Posted on 01/23/2019 5:27:10 PM PST by BenLurkin
Full Title: SpaceX's giant rocket ship was blown over and damaged by powerful winds in Texas — and Elon Musk says repairs will take weeks
"I just heard," Elon Musk, the company's founder, tweeted, confirming on-the-ground reports that the vehicle was no longer vertical.
He added: "50 mph winds broke the mooring blocks late last night & fairing was blown over. Will take a few weeks to repair."
A SpaceX representative independently confirmed to Business Insider that the top portion of the vehicle — called the fairing or nosecone — had fallen over because of high winds. The representative declined to comment further.
SpaceX's facility is at the southern tip of Texas. A local resident, who asked not to be named, said winds were gusting at about 50 mph for much of Tuesday and picked up early Wednesday.
"From about 2 to 5, it was nothing but rattling and metal and trees breaking. It felt like a hurricane," the resident said. "Everything SpaceX did to get ready for this storm worked against them. It looked like they blocked the wind coming from the southeast, but the winds shifted in the night and came from the northeast — and that sucker went flying."
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Don’t worry your pretty little head.
Go back to reading about the forthcoming global warming and other “truths” from the left, eat your tofu and granola and pet your unicorn.
Reality doesn’t need to threaten or trigger you.
In THAT location, I’d think SpaceX would even allow for an occasional hurricane, and certainly strong tropical storms once in a while.
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