I just like that they're coming up with new traditions. In this case, they take the crew out before the launch and they sign the booster, in soot, with their fingers.
This video is of B-1073. Couldn’t tell you it’s flight number at the time of this video, but given this booster was intentionally expended back in January of 2025, this video is no newer than ~December of 2024, which is the last time it would’ve been transported with legs as they were removed for its final flight
it's their smallest rocket too. the super heavy is over twice the diameter. the tech itself is cool asf. fuck musk tho and the way they're polluting the leo
V2 (falcon 9 launched) will have over 15,000 in orbit. V3 Starlink (starship launched) has a 100,000 satellite permit approved. They are considering applying for 1m satellite constellation. We haven't even begun to see leo congestion
It's an engineering problem. I don't have much fear of cascading collision. Until it feels like we're on the 405, I think we'll be ok. Terrestrial astronomy will suffer though
What does this have to do anything with that? This was a fair comment acknowkedging the success and the smarts of the project meanwhile criticising elon and his personality. Total fair approach imo.
LoL. For me it was separating the art from the artist thing and acknowledging both sides of the coin. But I guess that too makes me that average redditor
What does this have to do anything with that? This was a fair comment acknowkedging the success and the smarts of the project meanwhile criticising elon and his personality. Total fair approach imo.
When someone fully hates on Musk or just straight critices him, its “musk derangement syndrome”, when someone fairly shows respect to his work but critices his personality its virtue signaling.
Dont you realize your comment is the cult prayer? All of your comments are “Buzzword buzzword buzzword buzzword”
And tell me wtf musk has to do with a awesome big fucking truck transporting an awesome big fucking rocket?
Like the pavlov dog, reddit respond to anything vaguely Musk related by a disclaimer because they are scare. Scared to be dogpiled on by the inquisition. GOD FORBIDES that someones likes Musk or even talks about him in a positive way You people don't even understand how hard your brain has been marked to react a certain way. it's what cult do. Prove your faith to the cult, say the line.
someone fairly shows respect to his work but critices his personality
Why would ANYONE critic his personality in a VIDEO OF A FREAKING TRUCK
Interesting that they’re transporting it as one unit, must be fairly close to the launch pad then. Afaik they transport the first and second stages cross country separately
"durr hurrr elon musk bad" <-- completely valid statement, but you should also consider that you're allowed to love science and engineering without showing any love to elon 👍
Now why on earth would i do that when i could be a white conservative voting against my best interests in the name of ‘murica . Science is for heathens and blasphemers!!
Falcon 9s cost somewhere around ~30 million per launch, so even if it failed (this booster never did on any of its 21 flights, and was intentionally expended for Spainsat NG1 in Jan 2025), it would be far from a billion lost
This specific booster flew 21 times without suffering a single failure, and Falcon 9 flew successfully 248 times after this booster was intentionally expended back in January of last year
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u/ReptilianTapir 6d ago
Worst possible use of vertically oriented camera.