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Does that make two supply ships in a row that will have failed to get to the ISS? I know they plan ahead some but they're going to have to get something up to them before too long....
quote:I heard they have 4 months of supplies on board at the moment, so these things have a lot of overlap.
Does that make two supply ships in a row that will have failed to get to the ISS? I know they plan ahead some but they're going to have to get something up to them before too long....
quote:their performance to date?
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
quote:I think he's referring to the parachute test, true not a full mission but it was a failure with tax dollars nonetheless...quote:their performance to date?
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
this is the first full mission failure they've ever had. the first.
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Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
quote:You'd be surprised at how many people in the industry don't like SpaceX. (Not just being butthurt because of competition from SpaceX).quote:their performance to date?
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
this is the first full mission failure they've ever had. the first.
quote:How is this worse than the government incompetence we're already used to?quote:quote:
They never meet deadlines. Ever. Even this launch today had been pushed back past the set launch date because they weren't ready.
quote:quote:You'd be surprised at how many people in the industry don't like SpaceX. (Not just being butthurt because of competition from SpaceX).quote:their performance to date?
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
this is the first full mission failure they've ever had. the first.
They never meet deadlines. Ever. Even this launch today had been pushed back past the set launch date because they weren't ready.
quote:and even with the failures they're still spending a fraction of the tax dollars of their competitors to deliver the same service.quote:
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
Your tax payer dollars.
quote:They've actually had good performance to date. They're usually delayed, this mission was no different. As for their funding, they have quite a bit in federal government contracts for launch and delivery services, and about 75% of their revenue is from private companies and investors.
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
quote:quote:and even with the failures they're still spending a fraction of the tax dollars of their competitors to deliver the same service.quote:
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
Your tax payer dollars.
quote:quote:and even with the failures they're still spending a fraction of the tax dollars of their competitors to deliver the same service.quote:
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
Your tax payer dollars.
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Look, im not here to hate on musk or spacex for the heck of it. we deliver them money, they need to deliver results. otherwise, i dont see why they are a better use of my dollars versus a lockheed or northrop.
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"During the launch, prior to the first stage shut-off, the Falcon 9 experienced an anomaly and catastrophic failure. Following the breakup of the Falcon 9 vehicle, 45th Space Wing Mission Flight Control Officers sent command destruct functions in accordance with Air Force policy and procedures to ensure public safety."
quote:I'm hoping you used the wrong smiley. Proceeding outside mission parameters was NASA not the contractors.quote:quote:You'd be surprised at how many people in the industry don't like SpaceX. (Not just being butthurt because of competition from SpaceX).quote:their performance to date?
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
this is the first full mission failure they've ever had. the first.
They never meet deadlines. Ever. Even this launch today had been pushed back past the set launch date because they weren't ready.
Well that's better than proceeding with missions outside launch parameters and killing seven people to meet a deadline.
quote:They are resented because people act like Elon Musk walks on water. It's a little ridiculous.quote:You'd be surprised at how many people in the industry don't like SpaceX. (Not just being butthurt because of competition from SpaceX).quote:their performance to date?
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
this is the first full mission failure they've ever had. the first.
They never meet deadlines. Ever. Even this launch today had been pushed back past the set launch date because they weren't ready.
quote:quote:I'm hoping you used the wrong smiley. Proceeding outside mission parameters was NASA not the contractors.quote:quote:You'd be surprised at how many people in the industry don't like SpaceX. (Not just being butthurt because of competition from SpaceX).quote:their performance to date?
Not impressed with their performance to date.
Who's money are they failing with?
this is the first full mission failure they've ever had. the first.
They never meet deadlines. Ever. Even this launch today had been pushed back past the set launch date because they weren't ready.
Well that's better than proceeding with missions outside launch parameters and killing seven people to meet a deadline.
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Prior to the mishap, the first stage of the vehicle, including all nine Merlin 1D engines, operated nominally; the first stage actually continued to power through the overpressure event on the second stage for several seconds following the mishap. In addition, the Dragon spacecraft not only survived the second stage event, but also continued to communicate until the vehicle dropped below the horizon and out of range.
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Preliminary analysis suggests the overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank was initiated by a flawed piece of support hardware (a "strut") inside the second stage. Several hundred struts fly on every Falcon 9 vehicle, with a cumulative flight history of several thousand. The strut that we believe failed was designed and material certified to handle 10,000 lbs of force, but failed at 2,000 lbs, a five-fold difference. Detailed close-out photos of stage construction show no visible flaws or damage of any kind.
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Despite the fact that these struts have been used on all previous Falcon 9 flights and are certified to withstand well beyond the expected loads during flight, SpaceX will no longer use these particular struts for flight applications. In addition, SpaceX will implement additional hardware quality audits throughout the vehicle to further ensure all parts received perform as expected per their certification documentation.
