(19-11-2023, 10:33 AM)Zurdo Wrote: More junk floating around in space. It's a wonder the aliens can get through it all.
The whole point of this rocket is to reuse the whole thing, including the upper stage, so no junk in space!
(19-11-2023, 12:36 PM)zqwerty Wrote: You may as well say a complete failure, crew carrying part lost, booster exploded.Not exactly, the rocket is a test vehicle slapped together as fast as possible and as cheaply as possible to test various systems that have never flown before.
I would call it a success, we still dont know what happened to the second stage, but it appears it lost communication with the ground and as a safety precaution when this happens, the flight termination system activates blowing it up.
edit: for any critics, watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2C7xE9Mj4