All launches should allow us to hear the controllers during a hold. Today, we get guesses. We used to hear the hold and why as it was happening. Launch coverage used to be more interesting:
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@ClartTheShart @Blaze_R935 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin I guess my generation enjoyed the change from crew capsules to something like a space plane, (more glider). Watching Columbia go up again for STS-2 proved reusability was possible which was a big thing back then.
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@PebMet1 @Blaze_R935 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin That's not what you said though. You asked if people would still follow it if it wasn't SpaceX. The answer is absolutely, yes. It doesn't matter if it's not where they want it to be yet. It is the most exciting vehicle development campaign in history.
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I know @SpaceX and @elonmusk followers will not be honest: If it were @NASA , @ulalaunch, @blueorigin developing Starship, would you still follow it? Most of you would say it is a piece of junk or what are we doing if it were anyone else but SpaceX/Musk developing it.
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@WUTangKids Why is this happening? Trump is treating the White House as his own entertainment center. Is there a shred of decency in Trump?...I'll answer that, NO!
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Who’s paying for this UFC bullshit that they’re building at the White House?
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"President pardons his supporter who goes on to molest kids" would have been a MASSIVE scandal for any other administration
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hey, funny thing
Shuttle and Starship may share some things, but they are still completely different vehicles.
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your friendly reminder that spacex has failed to achieve in 12 flights what the shuttle achieved in 1....45 YEARS AGO. A reusable heatshield! Yup starship uses exactly the same tiles as this thing!
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@Adams_Tech_AI Why are we writing about heat shields as if they are new. Shuttle had a similar system 45 years ago. from the maiden flight of each orbiter to the last, over 80% of the tiles were original at the end. That is a couple of decades of use.
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@Guardians_Bane The Shuttle and the capsules in the image have done more in 1 flight than Starship has done in 12. To me that is wild.
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@SpaceX is a combination of Launch Provider, Starlink, and xAI. As a whole, it lost billions of dollars. Launch and xAI loses money with only Starlink turning a profit. It appears Starship is a drain on launch operations and after 12 flights, still not an orbital flight.
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@fiveyearwaruk @mektin_ivor @Runnermatt76 I have Ultra 5G which is giving me download and upload speeds matching the cable company without the need to run cable to the house. I know it is limited now, but it is growing.
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@mektin_ivor @Runnermatt76 @PebMet1 Starlink that loses potential market every year as the progress of cell towers and fibre is inevitable
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@twit_grim @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin Is it transparency by SpaceX or the fact there are dozens of dedicated social media outlets which have continuous coverage of SpaceX with some camping their cameras out at BC 24x7?
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@PebMet1 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin I'd follow it but it would be harder. No one is as transparent about rocket development like @spacex.
No one is as ambitious either. They are truly inspiring.
BO is merely interesting, although their moon stuff is clearly impressive.
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@joshztweets @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin Then we would have companies like Sierra Space moving forward with their vehicles. They would have received the initial @NASA investment to develop instead of @SpaceX.
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@PebMet1 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin It's the Elon haters that have the issue of being objective. Without SpaceX we would be on a world where ULA and Boing would continue to indulge in cost+ contacts, getting more expensive, slower, and less capable.
I'm happy to cheer on any other contributors,there are a few
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@DeereyMike @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin It's a question, When does it get to a point where the cost of trying to make something totally reusable outweigh making the component expendable? Really need to get one back and look at everything. Look for microcracks in the engines, check the skin under the tiles, etc.
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@PebMet1 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin Yes. No-one cares that it's SpaceX and Elon Musk.
They are making a freakin rapidly reusable rocket to dramatically reduce cost to space, enabling mankind to finally start making big steps to being an interplanetary species, albeit the very first and early steps.
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@Mackieangrybea2 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin My point, if BO or @NASA were on flight 12 and no orbital flights yet, I believe some would knock the program. Look at the complaints about SLS until it launched a mission before Starship. I read criticism of New Glenn until it launched a mission.
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@PebMet1 @SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA @ulalaunch @blueorigin Blue origin already does cool stuff. If they did starship of course I’d be just as excited about it. Of course that’s assuming they got just as far as spacex has.
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I wish during today's launch coverage, when there is an unscheduled hold, we get to hear controllers go back and forth. Learn the cause of the hold instead of waiting. Just interesting to hear the call outs.
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Enterprise Approach and Landing Tests. Testing with a crew on board. Brave Heroes who took a chance to test a new machine and trust it.
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