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SpaceX's Starship explodes again while still on the ground

28 points by LorenDB 1y ago

kylebenzle 1y ago
As an environmentalist in my personal life I REALLY wish we would stop letting the rich pollute 10,000 times more than regular people. Just one more reason to hate rich people.
- re-thc 1y ago
  Do we just stop all research and development then? This is what we're doing here. If we go back to the Stone Age there will be no pollution!
  - a4isms 1y ago
    That is a false dichotomy.
- ProfessorZoom 1y ago
  kinda ignorant imo. this isn't blue origin - spacex is trying to save the species. not to mention all of the innovations made from space exploration like gps and the computer mouse. spacex's endeavors is already enabling people to have internet in remote areas
  - suddenlybananas 1y ago
    >spacex is trying to save the species. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.
    - Zigurd 1y ago
      Or a tunnel, amirite?
  - drivingmenuts 1y ago
    > spacex is trying to save the species Except for all the inconvenient parts, like non-white, LGBTQ or anyone else Elon doesn't like at the moment (including on of his own spawn).
    - ProfessorZoom 1y ago
      tesla got 100/100 like 6 years in a row for LGBTQ equality, and spacex has trouble hiring people with visas because of its government related work
    - runarberg 1y ago
      [flagged]
  - DemocracyFTW2 1y ago
    > spacex is trying to save the species we should thank Elon for all his beautiful offsprings, the fireworks and ... the people who are dying because he destroyed USAid I guess?
  - aagha 1y ago
    > spacex is trying to save the species I can't believe there's people who actually believe this.
- mensetmanusman 1y ago
  In aggregate increasing wealth increases care for the environment.
  - hnthrow90348765 1y ago
    Because it causes more damage which makes it a more pressing issue
nu11ptr 1y ago
> SpaceX has made excellent progress with its Starship rocket. The stainless steel vehicle can now explode before even leaving the Earth. Honest question as I don't often read the theregister.com: is such sarcasm/bias typical? UPDATE: I guess had I actually gone to the homepage and looked around it would have answered my question.
- danhon 1y ago
  Yes, it's dry sarcasm in the finest English print tradition.
- wat10000 1y ago
  That is pretty much its entire purpose.
- didgeoridoo 1y ago
  I think you might be hard pressed to find a Reg article that doesn’t take this tone.
- fidotron 1y ago
  Yes. But the British have a special hate on for all things Elon Musk, going back to at least the early Tesla Roadster days.
abcd_f 1y ago
Dupe - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44315529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44315529
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autophagian 1y ago
Like previous explosions, it is likely this one was also caused by a sniper. Possibly an Iranian one, given current geopolitical tensions.
- drivingmenuts 1y ago
  Perhaps someone didn't want Nazis on the moon.
xtiansimon 1y ago
Perhaps there is a financial function where the cost of a rocket is less than the stick bump on the next success?

28 points by LorenDB 1y ago

As an environmentalist in my personal life I REALLY wish we would stop letting the rich pollute 10,000 times more than regular people. Just one more reason to hate rich people.

re-thc 1y ago
Do we just stop all research and development then? This is what we're doing here. If we go back to the Stone Age there will be no pollution!
- a4isms 1y ago
  That is a false dichotomy.
ProfessorZoom 1y ago
kinda ignorant imo. this isn't blue origin - spacex is trying to save the species. not to mention all of the innovations made from space exploration like gps and the computer mouse. spacex's endeavors is already enabling people to have internet in remote areas
- suddenlybananas 1y ago
  >spacex is trying to save the species. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.
  - Zigurd 1y ago
    Or a tunnel, amirite?
- drivingmenuts 1y ago
  > spacex is trying to save the species Except for all the inconvenient parts, like non-white, LGBTQ or anyone else Elon doesn't like at the moment (including on of his own spawn).
  - ProfessorZoom 1y ago
    tesla got 100/100 like 6 years in a row for LGBTQ equality, and spacex has trouble hiring people with visas because of its government related work
  - runarberg 1y ago
    [flagged]
- DemocracyFTW2 1y ago
  > spacex is trying to save the species we should thank Elon for all his beautiful offsprings, the fireworks and ... the people who are dying because he destroyed USAid I guess?
- aagha 1y ago
  > spacex is trying to save the species I can't believe there's people who actually believe this.
mensetmanusman 1y ago
In aggregate increasing wealth increases care for the environment.
- hnthrow90348765 1y ago
  Because it causes more damage which makes it a more pressing issue

nu11ptr 1y ago

> SpaceX has made excellent progress with its Starship rocket. The stainless steel vehicle can now explode before even leaving the Earth. Honest question as I don't often read the theregister.com: is such sarcasm/bias typical? UPDATE: I guess had I actually gone to the homepage and looked around it would have answered my question.

danhon 1y ago
Yes, it's dry sarcasm in the finest English print tradition.
wat10000 1y ago
That is pretty much its entire purpose.
didgeoridoo 1y ago
I think you might be hard pressed to find a Reg article that doesn’t take this tone.
fidotron 1y ago
Yes. But the British have a special hate on for all things Elon Musk, going back to at least the early Tesla Roadster days.

abcd_f 1y ago

Dupe - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44315529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44315529

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autophagian 1y ago

Like previous explosions, it is likely this one was also caused by a sniper. Possibly an Iranian one, given current geopolitical tensions.

drivingmenuts 1y ago
Perhaps someone didn't want Nazis on the moon.

xtiansimon 1y ago

Perhaps there is a financial function where the cost of a rocket is less than the stick bump on the next success?