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Article is referencing another[0] which mentions "grounded" but not "indefinitely" and doesn't cite its sources. The only thing cited (in this article) is: >
by senko 4y ago
Article is referencing another[0] which mentions "grounded" but not "indefinitely" and doesn't cite its sources.
The only thing cited (in this article) is:
> An anomaly occurred during the ascent and prior to stage separation resulting in a loss of the vehicle. No injuries or public property damage have been reported. The FAA will oversee the mishap investigation of the Starship / Super Heavy test mission.”
Which is normal - I'd expect nothing less. You'd be crazy to allow further flights (of anything) until you have a full understanding of what happened.
But of course, that doesn't have the same nice sting as "grounded indefinitely".
[0] https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/20/spacex-starship-explode-elon-musk-00093042 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/20/spacex-starship-exp...
- icoder 4y agoIf it is grounded without a specified end time, isn't it grounded indefinitely?
- gpm 4y agoFrom a strict reading of the words, Starship was to be grounded "indefinitely" regardless of the outcome of the launch. The launch license was for only 1 launch. They need to get another one to launch again, which will take an indeterminate amount of time, and isn't technically guaranteed to ever be granted.
- Apofis 4y agoConsidering Starship is part of the Artemis III program, it's guaranteed to be granted.
- verdverm 4y agoNot exactly true, they could be prohibited from launching in Boca Chica and would have to move all operations to the Cape. The Artemis program could also be cancelled by politicians and budgets
- christophilus 4y agoNo. It’s grounded until further notice.
- judge2020 4y agoThat's what indefinite means.
- rbanffy 4y agoI'd imagine it's grounded until SpaceX can at least demonstrate the next launchpad won't rain down on their neighbors. There seems to be a lot of things that went wrong in this launch, and the FAA will want to see those issues investigated, from engine failures at launch, to the disintegrating launchpad, all the way to a possible malfunction of the flight termination system, because it seems the rocket disassembled itself before the FTS could do its job in a controlled way.
- jjoonathan 4y agoThe word "indefinitely" definitely has connotations beyond its denotations.
- tass 4y agoIndefinitely is until an as yet undetermined time. Aviation commonly uses this term, and flying mag is focused on aviation. The FAA have grounded all flights “indefinitely” in the US as recently as this year.