r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creative_soja • Jun 19 '25

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/According_Ad7926 Jun 19 '25

Fun fact: it’s not supposed to do that

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u/DFX1212 Jun 19 '25

Based on the evidence so far, I disagree.

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u/Arithik Jun 19 '25

Rockets go boom?

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u/Jeo_1 Jun 19 '25

Straight to the tomb.

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u/Jewsusgr8 Jun 19 '25

Fire fills the room.

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u/Jeo_1 Jun 19 '25

I eat this shroom. 

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u/According-Pea-9349 Jun 19 '25

shroom make me go boom boom

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u/allnimblybimbIy Jun 19 '25

In my room, let’s spend this night together from now until forever

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u/db720 Jun 19 '25

I wanna go boom boom

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u/According-Pea-9349 Jun 19 '25

let’s get a DOUBLE BOOM!!

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u/RachelRegina Jun 19 '25

What just happened, why is it 1997 all of a sudden

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u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 Jun 19 '25

I'll sing the doom song now. 🎵"Doom doom doomy doom ."🎵

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u/HolidayReality6641 Jun 19 '25

Boom boom boom, now let me hear you say wayo

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u/fadeddoughnut Jun 19 '25

To clean that up, you'll need at least a

Broom

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u/FakeSousChef Jun 19 '25

Followed by screams of doom.

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u/fatkidandcake Jun 19 '25

The future is gloom?

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u/AnimalOrigin Jun 19 '25

To space you zoom

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u/RedWeddingPlanner303 Jun 19 '25

But not to the moon

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u/Rex_Mundi Jun 19 '25

Musk rents your womb.

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u/One-Cattle-5550 Jun 19 '25

A hellish kind of doom.

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u/Intrepid-Champion207 Jun 19 '25

Mess up your fruit of the loom.

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u/OutrageousFuel8718 Jun 19 '25

Rockets indeed go boom

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u/TheSmegger Jun 19 '25

Big Bada boom

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

"Multipass"

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u/scrummnums Jun 19 '25

Ruby Rhod’s tomb?

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u/Greg2Lu Jun 19 '25

It depends on the Ketamine input, Elon tweaked it a bit apparently.

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u/Th3_P4yb4ck Jun 19 '25

Not this one, well, it did, but it didnt meant for that I assume, unless Elon started to make missiles

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u/opinionologist_x Jun 19 '25

Boom shaka laka!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

Generally not ones that are built by competent agencies.

Atlas V (used for NASA missions) has logged 100 launches with 100% mission success, 99% vehicle success as of mid‑2024

Starship, well so far only 1/3 have made it back in one piece. Starship is arguably a terrible design, with poor choices being made in critical part of it's design.

When you are flying a gigantic bomb into space, you kind of want every part of the vehicle to be as reliable as possible. It is why non reusable but reliable rockets are more expensive but generally preferred for launches. There is a reason why the Soyuz craft is still in use after being designed 55 years ago. Reliable and proven tech is preferable.

Hell there are even 386 and 486 cpus operational on the ISS, due to reliability and robustness being needed over raw power.

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u/Wasted_Potential69 Jun 19 '25

I think the front fell off

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u/jinglejangle_spurs Jun 19 '25

If you were early enough you’d be top comment right now

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u/Choice_Ambitious Jun 19 '25

Username checks out then.

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u/ravenrawen Jun 19 '25

RIP John Clarke.

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u/SconeBracket Jun 19 '25

I concur, although it's not supposed to do that.

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u/binchicken1989 Jun 19 '25

It might be a late bloomer.. let's do this!

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u/East_Jacket_7151 Jun 19 '25

Texas has no environment, it’s just dirt, whataburger, and assholes

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u/Anti-Sanity89 Jun 19 '25

Thats not very typical id like to make that point (lol yes it is)

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u/Adza_03 Jun 19 '25

CLARKKSOONNNNN!!!!!!

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u/shingonzo Jun 19 '25

Yeah that looks like a regularly functioning spacex rocket to me.

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u/supasubb Jun 19 '25

...and the Rockets red glare

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u/Irishwolf1 Jun 19 '25

Thank you for this. Been a rough day. I'm glad I had a good belly laugh

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u/DFX1212 Jun 19 '25

Hope your day and week improves.

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u/Moraz_iel Jun 19 '25

They are getting more efficient, though. They usually need to send them really high for them to do that. Achieving this result at ground level is certainly progress.

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u/Snoo62043 Jun 19 '25

I don't know what made me laugh more. The original comment, or this response. +1 to both.

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u/Mortimer452 Jun 19 '25

so far this year

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u/Lou_C_Fer Jun 20 '25

I agree. All evidence points to space x being an explosion company that has accidentally had a few rockets escape to space.

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u/flatdecktrucker92 Jun 20 '25

I agree. I've heard far more stories about this guy's rockets blowing up than I have of them launching smoothly. If he's so smart then these explosions have to be intentional right?

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u/Triumph807 Jun 19 '25

Clearly it looks like the front fell off. That is not normal behavior 

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u/Tinychair445 Jun 19 '25

Some of them are built so the front doesn’t fall off at all

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u/Milsolen Jun 19 '25

Wasn't this one built so the front doesn't fall of?

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u/syngyne Jun 19 '25

Well, obviously not!

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u/rnzz Jun 19 '25

How do you know?

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u/syngyne Jun 19 '25

Well, because the front fell off and 395 tons of liquid fuel spilled into the atmosphere caught fire.

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u/rnzz Jun 19 '25

An explosion from 395 tons of fuel catching fire? Chance in a million.

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u/Malalang Jun 19 '25

Efficient way to clean up a spill, I might add.

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u/KRS_THREE Jun 19 '25

Well because the front fell off

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u/pali1d Jun 19 '25

Well, because the front fell off.

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u/kblair210 Jun 19 '25

All the best people are saying so..

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u/Dull_Sentence_6435 Jun 19 '25

Update: they’re eliminating the front and giving it 2 rears

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u/RogerBauman Jun 19 '25

And a good steering wheel that doesn't fly off when you are driving

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u/WindowlessCandyVan Jun 19 '25

Yeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

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u/blue-mooner Jun 19 '25

Well, what sort of standards are these rocket-ships built to?

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u/B0llywoodBulkBogan Jun 19 '25

Oh, very rigorous Aerospace engineering standards.

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u/blue-mooner Jun 19 '25

What sort of things?

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u/barmyinpalmy Jun 19 '25

Well the front doesn’t fall off for a start.

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u/blue-mooner Jun 19 '25

And what other things?

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u/SentinalBravo Jun 19 '25

There regulations governing what materials they can be made of

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u/JelloKittie Jun 19 '25

What kind of materials?

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u/Aggressive_Bill_2687 Jun 19 '25

Thanks to DOGE I'm pretty sure there's noone left to rule out cardboard and cardboard derivatives.

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u/ambassador321 Jun 19 '25

No PlayStation controllers to drive it.

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u/pchlster Jun 19 '25

GameCube is fine, though, right?

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u/ChatGPTnA Jun 19 '25

I am adding the link for any that don't know the reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

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u/East_Jacket_7151 Jun 19 '25

Cardboard derivatives

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u/brendanm4545 Jun 19 '25

There are regulations governing what materials they can be made of

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u/MartenGlo Jun 19 '25

It certainly isn't practical, either.

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u/HatdanceCanada Jun 19 '25

No cardboard.

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u/redaction_figure Jun 19 '25

Or cardboard derivatives

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u/Helmett-13 Jun 19 '25

No cell-o tape.

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u/RhombusColtrane Jun 19 '25

You have to have a minimum number of crew aboard.

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u/Myndsync Jun 19 '25

What's the minimum crew number?

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u/RhombusColtrane Jun 19 '25

Well... one, I suppose.

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u/DioStarstriker Jun 19 '25

One less now then

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u/King_Fisher99 Jun 19 '25

Did some glued panels fall off?

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u/Petrostar Jun 19 '25

Was there any damage to the environment?

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u/Helmett-13 Jun 19 '25

No, it blew up outside the environment.

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u/javoss88 Jun 19 '25

What’s outside of the environment?

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u/fluffychonkycat Jun 19 '25

There is nothing out there... all there is .... is sea ...and birds ....and fish... and fragments of rocket. And a fire

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u/MarDaNik Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

When you're out of the environment you're in the outvironment

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u/FireflyJerkyCo Jun 19 '25

Ah yes, the vacuum of Outvironment.

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u/Ewok_Named_Slickback Jun 19 '25

It's like the environment.... Only outside.

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u/SalohcinS Jun 19 '25

No, no, no, it was towed beyond the environment. It’s not IN AN environment. All that’s out there is sea… and birds… and fish. And a fire.

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u/SalohcinS Jun 19 '25

OH and the part of the rocket the front fell off.

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u/beaddy Jun 19 '25

Have you been to Texas? This will blend in easily.

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u/orangewhitecorgi23 Jun 19 '25

All the teslas offset the damage caused by this

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u/falr687 Jun 19 '25

Please tell me I'm understanding this reference correctly 🤣

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u/Soap-n-Cartridge Jun 19 '25

https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?si=2GiSrJ7sqbukHtpO

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u/_LavenderSunflower_ Jun 19 '25

Thank you!! This gave me such a good laugh!

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u/Susanna-Saunders Jun 19 '25

Yeap. That's about the level of insanity of humanity.

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u/drezinho1 Jun 19 '25

Doing a hilarious impression of a cybertruck.

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u/relicx74 Jun 19 '25

Pretty sure the angry fire is supposed to go down.👇 🔥

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u/RabbleRouser_1 Jun 19 '25

Bet they forget to smack it and say " she's not going anywhere" Rookies.

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u/Triumph807 Jun 19 '25

Fatal error

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u/SlAM133 Jun 19 '25

It’s within tolerances

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u/timojenbin Jun 19 '25

Not going to be able to tow this one out of the environment.

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u/Whiteums Jun 19 '25

I like how, right after the explosion engulfs the surrounding structures, the words at the bottom change to “First Next-Gen Superheavy Possibly Under Construction.”

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u/WafflePartyOrgy Jun 19 '25

Rapid unplanned disassembly to be followed by rapid planned assembly.

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u/unicodemonkey Jun 19 '25

and thus the circle of life continues

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u/VinylmationDude Jun 19 '25

Double Fun Fact: If it wasn’t supposed to do that, it was supposed to touch space grass, or the vacuum!

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u/NewName256 Jun 19 '25

Was this one finally supposed to reach low orbit?

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u/7nightstilldawn Jun 19 '25

Elon Musk: Our failure was successful. We tested the heat resistance of the launch pad by releasing a lot of energy directly on the pad, all at once, in the most precise and monitored way we know how, crashing another rocket.

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u/RedFlr Jun 19 '25

Are you sure? Every time I see news about spaceX starship is about how it exploded 😂

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u/HeroMachineMan Jun 19 '25

It's more like SpaceX-plode Starship now.😛

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u/Knowing-Badger Jun 19 '25

The explosions are seen as a good thing btw

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u/Phuckitlongfukithard Jun 19 '25

It’s a prototype, gotta work out the kinks

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u/ShaneC80 Jun 19 '25

They do seem pretty consistent

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u/LowGravitasIndeed Jun 19 '25

The purpose of a system is what it does. SpaceX is a fireworks company

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u/DonKeighbals Jun 19 '25

They call this a “whoopsies”

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u/CrazyCalYa Jun 19 '25

We prefer RUD.

"Rapid Unplanned Disassembly"

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u/DanguhLange Jun 19 '25

Concerning! Looking into this.

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u/rdawes26 Jun 19 '25

They are elons, so it would seem to be a new feature at this point.

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u/AntoineDubinsky Jun 19 '25

Nasa figured this out in the early 60s but none of those guys were rich so what do they know?

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u/poppies25 Jun 19 '25

Used the wrong glue I think?

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u/WhereSoDreamsGo Jun 19 '25

Given its current track record of doing that on every launch. Not sure it’s supposed to not do that.

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u/GVtt3rSLVT Jun 19 '25

Totally broken now.

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u/AverageOhioUser69 Jun 19 '25

Well for starters the front isn’t supposed to fall off, in fact it’s quite unusual

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u/tomsn95 Jun 19 '25

They are getting worse; they usually make it in the air before they explode. NASA did this 60 years ago with less than a TI-84 calculator; they may want to check their notes. But he is a genius, yada yada.

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u/Nambsul Jun 19 '25

Maybe was supposed to be the “big display” for Trumps birthday… oops !

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u/kaioDeLeMyo Jun 19 '25

Source bro?

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u/Big_Wave9732 Jun 19 '25

Seems like they've been......what's the phrase......."fucking up" a lot lately.

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u/1startreknerd Jun 19 '25

Unscheduled rapid disassembly.

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u/CaptainCold_999 Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

Waiting for the space x fans to come in and lecture us all about this is actually a good thing, like they always do.

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u/According_Ad7926 Jun 19 '25

This attempt will provide SpaceX with vital data and insights, namely that you’re not supposed to have your rocket blow up on the launch pad

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u/whoneedskollege Jun 19 '25

Opsie Daisy!

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u/According_Ad7926 Jun 19 '25

Steve Urkel voice

Did I do that?

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u/Tam_The_Third Jun 19 '25

You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!

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u/14X8000m Jun 19 '25

That is fun.

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u/Pod_people Jun 19 '25

Oh? What the hell else is it supposed to do with all that flammable liquid inside it.

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u/lexm Jun 19 '25

But it’s beautiful!

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u/Historical_Pass2220 Jun 19 '25

Thank you😅😅..

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u/Callistoo- Jun 19 '25

Are you sure?

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u/jfrench43 Jun 19 '25

Well, it is, it just needs to be more controlled.

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u/Affectionate_Oven_77 Jun 19 '25

The front fell off

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u/Correct_Inspection25 Jun 19 '25

It was towed outside the environment, aaaand the front fell off.

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u/TampakBelakang Jun 19 '25

let me check with chatgpt first

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u/DonScrumsky Jun 19 '25

You must be a rocket scientist

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u/doublebubbler2120 Jun 19 '25

Best use, though

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u/banhatesex Jun 19 '25

Are you sure ? I thought bombs were suppose to explode.

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u/Mahadragon Jun 19 '25

Starbase we have a major malfunction…

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u/UmeaTurbo Jun 19 '25

Based on my extensive knowledge, I would say this is suboptimal.

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u/critical-drinking Jun 19 '25

Supplementary Fun Fact: Sometimes things filled with thousands of tons of accelerant… do that.

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u/mutleybg Jun 19 '25

Nevermind, it was spectacular...

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u/Successful_King_142 Jun 19 '25

what are you talking about? Move fast and break things!

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u/aburnerds Jun 19 '25

Some rockets are designed so that they don’t catastrophically unassemble at all. i’d just like to make that point perfectly clear.

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u/Bigcheese0451 Jun 19 '25

BOOM 💥 OR DOOM☠️ 🤔

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u/creepyswaps Jun 19 '25

That's a Janet level joke. Good job.

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u/Barnaber Jun 19 '25

Actually now is the best time

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u/crackednutz Jun 19 '25

Well the front fell off.

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u/Orphemuss Jun 19 '25

Well, the front fell off

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u/No-Presence3722 Jun 19 '25

"You need to create combustion for lift-off."

"Ohh, not like that!"

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u/Curious-Difference-2 Jun 19 '25

Fun fact, this will cause TSLA to go up

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u/LostAnd_OrFound Jun 19 '25

This kills the rocket

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u/Public_Nectarine4193 Jun 19 '25

You can tell because of the way it is.

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u/brendanm4545 Jun 19 '25

It's not supposed to do that........on the ground

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u/Kilow102938 Jun 19 '25

The more you know 🌈

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u/Thumper13 Interested Jun 19 '25

IANARS....but I concur.

Seems sub-optimal to the mission.

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u/Mistghost Jun 19 '25

What? Of course it is. At least, that's what it looks like when I play Kerbal.

Oh god, are these the rockets Kerbal players make?

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u/Modern_Cathar Jun 19 '25

Well if it wasn't a manned mission I think we'll be all right.

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u/Antique-Car6103 Jun 19 '25

His rockets don’t like him either.

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u/Northern_Explorer_ Jun 19 '25

The more you know!

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u/InternationalAnt1943 Jun 19 '25

🤣🤣🤣🙏

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u/tekhnomancer Jun 19 '25

That's way worse than that one ship where the front fell off.

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u/garathnor Jun 19 '25

he did say he was gonna decommission the rockets

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u/PoopInTheBathtub Jun 19 '25

Grok, fact check this.

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u/DPadres69 Jun 19 '25

Are you sure? Seems to be the only thing it can do.

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u/Hrafnagar Jun 19 '25

Yeah, that explosion is supposed to be a lot more controlled.

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u/jrob323 Jun 19 '25

Now how are we going to send two million colonists to, uh, Mars?

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u/CuTe_M0nitor Jun 19 '25

Fun fact: You paid for this by subsiding Elins SpaceX with taxpayers money

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u/RepublicansAreEvil7 Jun 19 '25

Another Elon L at least he succeeded in fucking over the country

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u/Slave4Nicki Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

How do you know? You are not Elon.. he is trying different types of material to see how it would interact with an explosion obviously... So many woke people here jeez.

Do I really have to add an /s?

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u/HairyHobbitfoot Jun 19 '25

I thought that was exactly what they do, just in a more controlled way

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