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Old 02-09-2016, 11:26 AM
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, satellite destroyed in explosion on pad

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on its Cape Canaveral launch pad during a test Thursday morning, destroying a commercial satellite that Facebook had planned to use to extend Internet access in Africa.

No one was injured, but the accident could ground SpaceX for weeks or months, depending on its cause and the extent of damage to Launch Complex 40.
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Old 02-09-2016, 11:28 AM
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i read this in the morning, really sad stuff.
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Old 02-09-2016, 11:40 AM
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i read this in the morning, really sad stuff.
Absolutely, but what an awesome explosion!
Or as Musk would put it a RUD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgJEXQkjNQ
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Old 02-09-2016, 12:12 PM
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Absolutely, but what an awesome explosion!
Or as Musk would put it a RUD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgJEXQkjNQ
They are referring to it as an "anomaly" haha. i really hope this doesn't set them back too much.
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Old 02-09-2016, 12:28 PM
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Hate seeing these guys fail. They are such an exciting company.
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Old 02-09-2016, 12:50 PM
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They are referring to it as an "anomaly" haha. i really hope this doesn't set them back too much.
They got back to flying fairly quickly after the last loss, hopefully they can track down the issue quickly.
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Old 07-09-2016, 08:44 PM
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Other than telescopes and astrophotography, SpaceX is my other primary interest and to see this happen to them, after all of the work they do really just sucks. And it really doesnt help them out that all of the US media is demonizing them because they are a private company, and they act like NASA never had these problems in the early days when they encountered the near vertical learning curve of rockets!!! Hell, even the Ariane 5 only a decade ago (maybe 2) failed the first few flights from memory and is now running strong!

Did anyone notice that not even on ABC24 did they mention the Falcon 9 first stage landing back on land in December? Or on the barge a few months back? The only time that space agencies ever get any publicity is when something goes really wrong and there is a video to show for it to keep the viewer amused. And all this gets the space agencies are a bunch of angry yankees yelling about how NASA is chewing through all of their valuable tax payer dollars, when NASA's budget is just a shoestring of what it used to be.

Sad stuff nonetheless, anyway thats my rant, sorry guys
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Old 08-09-2016, 11:07 AM
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Ad astra per aspera.

I mostly feel the same way as you do, however, I don't expect non-enthusiasts to care about space news which is why I get my space news from space news sites and my pop news from pop news sites. The same goes for tech, science, etc. I always find it strange when I see people linking to sci/tech articles from sites like news.com.au... always feels like a waste of time as you end up having to check on a real news site anyway...

Fortunately SpaceX isn't a public company so hopefully a few stumbles won't shake the nerves of it's investors too much.
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