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Rocket went sideways?

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StarDust

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Aug 30, 2021, 4:01:57 AM8/30/21
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rocket took a bizarre trajectory off the launch pad, slipping sideways before starting to rise, ultimately reaching almost 50 kilometers before falling back into the Pacific ocean.

fred k. engels®

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Aug 30, 2021, 4:41:46 PM8/30/21
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It's time to close this thread as it has served it's purpose and derailing
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StarDust

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Aug 30, 2021, 7:54:42 PM8/30/21
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fred k. engels®

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Aug 31, 2021, 5:37:07 PM8/31/21
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RichA

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Aug 31, 2021, 7:45:08 PM8/31/21
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On Monday, 30 August 2021 at 04:01:57 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2jU5W4ehPE
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> rocket took a bizarre trajectory off the launch pad, slipping sideways before starting to rise, ultimately reaching almost 50 kilometers before falling back into the Pacific ocean.

Maybe if they'd gone straight up they've have achieved orbit?

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Aug 31, 2021, 8:04:49 PM8/31/21
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With an engine out, the vehicle wasn't burning fuel fast enough. By the time it had burned enough fuel to compensate for the missing engine, it would be short on fuel. It would not be going fast enough to reach orbit.
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