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SpaceX Launch Failure Due To Timing Problem

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the ironically-he's-an-atheist dept.

FleaPlus writes "Private orbital spaceflight company SpaceX recently announced that last weekend's Falcon 1 rocket launch failure was caused by a collision between the first and second stage of their rocket. This was due to a timing problem, when their brand-new engine design produced residual thrust for 1.5 seconds longer than expected; they're currently working to fix the problem and launch again, perhaps as early as next month. In a recent interview with Wired, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remarked on their efforts: "Optimism, pessimism, f-ck that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.""

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  1. Re:Wow by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Criticism of abusive bosses modded to -1 flamebait. Only on slashdot...

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  2. Re:Hell-bent by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone didn't get Nick at Nite.