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Technically, it exploded well before it delivered the satellite. edit to add some facts since this seems to be getting downvoted pretty quickly: Stage 1 landed
by rplnt 11y ago
Technically, it exploded well before it delivered the satellite.
edit to add some facts since this seems to be getting downvoted pretty quickly: Stage 1 landed and exploded at around T+10min, the satellite was deployed at T+56min. This was just two minutes after it was delivered on its final orbit. Both of those could be considered "delivered to space", neither of which happened before the failed landing.
- ctolsen 11y agoYou're being downvoted because it's a stupid assertion and it's "technically" not even the same craft at that point.
- rplnt 11y agoThe title presented it as if it were a single craft at all times. Of course "delivering 2nd stage to space" would sound silly, but I'm sure the title could be worded factually correct and still be simple and informative (as titles should be).
- sageikosa 11y ago"SpaceX booster explodes during recovery, payload delivery unhindered"
- lmm 11y agoThe satellite was comfortably above the Kármán line by the time of the failed landing.
- rplnt 11y agoComfortably for ~2 hours before it would fall back to Earth. I think that "delivered" implies that something is done, in this case a final position for the satellite.
- marshray 11y agoI think this is an interesting point. While I don't think we ought to rush out and change our terminology, I had not heard this anywhere else.