"FAA grounds #SpaceX’s #Starship rockets after explosion minutes into launch" by @politico (mirror bot) - The expected FAA probe of #StarshipIFT mishap is happening. FAA is likely to focus on public safety, but leave room for engineering tests of new things. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/20/spacex-starship-explode-elon-musk-00093042 #NewSpace

While there are multiple possible causes for #SpaceX #StarshipIFT to lose whole engine nozzles, what we know about concrete ejecta damage to ground systems makes it among the suspects for missing engine nozzles too. https://twitter.com/EzerRatchaga/status/1650074530575183877 #Starship #NewSpace

"12 best 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' memes after SpaceX rocket explosion" by @USAToday - People outside of rocketry heard the term Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly #RUD for the first time and had some fun with it. https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/spacex-explosion-rapid-unscheduled-explosion-memes #SpaceX #Starship #StarshipIFT #humor

"'Look what I found!' #SpaceX urges finders to report debris from #Starship test flight" by @SPACEdotcom / @collectSPACE - Hotline established to report and return #StarshipIFT debris, in hopes people will report pieces to help the investigation. https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-test-flight-debris-hotline #NewSpace

@epilonious you had a decent point up until "participation trophy"

Yesterday wasn't a sporting event; it was just a very public training session

#SpaceX #Starship #StarshipIFT

@sharponlooker @65dBnoise are you under the impression that this is the first time they've tested any of this? They've done a lot of subsystem testing leading up to yesterday's #StarshipIFT. "Integrated" because they're now putting the tested pieces together.

It's here. Now we can see @daily_hopper's take on the #StarshipIFT "event". https://twitter.com/daily_hopper/status/1649177416793817089 #SpaceX #NewSpace

I'm waiting to see how @daily_hopper comic does the #SpaceX #StarshipIFT launch. I'm imagining the second stage #Starship saying to the #SuperHeavy booster...

OK, let go.
Let go!
Letttt gooooooooooooo...
Grrrrrr... arggggg...

"So what was that? Was #Starship’s launch a failure or a success?" by @ArsTechnica / @sciguyspace - #SpaceX #StarshipIFT getting off the pad could be the start an era of fully-reusable big rockets. Flight data is progress. More being built. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/so-what-was-that-was-starships-launch-a-failure-or-a-success/ #NewSpace #space

"#SpaceX’s #Starship Has a Glorious Liftoff — but Then Spins and Explodes" by @UniverseToday / @alanboyle - #StarshipIFT 33-engine rocket test & explosion, with historical comparison to 1969-1972 Soviet N1 30-engine moon rocket explosions https://www.universetoday.com/160951/starship-spacex-flight-test/ #NewSpace

Even if not the full test profile, today's #SpaceX #StarshipIFT is historic for the largest rocket🚀 ever launched. https://spacey.space/@ArtistBurns/110231469722487233 #SpaceX #Starship #NewSpace

After Monday's delay for a stuck valve, #SpaceX will try again for #StarshipIFT Integrated Flight Test on Thursday. (Link to that other site because @daily_hopper isn't simulcasting on Mastodon yet. Hint hint...) https://twitter.com/daily_hopper/status/1648062165763477512 #Starship #NewSpace

#SpaceX launch coverage said minimum 48 hours for turnaround to next #StarshipIFT🚀 launch attempt. #Starship #NewSpace

#SpaceX #StarshipIFT launch scrubbed due to a technical issue. Propellant loading will continue as a "wet dress rehearsal" (wet means propellant loading). #Starship #NewSpace