one off events. It’s not about the calculated risks, but the uncertainty around if they have the right information in the first place. Sure it may have broken up at 145km miles, but what if someone messed up and it actually was 14.5km etc.

Main priority to prevent accidents is to migrate away from this imperial system.

Re: Starship Flight 7

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Post by mh- »

lysace wrote: post #153
mh- wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can we not do this on HN, please?

Funny HN design detail: Once a comment has been added to a comment, the original commenter can't delete it's comment. Sometimes this is counterproductive to the goal of HN.

It is unfortunate sometimes. Probably a net gain to the signal-to-noise ratio, though?

Re: Starship Flight 7

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Post by mh- »

rvnx wrote: post #157
Retric wrote: post #155

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Arlines are extremely cautious around these kinds of one off events. It’s not about the calculated risks, but the uncertainty around if they have the right information in the first place. Sure it may have broken up at 145km miles, but what if someone messed up and it actually was 14.5km etc.

Main priority to prevent accidents is to migrate away from this imperial system.

You can forget to carry a 1 in metric, too.
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