Why Space X blows up: Failure as data, not disaster

[CrusaderFrank]

A succinct explanation of what’s driving the development of the Raptor rockets, its technology no other company or nation can even begin to approach

More thrust, less weight

Failure as data, not disaster

They plan on eventually building a new engine EVERY HOUR

 

[mamooth]

Elon Musk can't make a Starship rocket that doesn't explode.

And he won't be able to, since the fundamental design is flawed, thanks to Musk meddling with it. Musk decided he had to have the entire rocket be landable and reusable, not just the booster stage.

Physics has a bone to pick with him there. Making a fully reusable heavy lift rocket is basically impossible.

Landing the booster is relatively easy. It's close to earth, slow moving, and nearly empty. Heat shielding is not a problem.

None of that applies to the part that reaches space. It's crazy heavy and crazy fast. It has to be reinforced and heat shielded to hell and back to survive, but that makes it too heavy to carry anything. So Musk tells them to cheap out on everything to save weight, and boom.

He's basically trying to remake the space shuttle, but suckier, with less capacity, and more prone to explode.

At this stage, Starship is just a government welfare program for SpaceX.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Elon Musk can't make a Starship rocket that doesn't explode.

And he won't be able to, since the fundamental design is flawed, thanks to Musk meddling with it. Musk decided he had to have the entire rocket be landable and reusable, not just the booster stage.

Physics has a bone to pick with him there. Making a fully reusable heavy lift rocket is basically impossible.

Landing the booster is relatively easy. It's close to earth, slow moving, and nearly empty. Heat shielding is not a problem.

None of that applies to the part that reaches space. It's crazy heavy and crazy fast. It has to be reinforced and heat shielded to hell and back to survive, but that makes it too heavy to carry anything. So Musk tells them to cheap out on everything to save weight, and boom.

He's basically trying to remake the space shuttle, but suckier, with less capacity, and more prone to explode.

At this stage, Starship is just a government welfare program for SpaceX.

i get it you dont like the guy.....Making a fully reusable heavy lift rocket is basically impossible...no its not, its difficult but not impossible....its good thing you aint in charge of this program....im sure a long time ago people like you thought we would never have airplanes or make it to the moon....

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Elon Musk can't make a Starship rocket that doesn't explode.

And he won't be able to, since the fundamental design is flawed, thanks to Musk meddling with it. Musk decided he had to have the entire rocket be landable and reusable, not just the booster stage.

Physics has a bone to pick with him there. Making a fully reusable heavy lift rocket is basically impossible.

Landing the booster is relatively easy. It's close to earth, slow moving, and nearly empty. Heat shielding is not a problem.

None of that applies to the part that reaches space. It's crazy heavy and crazy fast. It has to be reinforced and heat shielded to hell and back to survive, but that makes it too heavy to carry anything. So Musk tells them to cheap out on everything to save weight, and boom.

He's basically trying to remake the space shuttle, but suckier, with less capacity, and more prone to explode.

At this stage, Starship is just a government welfare program for SpaceX.

Next time watch the brief video before responding!

Just do it

 

[CrusaderFrank]

It’s a short video

Please watch before disparaging the genuine science!

They plan on having an operating factory on the Moon by 2028!

 

[22lcidw]

If they can make a scaled down version of Starship, it would still be great. The most important factor is getting the costs to launch down. Privatizing space will pay off. And it has a lot now in low earth orbit to launch and with hardware also. And will get even better. The ISS is stone age due to its costs. A magnificent endeavor though. Like it or not we are living in this part of the space age are the ones who have to see this happen. And we seem to be sauntering through this transition. To the Moon. To Mars. Even to other planets and their moons. At a reasonable cost. They may even be able to put advances in rocketry on them. If they go to the moon with the Space Launch System as the sole way, we will end up doing what we did the first time. Visit it and go home. Too much money.

 

[BothWings]

Yeah, the insurance and pharmaceutical companies which basically control the process know they'll benefit from having a lot less people to pay into their plans and policies. WOO HOOOO! That makes sense! Derp!

 

[progressive hunter]

A succinct explanation of what’s driving the development of the Raptor rockets, its technology no other company or nation can even begin to approach

More thrust, less weight

Failure as data, not disaster

They plan on eventually building a new engine EVERY HOUR

they dont BLOW UP,,

they "R.U.D",, "rapid unscheduled disassembly"

 

[CrusaderFrank]

"Raptor 3 produces 560,000 lb of thrust. That's 100,000 lb more than its predecessor and nearly double the original Raptor. But here's where it gets insane. This monster engine actually weighs 170 lb less than the previous version."

"Raptor 3 processes several tons of propellant per second while maintaining temperatures precise enough to keep exotic metals from disintegrating. One sensor failure, one cooling channel blockage, one temperature spike, and the entire system catastrophically fails. SpaceX didn't just build better engines. They reinvented how engines get built. Traditional aerospace manufacturing requires months of precise assembly with thousands of individual components welded and bolted together. Raptor 3 uses 3D printing to create entire engine sections as single pieces."

"Current production rates suggest SpaceX builds roughly one Raptor engine per day. To support their ambitious launch schedule, they need to reach one engine per hour. That's not just scaling. It's reinventing manufacturing at a pace that makes traditional aerospace companies dizzy. Musk revealed that Raptor 3 is just the beginning. He mentioned thousands of changes left to come."

 

[CrusaderFrank]

they dont BLOW UP,,

they "R.U.D",, "rapid unscheduled disassembly"

look at the post below