Prior tests didn’t go as planned, so… Butg, In 2021, Starship was finally able to land successfully following many failed attempts that ended badly.
Prior tests didn’t go as planned, so… Butg, In 2021, Starship was finally able to land successfully following many failed attempts that ended badly.
This article is misrrepresenting the facts. Starship isn’t ‘splash landing’ is going to explode on impact with the destructive power of a ton of TNT that blew up the Oklahoma Edward Murrow building. If the flight is off by a few degrees the crash could hit Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The debris is going to sink or pollute the area. What if it his Kauai? Why is the FAA allowing SpaceX to make Hawaii a sacrifice zone to test a rocket. Musk is reckless and Hawaii should protect itself from his hubris and meglomania. We are all expendable collateral damage.
Come on. SpaceX is working to provide global Internet coverage, drastically lower cost access to space, and to build a human colony on Mars. This area is unpopulated and there’s zero chance that it “veres off course”. Physics should tell you that an object with that kind of mass continues flying in the direction it’s headed, it doesn’t take scenic detours.
You’re reporting that “previous Starship attempts ended badly”, but it is not correct. I would even say previous attempts were successful. This is how space is – you develop, build, then you test. The goal is not to land on Mars on the first attempt! The goal is to see what happens and record the data, and advance the current build and technology. So that is why the previous attempts were successful. The public just sees a random crash and thinks it is a failure, but it is quite the opposite – this is how the impossible becomes possible.
Native Hawaiians did love navigating by the stars…
Why should we the people have to avoid a huge swath of the planet in order to accommodate Elon and his private company. Unless he’s paying an exorbitant fee for that right we should all bring boats to the area, hope he hits one of them and collect on a billion dollar lawsuit. Amazing how we coddle billionaires.
The federal government is in partnership with this and similar efforts with the private sector. What’s your real beef?
I highly doubt that Musk will be held liable for you parking your boat in an area that the whole world knows the Starship is splashing down in; especially since you have been notified over a month in advance and the actual event will be broadcast live, the recovery will be supervised by Navy and USCG. The “wide swath” will narrow dramatically the day of the event, and it will all be over about 90 minutes from de-orbit burn to recovery.
The Starship will be recovered, the big ships will leave and Kauai will be none the worse for it.
false false false.
the starship is Not going to be recovered it is going to blow up on impact.
Check the facts before postings like this.
Hawaii will likely impose the 18% rental tax to any Starship that comes close to Kauai.
Dearest Beat of Hawaii,
I cannot believe my eyes. Are you sure this isn’t an April Fools joke?
All while we worry about visitors trying to touch a humpback whale.
(Don’t do it people!)
I think that’s the worst idea Elon has ever had.
Again, Mahalo Nui Loa
Hi Pam.
Thank you! Not joke. This may happen as soon as tomorrow. Due to land in the water 60 miles north off Hanalei Bay.
Aloha.
This is a boon for Hawaii, No complaints! Hawaii could and should be a starport/spaceport/launch center. It makes a ton of real-world sense.
Instead of spending billions of dollars trying to go the moon maybe we should be spending that kind of money fixing the problems we have here at home on this planet.
There is a good chance that with recent advancements in superconductors will actually finally open up the real possibility of fusion reactors and with that we will be wanting the Helium-3 on the lunar surface to power these reactors. Near limitless energy will help us reduce/remove green house gases and raise the quality of life on this planet. Or we can just keep doing what we are doing.
hoping that fusion is going to save us is doing what we’ve been doing business as usual fusion is hyped as endless energy but tritium is rare and expensive. don’t drink the fusion kookaide.