overstep8556@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoFirst orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes after takeoffwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down11cross-posted to: space@beehaw.org
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkFirst orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes after takeoffwww.theguardian.comoverstep8556@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: space@beehaw.org
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 days agoYeah it’s pretty much a requirement for a new space company to crash their first rocket. At least that’s my default expectation. Space is crazy hard.
minus-squarelnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoDid they forgot about the abort mission function? That rocket went ballistic into the ground. Also, years of years of rockets (and missiles) development, and it’s still so difficult.
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYou make it sound like if it was rocket sci… huuuu… never mind.
Yeah it’s pretty much a requirement for a new space company to crash their first rocket. At least that’s my default expectation. Space is crazy hard.
Did they forgot about the abort mission function?
That rocket went ballistic into the ground.
Also, years of years of rockets (and missiles) development, and it’s still so difficult.
You make it sound like if it was rocket sci… huuuu… never mind.