SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

    • neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      You do realize that SpaceX is (currently) the only manufacturer that’s trying not to dump their rockets into the ocean (or wilderness/villages in the case of Russia and China respectively), right?

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        1 year ago

        I was not aware, tho it’s a bit like hanging on to your cigarette butt while coal rolling as you drive from a private jet.