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re: SpaceX Starship Test Flight #14 | Made 2 Orbits before Successful Splashdown

Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:03 am to
Posted by BottomlandBrew
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:03 am to
Some intern is in the back of the room looking at data going "actually, I think we can make it, y'all."
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:04 am to
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Some intern is in the back of the room looking at data going "actually, I think we can make it, y'all."





Is his name Elon?
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:04 am to
This cannot be real. Hollywood stuff.

The Erf is flat.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:06 am to
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Is his name Elon?


No, his name is Nole. Definitely not Elon. Here's a picture from the intern discord.

Posted by rt3
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:06 am to
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I wonder if this is an Elon thing "Whats the risk of trying... frick it, go"


He's notorious for pushing the envelope.

B/c they lose control of the ship & it reentering over a populated area & causing death & destruction
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:07 am to
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B/c they lose control of the ship & it reentering over a populated area & causing death & destruction


Obviously he's not going to put lives in danger, but if its a matter of losing the ship or similar, he's gonna push the envelope.
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:11 am to
Go for Orbit
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:11 am to
Go/no-go poll going now!!!
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:11 am to
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B/c they lose control of the ship & it reentering over a populated area & causing death & destruction

Well yeah, but it's people in Chile.




GO FOR ORBIT!!


This post was edited on 9/28/26 at 8:13 am
Posted by 50_Tiger
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:11 am to
Them V3 Sats cost too much to not go to orbit
Posted by Btrtigerfan
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:11 am to
Let’s do it!
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:12 am to
About 2 minutes until Orbital burn...
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:12 am to
Woooooo!!! Orbit
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:15 am to
She's orbital
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:16 am to
Starship is ORBITAL
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:17 am to
Music is going off


Release the V3's, circle the earth half a dozen times, then splash down in rougly 9hrs.
Posted by Potchafa
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:17 am to
What a time to be alive......
Posted by Btrtigerfan
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:22 am to
I can still see the moon looking northwest this morning. I bet someone has good pics of the first orbital launch with the moon in the background.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
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43875 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:22 am to
Money Time
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
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148280 posts
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:22 am to
Payload door is open
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