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bookaboo:
That was something to behold getting off the ground, amazing engineering feat.

The clapping of the "failure", I don't mind that at all, I look at it as a bit of stoicism. As in.... right that just happened, lets take what we an from it and get another up there asap.

coppice:
I'd say the rocket itself was pretty successful for a first try. The real mess up was the launch tower. They should have been able to predict pretty well how much punishment that would need to take, and civil engineering is pretty good at building to stress requirements. However, it seems a lot of concrete was smashed up on that launch pad. That feels like incompetence.

Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: coppice on April 21, 2023, 10:51:02 am ---I'd say the rocket itself was pretty successful for a first try. The real mess up was the launch tower. They should have been able to predict pretty well how much punishment that would need to take, and civil engineering is pretty good at building to stress requirements. However, it seems a lot of concrete was smashed up on that launch pad. That feels like incompetence.

--- End quote ---

That's the sentiment some older lay-person said to me today. Old enough to remember how NASA were able to solve this 50+ years ago, yet, here we are.

Not following this closely myself and certainly not trying to be a prick, but seriously, WTF?

coppice:

--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on April 21, 2023, 11:12:24 am ---
--- Quote from: coppice on April 21, 2023, 10:51:02 am ---I'd say the rocket itself was pretty successful for a first try. The real mess up was the launch tower. They should have been able to predict pretty well how much punishment that would need to take, and civil engineering is pretty good at building to stress requirements. However, it seems a lot of concrete was smashed up on that launch pad. That feels like incompetence.

--- End quote ---

That's the sentiment some older lay-person said to me today. Old enough to remember how NASA were able to solve this 50+ years ago, yet, here we are.

Not following this closely myself and certainly not trying to be a prick, but seriously, WTF?

--- End quote ---
Both NASA and the Russians had enormous problems trying to avoid their launch pads getting damaged in the early days. Several approaches to venting exhaust, and using huge sprays of water were tried before a few reliable solutions were settled on. SpaceX has upped the power, so they might be hitting limits in the proven approaches. This literally isn't rocket science, though. Its civil engineering with steel and concrete. A very well travelled road.

Psi:
In one of the shots from the internal stage sep camera you could see a lot of dust/dirt flying around in an area that should  be sealed until separation.
Makes me think there was damage or some sort of a hole in that area and maybe that damage jammed the separation system

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