They were starting to ramp up into what seemed like it could be a decent cadence, too. This is not going to be a quick turnaround. A year long stand down might still not be enough to rebuild the pad. This one hurts.
The Falcon 9 that blew up on SLC40 took over a year, and that was a much smaller explosion. The only reason SpaceX was able to launch a Falcon again so quickly was because that next launch was from pad 39A instead.
These billionaires fuckheads have so much money (I would say time and money but according to Far Side Einstein time is money) that they'd rather set it on fire literally than help humanity.
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floofloof@lemmy.ca · 30 pts · 106d
May all Jeff Bezos's ventures be similarly successful.
otter@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 106d
The xcancel thread with the video: https://xcancel.com/NASASpaceflight/status/2060164928472854821#m
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 106d
Damn, that's going to set Blue Origin back several months, maybe a year. Wishing them all the best. The market could really use the competition.
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 106d
They were starting to ramp up into what seemed like it could be a decent cadence, too. This is not going to be a quick turnaround. A year long stand down might still not be enough to rebuild the pad. This one hurts.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 1 pts · 106d
Definitely a year or more.
The Falcon 9 that blew up on SLC40 took over a year, and that was a much smaller explosion. The only reason SpaceX was able to launch a Falcon again so quickly was because that next launch was from pad 39A instead.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 106d
Oh well, what's another 8 billion tax dollars.
thiscat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 106d
congrats jeffy you somehow made an explosion that make the starship tests look like fireworks
Smeagol666@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 104d
These billionaires fuckheads have so much money (I would say time and money but according to Far Side Einstein time is money) that they'd rather set it on fire literally than help humanity.