(www.spacex.com)

649 points chinathrow | 2 comments | 16 Jan 25 21:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source

Show context

terramex ◴[16 Jan 25 23:04 UTC] No.42732041[source]▶

Looks like second stage broke up over Caribbean, videos of the debris (as seen from ground):

Moment of the breakup:

1. echoangle ◴[16 Jan 25 23:11 UTC] No.42732113[source]▶

Probably one of the most expensive fireworks (but probably still cheaper than the first Ariane 5 launch), but it looks very cool.

replies(1): >>42732665 #

2. m4rtink ◴[17 Jan 25 00:22 UTC] No.42732665[source]▶

I think the N1 test flights are also a contender. I still remember something about kerosene raining for 15 minutes after the explosion.

Starship Flight 7