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First "starship" launch will end with Big Bada Boom and will end SpaceX.

• sudhirj 5y ago
  So there's already been 10 or more of them that exploded, no? You mean the first crewed launch? That'll probably the 100th actual launch, with the tens of failures in the beginning and a streak of successes that's convincing enough to put people on. Had the same problem with Falcon as well, but we've already forgotten. All the initial rockets exploded, but now we've just gotten used to them landing perfectly.
  • 6d6b73 5y ago
    Starship as defined on spacex.com: SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket (collectively referred to as Starship). So far there were no flights with both SN and SH as one ship.
• polytely 5y ago
  From what I've seen they think its like a 50/50 chance of the first starship blowing up, but they are already building the next couple ones, so they are ready for that. They are not just building one rocket, they are building a rocket assembly line and it seems like they have cracked the code on that. Not a chance one explosion will end spaceX, I'm not sure how you could seriously think that if you have been following the development.
  • 6d6b73 5y ago
    Starship explosion could damage/destroy large part of the "starbase" and cause significant damage in Bocca Chica. It will also have terrible impact on the wildlife refuge that's there. In addition to that Musk's Starlink satellite will cause Kessler Syndrome. Both of these events could not only finish Spacex but will affect space exploration for decades.