Spacex Launch

[FootballFan]

Was reading about the launch on a space related website. Ran into the following quote:

"experiencing a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," as SpaceX terms it"

I have experienced unscheduled disassembly that occurred on a fairly quick basis. Never would have come up with such an elegant way to saying it.

 

[Stee6043]

I saw that too and laughed out loud. Those guys are great. Give that communications director a raise.

 

[Steve S]

"Rapid Unscheduled Disassenmbly"...

translated into non politically correct language...

"The Fnn thing blew up"!

 

[Pirate Lady]

I am using that, someday...
"did you sexually assault that women?"
"No officer, her wardrobe experienced a rapid, unscheduled, disassembly, it's a scientific term, you wouldn't understand. Rocket science."

 

[jmauld]

RUD for short.

 

[hughespat57]

One could argue it was an option in the schedule.

Flight Director:
“Range Safety Officer terminate the flight!”

 

[LTD.330]

RUD has been in the SpaceX lexicon for a long time. I still chuckle every time I hear it.

 

[ttmott]

That was the slowest rising vehicle in history. As it ends up they had six engines that failed to light and it still got off the pad. The launch pad was heavily damaged so all hands on "deck" so they say to get it repaired.
The gymnastics that thing did just before they commanded FTS is simply amazing - the forces are unimageable. One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Sheer bruit force. SpaceX development of their Falcon vehicles netted blowing one up weekly but they got it right and now raising astronauts to the space station. For sure their execution of learning is vastly different from NASA and the Space Force.

 

[LTD.330]

I'm seeing speculation the engines toasted the base and was blasting into the rock/sand below creating a lot of debris that may have damaged some of the engines on liftoff and SpaceX will probably have to build an entirely new liftoff structure that diverts the blast in trenches.

 

[370Dancer]

One could argue it was an option in the schedule.

Flight Director:
“Range Safety Officer terminate the flight!”

That's why we shoot 'em over water for the critical moments.

 

[ttmott]

I'm seeing speculation the engines toasted the base and was blasting into the rock/sand below creating a lot of debris that may have damaged some of the engines on liftoff and SpaceX will probably have to build an entirely new liftoff structure that diverts the blast in trenches.

They have tested five or six boosters on that launch mount so I'd be dubious on the speculation. I'd speculate that the engines failed to come up on thrust and the system shut them down. The vehicle slooooowly came off the launch mount and beat the crap out of everything. I suspect if one more engine didn't come up on thrust the launch would have been scrubbed.
I understand Sx was in the process of developing a water-cooled deflector but it wasn't installed - the launch mount in Florida for Starship has the water-cooled deflector I'm understanding.

 

[mrsrobinson]

When docking our boats we sometimes "experience a "rapid unscheduled wind gust""

 

[Great Lakes]

I wonder if the wheels matched the treadmill speed

 

[FootballFan]

At least it didn't hit a car... Sorry - I couldn't resist.

 

[Blueone]

At least it didn't hit a car... Sorry - I couldn't resist.

Damn you guys are a tough crowd

 

[Woody]

When docking our boats we sometimes "experience a "rapid unscheduled wind gust""

When the Russians bombed their own city they announced, 'an abnormal descent of aviation ammunition occurred'

 

[Blueone]

When the Russians bombed their own city they announced, 'an abnormal descent of aviation ammunition occurred'

The fact Russia cant take over Ukraine has to be embarrassing….. now bombing themselves ….. hilarious

 

[jmauld]

At least it didn't hit a car... Sorry - I couldn't resist.

It did hit a car.

https://www.motor1.com/news/663444/see-spacex-starship-launch-destroy-dodge-caravan-near-pad/

 

[jmauld]

They have tested five or six boosters on that launch mount so I'd be dubious on the speculation. I'd speculate that the engines failed to come up on thrust and the system shut them down. The vehicle slooooowly came off the launch mount and beat the crap out of everything. I suspect if one more engine didn't come up on thrust the launch would have been scrubbed.
I understand Sx was in the process of developing a water-cooled deflector but it wasn't installed - the launch mount in Florida for Starship has the water-cooled deflector I'm understanding.

Could you see the launch from florida? I’m guessing not since it was during the day?

 

[Blueone]

I wonder if the wheels matched the treadmill speed

LOL……I heard the rocket was so big it had two heads