Well the Spacex rocket just blew up after launch

[mergatroid]

Thankfully unmanned. Just watched it live on NASA TV

 

[Nemo14]

Watched that too - kind of scary.

 

[mergatroid]

Watched that too - kind of scary.

Press conference at 12:30, don't think they have a clue yet what happened.

 

[Sage of Time]

Just saw. Frustrating and sad. At least they can take it as a learning experience.

 

[mergatroid]

Here it is

 

[MinnieM123]

Here it is

Ugh. Thank goodness no one was on board. (Just a thought: I haven't a clue what "route" these rockets follow; but when one explodes like that, I hope that the wreckage maybe falls out to the ocean, where hopefully, no one or no ships, would get struck by falling debris.)

 

[Disneyhead'71]

I was covering the launch. I got to watch it explode live. Pretty shocking.

The worst part is the explosion meant went live wall to wall until 3 pm. 4.5 hours standing in the FL sun. I am well done.

 

[Sage of Time]

Ugh. Thank goodness no one was on board. (Just a thought: I haven't a clue what "route" these rockets follow; but when one explodes like that, I hope that the wreckage maybe falls out to the ocean, where hopefully, no one or no ships, would get struck by falling debris.)

That's exactly the route they take. They travel on an angle (downrange) from KSC and go out over the Atlantic.

 

[Master Yoda]

Like I always say when these things happen...Rocket science is still hard.

 

[prberk]

They should have paid more attention to Lieutenant Dan's instructions after they took the orange ticket.

[I know: It was unmanned; I wouldn't be joking like that had people been aboard.]

 

[Pixie VaVoom]

and yet....we are just magic ...ON MARS !! Crystal Clear footage from the rover, and everything operates perfectly. Yeah - I believe those billions of NASA taxdollars aren't lining someones pockets every year!! Personally, I think that George Lucas sold off the Star Wars franchise to Disney so he could concentrate on his new lucrative project...reworking the the MOON LANDING FOOTAGE.

 

[Master Yoda]

and yet....we are just magic ...ON MARS !! Crystal Clear footage from the rover, and everything operates perfectly. Yeah - I believe those billions of NASA taxdollars aren't lining someones pockets every year!! Personally, I think that George Lucas sold off the Star Wars franchise to Disney so he could concentrate on his new lucrative project...reworking the the MOON LANDING FOOTAGE.

 

[lazyboy97o]

and yet....we are just magic ...ON MARS !! Crystal Clear footage from the rover, and everything operates perfectly. Yeah - I believe those billions of NASA taxdollars aren't lining someones pockets every year!! Personally, I think that George Lucas sold off the Star Wars franchise to Disney so he could concentrate on his new lucrative project...reworking the the MOON LANDING FOOTAGE.

If you are serious, then you should pay closer attention to the issues with the various Mars spacecraft.

 

[Master Yoda]

If you are serious, then you should pay closer attention to the issues with the various Mars spacecraft.

Meters, feet....they are about the same, right?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Meters, feet....they are about the same, right?

As an American who currently works with metric a lot, it is kind of funny how often they get all confused.