threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 26 days agoStarship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landingspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkStarship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landingspacenews.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareptfrd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-225 days agoInteresting! They’re talking about unnecessary aborts, and how they want to do as much analysis as possible of the abort criteria, to prevent them. This will remain an issue for Flight 6 which, it seems, will happen the moment SpaceX decides it’s sufficiently ready. Unlike previous flights … “Given this is the first launch in a long time … well really ever … that we’ve not been FAA driven …”
Interesting! They’re talking about unnecessary aborts, and how they want to do as much analysis as possible of the abort criteria, to prevent them.
This will remain an issue for Flight 6 which, it seems, will happen the moment SpaceX decides it’s sufficiently ready. Unlike previous flights …
“Given this is the first launch in a long time … well really ever … that we’ve not been FAA driven …”