Sabotage Suggested In SpaceX Explosion

AVweb ^ | 2016-10-01 | Russ Niles

[justlurking]

An element of intrigue has been added to the investigation of the explosion of SpaceX rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral last month. The Washington Post, quoting unnamed sources, says SpaceX is investigating the possibility of sabotage in the mishap, which destroyed the rocket and its payload, an internet-beaming satellite being deployed by Facebook. According to the story, SpaceX sent investigators to a building owned by competitor United Launch Alliance about a mile from the launch pad because it noted something odd on the roof of the building in still images taken from video shot at the time of the blast. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has also spoken about the investigation taking some strange turns, particularly where it concerns a mysterious noise heard just before the rocket blows up. “Particularly trying to understand the quieter bang sound a few seconds before the fireball goes off,” he wrote on Twitter. “May come from rocket or something else.”

[Yo-Yo]

Read up a bit on Civil War snipers and see what kinds of holdovers and windages they had to contend with.

Read about them? I linked to them in my post #26.

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

What you don’t understand is the formulation process. If I were going to try and shoot down a billion dollar bird I wouldn’t leave impact on the drawing room floor... For no good goddamn reason.

[BradyLS]

Due diligence. It goes by the wayside too often.

[Wonder Warthog]

I think I understand the formulation process just fine. I am certain that there are a number of bolt-action big game rifles that will do the job just fine.

By jumping out with the first thought that "it had to be a 0.50BMG", you and others are playing directly into the gun-banner playbook.

Or do you perhaps think that there are not groups actively working to ban that round from civilian ownership. "It can shoot airplanes out of the sky" is their kneejerk phrase.

You purists are upping the anti to "it shoots satellites out of orbit" (and yes, they will exaggerate it just that much).