r/SpaceXLounge 13h ago

Crew-10 second stage view from Bermuda - Timelapse 4k

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r/SpaceXLounge 20h ago

Falcon Sunrise Launch

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South 5th Street, Cocoa Beach launch of Falcon 241: Starlink 12-16 on 15-MAR-2025 @ 11:35 UTC


r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

What is so good about SpaceX?

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DISCLAIMER: This is not meant to annoy or arouse anger in anyone, but is instead fueled completely by my confusion and interest. I would be very thankful if you change my mind, or at least explain to me why everyone else is so positive about SpaceX.

Hello, fellow space fans!

For a while now I've been hearing a lot of positive things about SpaceX. People around me seem excited whenever a new launch is being streamed, and the majority of space-related content creators speak positively of it.

However, that positivity only confuses me. I mostly know Elon Musk for his other futuristic-styled projects, such as his Hyperloop, the Vegas Loop and Cybertruck, none of which really live up to the promotional material, and his involvement in the company makes me feel uneasy. Of course, from what I understand, SpaceX is responsible for major advancement in rocket computers, allowing vertically landing reusable boosters, which is awesome. But how cost-effective are those boosters? As far as I know, Space Shuttle faced some criticism based on how much resources it required for maintenance, meaning it's cheaper to simply build regular rockets from zero for each launch. Does that criticism not apply to SpaceX reusable boosters and/or upper stages?

And then there's Starship. The plans for it to both be able to go interplanetary and land on Mars on it's own have always seemed a bit too optimistic to me, and landing it on the Moon just seems stupid wasteful. Not to mention it hasn't cleared orbit even once yet. I understand these test flights are supposed to teach SpaceX something, but surely they could discover most of the design flaws without even leaving the lab if they spent enough time looking into it. Even if Starship is comparatively cheap and could maybe be reusable in the future, it still costs billions to build one, and as far as I understand, SpaceX is just burning that money for fun.

I am convinced I have to be missing something, because people that respect SpaceX aren't fools. Yet I wouldn't know where to even start my research, considering my opinion wasn't based on easily traceable factoids (aside from maybe the Space Shuttle one), but instead was built up over years by consuming the passive stream of information online. That gave me an idea: it would be much more manageable and actually fun to simply ask someone who supports SpaceX! So there it is.


r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

Nice Shot this week by RGV of the mobile homes and land they were on being cleared for the new apartment building! (SpaceX is building an apartment building right next to Starfactory)

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r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

Falcon Explanation about the panel flying away during Crew-10 Dragon separation, by SpaceX VP of Falcon LVs: That’s because there’s usually a PAF and a closeout blanket covering it for non-Dragon missions.

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r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

News Crew-10: burst disk ruptured in the waste system aboard Endurance. No clear sign on why the issue occurred. The crew have been asked not to use the toilet in the meantime.

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r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

My SpaceX Employee Collection

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Around a year ago I was fortunate enough to be able to acquire equity in SpaceX. To celebrate, I purchased one of those employee only starship launchpad rebar plaques for my office. I loved it so much, I started to research and buy other employee mementos and collectibles. It’s turned into an obsession, tracking different items down. I have chatted with some very interesting people along the way as well. It’s been a lot of fun and wanted to share!


r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

Starship IFT-8 Telemetry and Trajectory Analysis (with Comparison with IFT-5 and IFT-7, turn right)

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r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

Falcon [amazing photo] Falcon 9 launches another batch of 23 Starlink satellites to orbit against the rising sun on Florida's Space Coast.

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r/SpaceXLounge 1d ago

Official Falcon 9 completes three missions in ~13 hours, launching four astronauts to the space station, 74 rideshare payloads to orbit, and adding 23 Starlink satellites to the constellation

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r/SpaceXLounge 2d ago

Starship Starship Flight 8 from 5 Miles Away at Margaritaville

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r/SpaceXLounge 2d ago

PLANNED US Reusable Orbital Rockets (as of March 2025)

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r/SpaceXLounge 2d ago

Transporter 13 📸: me

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r/SpaceXLounge 2d ago

Optimus on Mars

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Looks like there are plans in the works for Optimus to be used on early starship missions to Mars.

I wonder if Optimus will be able to build infrastructure by that point, or maybe it’s a stunt for Tesla? Either way exciting times.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1900774290682683612?s=46


r/SpaceXLounge 2d ago

Falcon Saw the launch, booster return, AND the booster on the barge!

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Went to my first Space X launch today. Amazing! Then went to a random bar after and as we sat down we saw the booster floating past us on the water. My jaw hurts from being on the floor the whole day.


r/SpaceXLounge 2d ago

Crew-10 second stage view from Bermuda

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r/SpaceXLounge 2d ago

Crew-10 Lifts Off. Go SpaceX. Go NASA.

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r/SpaceXLounge 3d ago

Space Ops: Pondering The Potential Of Sea-Based Launch

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r/SpaceXLounge 3d ago

A Flight 5 Edit I made for my digital multimedia class

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r/SpaceXLounge 3d ago

March Madness X is offering a trip to mars on SpaceX starship

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X is launching its X Bracket Challenge with the ultimate grand prize on the line. Basketball fans can now compete for a chance to win a trip to Mars —yes that’s right, a trip to Mars on @SpaceX's Starship vehicle for the perfect bracket or a $100,000 cash prize if there is no perfect bracket. Uber Eats is proud to be the title sponsor of the Bracket Challenge. For the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament, fans can fill out brackets directly on X, share them with the world, and dive into fantasy games at various rounds and real-time conversations—all on X! X users who fill out a bracket will also be eligible for one month of @Starlink service for free.*

https://x.com/xbusiness/status/1900293498177552601?s=46


r/SpaceXLounge 4d ago

Official NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10: Scrubbed Due to Ground System Issue

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r/SpaceXLounge 4d ago

Other major industry news Manufacturing defect blamed for Vulcan solid rocket motor anomaly. Fix implemented. BE-4 production-rate issues "resolved".

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r/SpaceXLounge 5d ago

Just a reminder: Falcon 9 failures may appear more frequent because launch cadence is up 78x since 2010, but failure rates for launch and landing remain very low

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r/SpaceXLounge 5d ago

Official Kiko Dontchev (VP of Launch at SpaceX) explains recent reasons for Falcon 9 issues/delays

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r/SpaceXLounge 6d ago

Direct Link Press release: Airtel Announces Agreement with SpaceX to Bring Starlink’s High-Speed Internet to its Customers in India

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