#SoaceX #Starship #inaugural flight has a #successful #launch before the big #bang.

Just under 4 minutes of air flight and the #antiquated #technology blows up and #disintegrates.

A very successful #billionaires flop

#Photo 1. There she #goes.

#Photo 2. There she #blows

“It's going to be big and loud, with lots of flame. If all goes well, it also will include some upward motion.

The launch window opens at 7 am local time in South Texas (1200 UTC), 10:00 pm Monday, in Sydney NSW

“Beyond weather, this is the first launch attempt for the Super Heavy first stage of the rocket, and the first time the Starship upper stage will fly in a stacked configuration. Counting both stages, there are 39 Raptor rocket engines, all of which will be carefully monitored prior to liftoff. If one of thousands of sensors picks up an errant reading for temperature, pressure, or some other variable at the wrong time, the launch attempt will be scrubbed.”

#SoaceX #Starship #Rockets

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/setting-expectations-on-the-eve-of-starships-historic-launch/