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Firefly continue stellar run of Alpha rocket launches as first stage explodes on the pad (video.twimg.com)
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Video credit: LabPadre

Meme credit: u/rustybeancake

For those keeping score on Firefly Alpha’s track record:

  • Flight 1: failure

  • Flight 2: partial failure

  • Flight 3: success

  • Flight 4: partial failure

  • Flight 5: success

  • Flight 6: failure

  • Flight 7: today’s ground explosion

This compares to Astra Rocket 3.0’s track record of 2 successes out of 9 launch attempts (including ground failures).

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Such a Texas video

Junkyard, highway traffic, and textbook mushroom cloud

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The junkyard is across the highway from the test site and is where this was obviously filmed. I would also question calling this "Flight 7" as this is a test facility. No flights originate there.

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

This man beat Calgon and freed Southern Sun, we should trust him.