SpaceX Falcon Heavy completes static fire test

[F-22Raptor]

 

[Solomon2]

Odds of a catastrophic failure on the first flight are relatively high. Some things you just can't get right by ground testing and computer simulations alone. The important bit will be to collect lots of real-time stress data before she blows.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Odds of a catastrophic failure on the first flight are relatively high. Some things you just can't get right by ground testing and computer simulations alone. The important bit will be to collect lots of real-time stress data before she blows.

Nov 6th 1967...50 years ago the first launch of the Saturn V (which blew people away with its power)

 

[Huan]

27 rocket engines at once is sooooooooo many. Alot of components have to go right and not spare anything to failure to avoid a catastrophe.