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‘To learn to succeed, you must learn to fail’ - Michael Jordan

My personal analysis: It all went nominally (lost 3 engines, then 5, but that didn't seem to stop them) until they reached 40km, 2,000km/h speeds and got ready for stage separation. I think that didn't go as planned and the second stage didn't start up ... it should have separated before the flip, but instead the whole thing started flipping, couldn't recover, and ultimately mission control nuked the rocket. Still a massive success as the statement was "anything beyond clearing the pad is bonus".

Proof was in a James Bond movie so must be true 😛

Two different approaches: A Public program like Apollo or SLS would have a lot of political backlash if they just blew stuff up and kept trying. A Private program like SpaceX or Elektron or Virgin Galactic (whelp) can take a faster but riskier approach, as long as they keep their shareholders happy with the progress and the promise of riches. Falcon 9 took a while to get to reliable launches (and even longer to reliable landings), but now they are being launched at a rate of several per week and nobody even bats an eye, nor do you hear of failures. So this is proven territory. Give it a few more launches and SpaceX can focus on the Starship HLS program, and on massive StarLink deployments using this infrastructure.

In before the; "But did we crowd" appears

SpaceX livestream hosts described as a "rapid unscheduled disassembly." lol

They are going to have lots of great data to analyze from this launch. I was giddy when it separated from the launch pad.

75274 Tie Fighter helmet just keeps climbing and climbing. This thing is amazing with what it is doing. Currently up to $360 on Amazon. It could very easily be $500 by Q4.

The SpaceX Starship cleared the tower today and put on an awesome show!

We built it during covid and it is still standing. It's amazing how joyful it is watching the cars go round and round. Get both sets of cars going and see which one catches up to the other. If you're able to use the boost function / motor, there is a nervous anticipation / scream sound effect that will be triggered when the car starts up the big hill. We found it very amusing. My kids really enjoyed building it. They were pre-teens at the time and it took them several days to complete.

check your min & max pricing

Who is SpaceX biggest contractor? In the fiscal year 2022, the U.S. space agency NASA awarded Musk's company about $2 billion in contract volume out of its total approved budget of $24 billion. SpaceX received 25 percent more funds than in 2021 and overtook Boeing as the agency's second-most-awarded contractor.

Considering how we’re having to seemingly start from scratch 50 years later I question it myself. Just remember this is our tax payer money. Money that could be going to better schools, roads, infrastructure here on earth.

We sent man to the moon over fifty years ago with less computing power than an iPhone yet this launch is a success? I love how this being spinned.

I recall some of the diet trends growing up in the 90's from Slim Fast to Atkins. Most of the results with losing weight came about more from forming some discipline through a routine than the product or food selection itself. The meal replacement drinks made a whole lot of no sense. Ingredients listed were little more than sugar water mixed with milk powder and some soy protein. Essentially starving oneself by drinking that instead of having a proper meal just to end up overeating later in the day because hunger is a spiteful woman. I never have put much stock into what a news outlet on its own says. Rather show me the data to shift through the allegedly credible sources. They misinterpret the data, reword the numbers (or inflate them) to sound worse (a result of "2% more likely" suddenly becomes "chance at risk doubles!" or "400% increase!"), or misquote the researchers. Corporations will virtue signal when the profits become potential enough. Browse through Amazon and a number of products have tags for Keto, Paleo, Organic, Natural, etcetera. Obnoxious as the pandering may be, in the end the virtue signaling ends up benefiting everyone availability of options considering. I only wish the prices for some of these "healthy alternatives" weren't so dang high. (A bag of Allulose costs almost four times as much as the same size in regular granulated sugar. Thank goodness I have never been big on using much sugar in anything.) Also, I think some of the tags were slapped on the item there willy-nilly. As you mentioned, do the research using multiple sources. One person could praise the benefits of caffeine while another condemning the poisons of it. Additionally listen to thy own body. I for one cannot drink anything with caffeine anymore otherwise I get an overactive bladder. I used to enjoy Ocean Spray cranberry juice but even the "100% juice" ended up not sitting right with my body nor quenching my thirst. Squeezing lemons is a bit of a chore compared to just buying a bottle of the stuff but due to the pasteurization process they use to kill any potential bacteria also removes the healthful benefits from drinking lemon juice to begin with.

I personally really enjoyed the Windmill. Mine was crushed in the car, so it got built. It’s actually my wife’s favorite set.

These days, its never safe to assume what a person knows lol so I appreciate the clarification. Yes, juice to me is either a smoothie of fresh fruits or fresh from a press. We love our orange press. You can basically consume as much fruit as you want, your liver will be just fine. Its the added or processed sugars to be concerned with. I try to live by the motto, if you dont buy it you cant drink it. Today, I just tried a delicious new 'mocktail' for the first time. Blackberry, Mint & honey, it was divine.

Juice isn't really healthy. It should be freshly squeezed, if that, or not at all. It looses basically all of its natural nutrients when it's bottled. Further, the fructose (sugar) that remains (even in the "sugar free" varieties) becomes a burden on your liver (like alcohol) and turns into fat when there's too much to be processed. I'll assume you know that; I'm just leaving that note there for others (such as myself just last week) that didn't know that & thought it was healthy.

Dagobah Diorama back at $58.49 (35% off): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q46YHKC?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

Just to clarify 1 thing, upon re-reading this post 1 week later. The Keto diet is legit. It helped thousands of people not only to lose weight but also to live healthier. Moreover, there are tons of anecdotal examples of how symptoms of prolonged illness have been reduced by simply following the Keto protocol. My disgust was directed at the so called news media that tried to discredit the Keto diet when it started to gain momentum. They were literally grasping at any straw to show the danger of high fat low card diet even though it has been used for years to control seizures on people with epilepsy. A couple of years later when the diet companies were ready to release their keto products, the magazines "just happened" to conveniently push it as healthy lifestyle. (And to think I was this close to choosing a Marketing major back in the day ) In any case, if any of you is interested in changing your (unhealthy) diet, first I commend you. Second, please do your own research and do not get swept away by headlines. Most importantly, consult with your doctor who understand your particular and unique situations.

Bought tickets to watch Return of the Jedi on 4/29/23 with my son. The movie is coming back for a limited release in select theaters from 4/28-5/4 for its 40th anniversary. I can't wait!

I finally finished this.