SpaceX Falcon 9 booster 'tipped over' into the ocean during landing

Post by saberience » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 8:11 AM UTC

Sakos wrote: post #6

raverbashing wrote: post #3

As much as I think the FAA response might be a bit unfair, I think the issue here is what is promised vs delivered Even with a disposable booster you want it to follow a certain flight path and be discarded at a given area. If you promised that it will land and it doesn't, even if it is inconsequential to the rest of the mission, well...

I just don't understand the repeated takes that this is unfair. There was a failure, it should be investigated and a fix found. Once SpaceX has done that, they can continue launching rockets. I'm not sure where the problem is. This is what we expect from every plane crash too, or did I imagine the existence and purpose of the NTSB? The same thing happened with the last explosion and the Falcon 9 was eventually allowe…

Post by raverbashing » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 8:41 AM UTC

Sakos wrote: post #6

raverbashing wrote: post #3

As much as I think the FAA response might be a bit unfair, I think the issue here is what is promised vs delivered Even with a disposable booster you want it to follow a certain flight path and be discarded at a given area. If you promised that it will land and it doesn't, even if it is inconsequential to the rest of the mission, well...

I just don't understand the repeated takes that this is unfair. There was a failure, it should be investigated and a fix found. Once SpaceX has done that, they can continue launching rockets. I'm not sure where the problem is. This is what we expect from every plane crash too, or did I imagine the existence and purpose of the NTSB? The same thing happened with the last explosion and the Falcon 9 was eventually allowe…

Post by Arnt » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 8:47 AM UTC

grecy wrote: post #12

cherioo wrote: post #2

It’s amazing how this is now the news, not when it successfully lands!

Think about who stands to lose the most if Tesla and spacex dominate (answer: old money) Think about who controls the media (answer: old money and friends of old money) It is very easy to see why they want everyone to think spacex and Tesla are collapsing

Post by firesteelrain » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 10:44 AM UTC

saberience wrote: post #11

Sakos wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just don't understand the repeated takes that this is unfair. There was a failure, it should be investigated and a fix found. Once SpaceX has done that, they can continue launching rockets. I'm not sure where the problem is. This is what we expect from every plane crash too, or did I imagine the existence and purpose of the NTSB? The same thing happened with the last explosion and the Falcon 9 was eventually allowe…

It is kind of ridiculous though, every other rocket launched by any other company or country basically just blows up in the sea or the air. Penalizing SpaceX for being the most successful company seems silly. Are they grounding other companies whose rockets cannot land at all?

Post by philwelch » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 11:02 AM UTC

firesteelrain wrote: post #17

saberience wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is kind of ridiculous though, every other rocket launched by any other company or country basically just blows up in the sea or the air. Penalizing SpaceX for being the most successful company seems silly. Are they grounding other companies whose rockets cannot land at all?

First, take a deep breath. All other companies are investigated if this happens. It’s news because SpaceX launches so well and so often that it’s out of the norm.