totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread

[darthgently]

 

[darthgently]

They need to get the final gasp inverted flare stack effect in this

 

[AVaughan]

On 2/5/2025 at 6:16 AM, Meecrob said:

Yo Homies, I've just done a deal with Elon

So what did you buy?  A flight proven Raptor engine maybe?

Edited 8 hours ago by AVaughan

[tater]

 

[darthgently]

37 minutes ago, AVaughan said:

So what did you buy?  A flight proven Raptor engine maybe?

No way.  Those are a myth.  They all explode.  They won’t tell us that though /s

[Nuke]

1 hour ago, tater said:

 

with how cold its been round these parts in the last week or two, i wish i could have stood under that when it went off.

[Minmus Taster]

1 hour ago, Nuke said:

with how cold its been round these parts in the last week or two, i wish i could have stood under that when it went off.

[Nuke]

42 minutes ago, Minmus Taster said:

its funny until you realize nuke is from alaska. though to be fair it was very unseasonably warm until fairly recently.

Edited 4 hours ago by Nuke

[Vanamonde]

22 hours ago, tater said:

 

Something about this picture makes it look like an illustration from a 1950s book. 

[CatastrophicFailure]

6 minutes ago, Nuke said:

its funny until you realize nuke is from alaska. though to be fair it was very unseasonably warm until fairly recently.

[Ryaja]

22 hours ago, tater said:

 

SpaceX certainly knows how to take pictures!

[Ryaja]

Spoiler

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1888691903551655973?t=Ja10S3UQTd-2yFM3SrfQ7Q&s=19

 

[Minmus Taster]

1 hour ago, Nuke said:

its funny until you realize nuke is from alaska. though to be fair it was very unseasonably warm until fairly recently.

[tater]

 

[RCgothic]

By which they mean the static fire lasted as long as planned. 

[darthgently]

42 minutes ago, RCgothic said:

By which they mean the static fire lasted as long as planned. 

Well, it certainly lasted until every single one of the Raptors exploded.  Look at those fireballs.  Those are some big fireballs.