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I think (of course just an uneducated guess) things were going poorly from the beginning. It just looked slower than usual. Also, it looked like some of the eng
by tocs 11y ago
I think (of course just an uneducated guess) things were going poorly from the beginning. It just looked slower than usual. Also, it looked like some of the engine exhaust was in places it should not have been several seconds before the "anomaly".
I hope they get everything figured out and get back on track soon. Best wished.
- marktangotango 11y agoI noticed that too, seemed slow clearing the tower, I thought it was mo imagination, or the camera angle.
- mikeash 11y agoSame here, but they said the liftoff was nominal so I'm guessing it's either imagination or camera angle. This stuff is really hard to judge from video.
- fbender 11y agoI find all SpaceX launches to be "slow" compared to (some) other launches. But this is mostly due to the Falcon not having any solid rocket motors: These produce a massive amount of thrust (far higher than liquid engines) and thus a high accelerating force right from the beginning. You can see that in e.g. Shuttle launches or the recent Vega launch (all solid motor), compare them to other liquid-only rocket motor launches.
- rhaps0dy 11y agoDo you think you might be having a hindsight bias?
- tocs 11y agoNo, I really thought that. I also thought, all sorts of things so I am not claiming to have some sort of predictive powers. It could easily be camera angles and my expectation of seeing the thing zoom off the pad. Just saw this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cZYMsdrq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cZYMsdrq0) video. It looks like trouble started near the top of the rocket. Also, heard the Air Force Terminated the flight. Anyway, we will see.