Utopia Talk / Politics / spacex

Sam Adams Member	Thu Mar 14 10:15:59 Made orbit this time, didnt make it through re-entry. Making progress, pretty coold to see that big fucker fly.
murder Member	Thu Mar 14 16:32:18 Any word on what the last minute issue was? Did the heat shielding fail?
Sam Adams Member	Thu Mar 14 18:25:38 Ya I'd guess heat shielding since it had lost at least a few tiles on launch. Some are speculating flight controls(the big fins).
murder Member	Fri Mar 15 07:18:20 It lost tiles when it launched? How the hell did that happen? There's no external fuel tank to pelt the craft with falling insulation and ice.
Sam Adams Member	Fri Mar 15 11:33:09 A 10 million horsepower vehicle isnt necessarily vibration free. But now that i have seen the video it wasnt to heat shields fault. Something was going wrong with stability. Never got stabilized before re-entry, probably came in sideways or non-shielded side first.
Sam Adams Member	Fri Mar 15 11:34:55 Something was going wrong in orbit even before air resistance was encountered. Probably just needs to tweak thruster control software.
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