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1. Nice landing and then it went through an RUD (rapid unexpected disassembly):

   https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/starship-sn10-launch-raptors-roll-boca-chica/

   In other words, it went ka-boom.

   1. The RUD occurs just after 10:39:00 in the video.

      1. 4-3-2- Ignition,
         We have Liftoff.

         *OH SHIT*

2. I couldn’t help think of “Fireball XL 5” while watching that (except for the RUD of course).

   1. Apparently, classic 1950s SF movies (e. g. Destination Moon) influenced the design. After all, a spaceship has to look like a spaceship, right. XD-1 (Discovery) in 2001: A Space Odyssey upended that notion.

   2. Dr. Venus was my favorite puppet. Now Dementia Joe Chi Minh has assumed that role.

      How old do you have to be to remember Fireball XL-5? Well … I guess I’m old enough. And yes … watching that oversized tube blast off is perfectly reminiscent of Fireball XL-5 puppet theatre.

      1. That show’s theme was used in the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon. Specifically, it was played during the opening credits for the episode Spider.

         1. My bad. I was actually recalling “Doctor Beaker” from the similar British Marionette TV show … “Supercar”

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar_(TV_series)

            The plot of the show centred around Supercar, a vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft invented by Prof. Rudolph Popkiss and Dr. Horatio Beaker, and piloted by Mike Mercury.

            That name just always stuck in my brain … Dr. Beaker. Hahaha … and his associate Dr. Test Tube.

3. Fireball xl5 looked more realistic!

   Something weirdly fake looking on this one.

4. Looking forward to riding this candle into space, but I will not ride on the 2nd or 3rd flight..

   Those pieces of metallic tubes on the ground,
   Is that what they call Space Junk?

5. Reminds me of Heinlein’s Space Cadet.

6. If you want a silver bullet that won’t let you down, stick to Coors Light.