threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agoStarship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landingspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkStarship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landingspacenews.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareptfrd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-219 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 …”