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it was from the very beginning meant to be a destructive test. the fact that it didn't blow up on the pad marks it as a success! Every millisecond of lift it g
by senectus1 4y ago
it was from the very beginning meant to be a destructive test. the fact that it didn't blow up on the pad marks it as a success!
Every millisecond of lift it gave was telemetry that will refine the end product.
This. Was. Never. Meant. To. Succeed. As. An. End. Product.
the launch, short flight and destruction was a wonderful success. Mistakes were definitely made... but thats the fastest way to learn! (As I often tell my kids)
- ceejayoz 4y agoThere's a wide spectrum of possible outcomes for a destructive test. Blowing up on the launchpad during fueling would've been a destructive test. So would splashing down in the ocean off Hawaii. That doesn't make them the same; one went well, the other did not.