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bashmuttons
I hope they remake a movie like The Right Stuff to include the space race of the 90s onward.
complicatedbritishname
No longer a virgin, it just got rekt.
UpUpAndDismay
A life sacrificed on the altar of human achievement is a loss borne by all. Thoughts and prayers to the families of these brave individuals
bashmuttons
I wish this was on the front page. I just spent an hour pretty much bawling my eyes out. :(
GBMaker
Damn it.
Tunabear2
Considering the odd design, it's a wonder it got off the ground at all.
BoomerTiro
It's been going to space just fine for ten years.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Who the fuck downvotes this?
ThanksForTheFeels
I didn't downvote, but I've seen about 10 other posts on it... :(
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ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
They're tweeting about it, though conservatively (CHiP reported the death).
InvalidUserAccount
Who the fuck posts a dead guy like this? Would you like your death shared in such a manner?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
There's no "dead guy" in the picture. It's called news.
InvalidUserAccount
Yes, I know, he's out of the frame in a different piece of the wreckage. I can read the news. This is morbid sensationalist infotainment.
MustangChris
Two space-based failures in one week..... damn.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Well, unmanned payloads are lost from time to time (satellites mostly). Bigger bummer in this one. ):
HowMuchWoodWouldAChocoboChokeIfAChocoboCouldChokeWood
It's almost like it's difficult to do... What the hell is wrong with these cracker jack engineers?
MustangChris
Yeah, no kidding. Just get your TI-83 Plus out and use the freaking buttons, engineers!
ZombieEinstein
But in all seriousness, Orbital Science's failure didn't come as a surprise to me. They're using modified NK-33s, which were N-1's* engines.
ZombieEinstein
*all 4 of the N-1 flights ended with explosions, shortly after launch.
MustangChris
Took the words right out of my mouth, man. I mean, why not shift the game forward and bring in some N-1.5's*, ya know?
ZombieEinstein
Or, buy SpaceX's Merlin 1-Ds, which offer higher thrust:weight ratios, in a smaller package, with a (MUCH) better track record.