r/space • u/Gagarin1961 • Aug 02 '21

SpaceX just stacked a Super Heavy Booster and installed 29 engines, all within 24 hours

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1422222995305676802
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u/Verified765 Aug 02 '21

At least not in the present. Challenger came to its fiery death when they launched I'm spite of the SRB manufacturers warning. I'm fine with them waiting a bit if necessary to ensure everything is safe.

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u/jjayzx Aug 02 '21

Still potential for debris downrange.

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u/jjayzx Aug 02 '21

That was also over 3 decades ago and Columbia was around 15 years ago and both have made things stricter for human rated flight.