Space-X succeeds

[argonsagas]

World's most powerful rocket was successfully launched

Falcon Heavy lifts off:

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-lifts-off-from-cape-canaveral-172012101608

[Suzukian]

7 engines out, and it had to be blown up. Partial success. I have no doubt this will work though. It's payload capacity is outstanding!!

[LAB3]

Interesting that people where clapping and cheering when it exploded, pretty sure Elon didn't really want to put on an expensive fireworks show.

[Suzukian]

I don't think the explosion was a failure. The knowledge learned from the telemetry will be invaluable. It blow'd up real good too!

[wacky941]

I don't think the explosion was a failure. The knowledge learned from the telemetry will be invaluable. It blow'd up real good too!

That plus the fact that they now know what doesn’t work when it comes to stage separation.
Unfortunately, there are way too many in this world that don’t understand what research and development is, how expensive and time consuming it is and that it is done to make it as safe and reliable as possible with the smallest risk to human life as can be. Playing with rockets isn’t cheap or risk of fatalities free.

[BigD_83]

I think you guys are mixing up the launches. The Falcon Heavy successfully delivered its payload of satellites into orbit from a Cape Canaveral launch Sunday night (the 30th), whereas the Starship is the one that blew up during launch out of Texas on the 20th. The engineering might not be what derails that program. It looks like lawsuits could be the biggest hurdle to progress

[Suzukian]

Yup, I did mix them up. To me, the Falcon Heavy would be surprising if it had a problem. As far as the one that blew up, that is the future. One of those could carry a space base to the Moon in one shot. IMHO. The Gub'ment wants it real bad, it'sa coming. We need it. We also need a permanent large free flying space craft cruising around up there for too many reasons to list. With a gravity wheel, for long term occupation and ferrying supplies to the Moon, Mars, and the asteroid belt, so mining what's just sitting out there can begin, as will the fuel for said ship in the form of ice. Or a spinning wheel at the La Grange point between Earth and the Moon that could be resupplied with automated ships and launch and build ships for investigating the asteroid belt. Just day dreaming, I grew up in an era when we thought we'd be doing this by now. We've lost our way, and are starting to lose our Mojo. IMHO