Queensland rocket launch does a Spacex

[red750]

The Australian rocket set to launch into space in Queensland today got off the ground then did a Spacex, settling back down in flames.

[facthunter]

An Olympic Torch?   Nev

[onetrack]

That would be an expensive disappointment. Musk can afford dozens of launch blow-ups, but I would imagine the Australian company would be hurting with that level of loss.

I can well remember all the American space programme launch failures in the 1960's, they were truly devastating. I seem to recall someone did a YooToob video on them all.

[Jerry_Atrick]

 

Disappointing, but hopefully they factored one or two failures into their calculations 

Edited July 30, 2025 by Jerry_Atrick

[facthunter]

That used to be known as a "FIZZER". Nev

[Blueadventures]

looks like one engine not at 100%, yellowish centre flam and not occupying cone diameter.

I'm sure they will get it sorted out.

 

Edited July 30, 2025 by Blueadventures

[facthunter]

Runs on Hydrogen Peroxide I believe. Nev

[Kyle Communications]

They had a engine fail just after takeoff and also looks like another had lost thrust. I think every company who has tried to get their first orbital class rocket off the ground has had this type of failure. The one thing they took as being great was their thrust vertoring worked very well when the thrust was asymetric. Gilmore seemed pretty happy that at least it got off the pad

[FlyBoy1960]

ChatGPT Says.

 

They should have used Chat GPT to design the rocket.  They wouldnt have had this problem and would now be orbiting the moon.

[onetrack]

And if they'd employed AI to design and launch their rocket, they'd have a man on the moon already! 😄

 

Edited July 31, 2025 by onetrack

[Jabiru7252]

When I was working I was involved in many trials and when something went wrong, you hoped the hell it wasn't your fault. Imagine being the person who wrote the code or wired a switch and got it wrong. Their head is probably on a pole in the company car park right now.

[BurnieM]

Most work gets signed off by several levels of management before being actioned.

It is hard to sack the person who did the work without sacking a manager as well (not impossible just hypocritical).

 

[facthunter]

Work on BIG stuff has Builder approved procedures. IF you follow that to the Letter you are bombproof. Outside of that and you are on your own (as it should be).  and it's also documented. Nev

[onetrack]

Failure of components as they fail to meet specifications or are used outside their specifications, is also a high possibility.

 

Remember the U.S. Challenger Space Shuttle disaster in 1986? It was due to o-ring failure because of a record low frost at the launch platform, which was never anticipated, and a temperature that the o-ring design was not ever expected to encounter.

[facthunter]

She "Goes Like a Rocket" won't mean what it used to.  Nev