Having been picked by NASA, and funded by US taxpayers, to ship a cargo capsule to the Space Station, Elon Musk’s SpaceX 9 Falcon Rocket has exploded shortly after takeoff due to what is being called an “anomaly.”
Everything was going well for 20 seconds.
.@SpaceX CRS-7 is on its way! pic.twitter.com/LlYyjDnLHz
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) June 28, 2015
- *SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES CARGO CAPSULE TO SPACE STATION
- *SPACEX FALCON 9 LIFTS OFF FROM CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
Yay. Oh wait…
- *SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET EXPLODES DURING FLORIDA LAUNCH
- *SPACEX CONFIRMS `ANOMALY’ DURING FALCON 9 LAUNCH
- *SPACEX: ANOMALY HAPPENED AFTER ROCKET REACHED `MAXIMUM STRESS’
Falcon 9 experienced a problem shortly before first stage shutdown. Will provide more info as soon as we review the data.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2015
This does not look “normal”
Nasa's unmanned @SpaceX rocket explodes at start of #ISScargo supply mission pic.twitter.com/ZmJ6cNJE2Q
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 28, 2015
#SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket explodes during takeoff. #NASA says there was a "launch vehicle failure" #7News pic.twitter.com/DNHjqdtLsX
— Kris Anderson (@KrisAndersonTV) June 28, 2015
On the bright side, the failure to take-off makes the failure to land issue null-and-void, call it bilateral nettting or something – it always works, just as AIG.
One wonders if The Fed’s rate “Lift-Off” will look the same?
“Gee Wally, was that our intent?” “Probably not Beaver, but it was bright and sparkly!” Hear that sucking sound of your taxzollars at work?
It flew into Michelles Testicle!
As Putin said, if Obama wants to go up to the Space Station, he needs to get a trampoline.
& here I thought his Ego only needed a few more PSI of self inflation for him to achieve Orbit….
I think North Korea has been teaching NASA some “rocket lift off” secrets. 😉
It’s not a NASA Rocket, NC.