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Starship Flight 7

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649 points chinathrow | 1 comments | 16 Jan 25 21:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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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):

https://x.com/deankolson87/status/1880026759133032662?t=HdHF...

https://x.com/realcamtem/status/1880026604472266800

https://x.com/adavenport354/status/1880026262254809115

Moment of the breakup:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE52_hVSeQz/

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olex ◴[16 Jan 25 23:19 UTC] No.42732199[source]▶
Inadvertently perfect timing for this footage. Glowing and backlit by the setting sun, against clear and already darkening evening sky... couldn't plan the shot any better if you tried.

Let's hope no debris came down on anyone or anything apart from open water.

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andrewinardeer ◴[17 Jan 25 00:06 UTC] No.42732563[source]▶
I take it if SpaceX debris hit and destroyed a boat the owner can claim damages from SpaceX?

Does international space law allow for this?

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HPsquared ◴[17 Jan 25 00:10 UTC] No.42732594[source]▶
It's probably similar to if a US ship crashed into your yacht.
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dylan604 ◴[17 Jan 25 02:28 UTC] No.42733446{3}[source]▶
Rules of the water says smaller ship yields right of way to bigger ship. Sounds like you screwed up if your yacht got hit by a bigger ship. Of course that applies when the vessels are not tied up. If a big ship his a docked boat, that's an entirely different scenario
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cdbyr ◴[17 Jan 25 05:31 UTC] No.42734396{4}[source]▶
There is a whole hierarchy of right of way on the water, but a better rule of thumb is that the less maneuverable boat generally has priority.

https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Abbreviated-...

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1. ta1243 ◴[17 Jan 25 11:28 UTC] No.42736429{5}[source]▶
And of course there's the old tale:

Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.

Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.

Americans: This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the second largest ship in the United States' Atlantic fleet. We are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers and numerous support vessels. I demand that YOU change your course 15 degrees north, that's one five degrees north, or countermeasures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship.

Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_and_naval_vessel_ur...