This is the silver lining of the cloud that was the recent failure of the SpaceX rocket to properly land. We get to see said 14-story first-stage rocket hit the deck of the drone ship, in what Elon Musk has characterized as a RUD, or rapid unscheduled disassembly. Indeed.
Watch (and re-watch and re-watch) the Vine from video of the explosion below, followed by Tweets from Mr. Musk discussing the science of the event
@ID_AA_Carmack Before impact, fins lose power and go hardover. Engines fights to restore, but … pic.twitter.com/94VDi7IEHS — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2015
@ID_AA_Carmack Rocket hits hard at ~45 deg angle, smashing legs and engine section pic.twitter.com/PnzHHluJfG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2015
@ID_AA_Carmack Residual fuel and oxygen combine pic.twitter.com/5k07SP8M9n
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2015
@ID_AA_Carmack Full RUD (rapid unscheduled disassembly) event. Ship is fine minor repairs. Exciting day! pic.twitter.com/tIEctHFKHG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2015
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