[for-all-mankind]

Falcon 9 suffers catastrophic anomaly ahead of static fire; Amos-6 booster and satellite destroyed.

At 9:07 am EDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffered an anomaly at SLC-40, minutes ahead of today’s scheduled hot fire test. While specific details are unclear as of yet, SpaceX founder Elon Musk stated that the vehicle was undergoing propellant loading, and that the anomaly occurred around the second stage’s Liquid Oxygen tank.

In the video above, taken by Mike Wagner of US Launch Report, Falcon 9 is seen in the final minutes of propellant loading. An explosion is seen originating in the lower portion of the second stage, which is where its Liquid Oxygen tank is located. A few moments later, the rocket’s payload fairing - with the Amos-6 satellite tucked inside - is seen falling to the ground.

The 45th space wing out of Patrick Air Force Base, which operates Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, stated that no injuries have been reported by SpaceX or any other launch company.

Amos-6 was scheduled for launch between 3 and 5 am EDT on Saturday, September 3. Once the area is clear of hazards, a disaster response team will asses damage to SLC-40 and the surrounding area. While an investigation will have to occur before the Falcon 9 can fly again, it is unclear how quickly LC-39A can be activated if the rocket is ready to fly before the pad is.

P/c: Mike Wagner/US Launch Report

[for-all-mankind]

UPDATE: (January 6, 2017)

The Federal Aviation Administration has officially signed off on the Amos-6 incident report as submitted by SpaceX, closing the official investigation. Although no specific root cause of the fast fire was found, the investigation determined that liquid oxygen filled a small rupture in the lining of a second stage helium tank. Due to friction, the fuel ignited, leading to the rapid fast fire.

SpaceX completed a static fire for the IridiumNEXT mission at Vandenberg Air Force base January 5, passing the milestone Amos-6 was lost at. That mission is expected to occur around 10:22am Pacific Standard Time from SLC-4E.

Though the company’s Florida launch pad was heavily damaged in the September 1, 2016 incident, SpaceX hopes LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center will be ready for its first launch in late January. Launches of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy will continue here until SLC-40 is repaired.

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[senator-organa]

Star Trek Enterprise: United

[tinsnip]

SHRAN
i couldn’t anything with this show, but oh, shran~~~~~~~~

[denofgeek]

“Spock, what the hell would a Vulcan mineral be doing way out here?”

Reblog if you think fanfiction isn’t a waste of time.

[onekisstotakewithme]

Reblog if you think it’s a good way to practice writing.

Reblog if you have made friends because of fanfiction.

My sister called it a waste of time and I want to prove her wrong.

[a-40k-author]

Tell your sister I’m now a professionally paid author because of “fanfic.”

[glynnisi]

Tell your sister to get over herself.

[dizzy-redhead]

Tell your sister things that make you happy are never a waste of time

[dduane]

Fanfic is no waste of time. I ficced Star Trek so hard that eventually Paramount started paying me (through Pocket Books) to write it professionally. I spent more or less three months fairly high up on the New York Times Bestseller List because of having gotten really good at writing Trek while writing hundreds of thousands of words of fanfic. (Your first million words are for practice, David Gerrold always used to say, and I think he may be right.) 

And fanfic is a source of joy: for the reader, ideally, but at least for the writer. True joy is never wasted.

[bootycap]

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[pixeljeff]

My college poster of uniform day, designed by me!

[butim-justharry]

household memes. memes that only make sense to the people you live with.

for example, in my house: saying ‘ew’ in a monotone voice, slapping your leg and saying “iiiiiii know it!” and the other person replies “well that’s just it.”

reblog with your household memes in the comments or tags

[lovebooksallday]

guys, if you ever need writing prompts, I encourage you to look at the tags on this post cuz I’ve never seen anything more strange and wonderful

[onewordtest]

cursing out the oatmeal

[daraasum]

KFC is out of chicken
Lentils with texture

[starrypawz]

This is more just me and my brother:
Talking like Stitch at each other
‘No we are not bringing up the topic of bikes in post apocalyptic scenarios again’

[elodieunderglass]

Parental household (childhood memes)

• “a big man came in the window and did it”
  
• Munion Day
• inappropriate animals referred to as “weasels” or “wombats”

Marital household (New Family Memes)

• “a big dog came in the window and did it”
• inappropriate animals referred to as “wombat-woozles” (weird convergent evolution brought into household, surprisingly, by husband)
• animals referred to as “weird [similar animal],” i.e. ducks = weird chickens, swans = weird ducks, dogs = weird cats
• “We fucked up” when only one of us fucked up
  
• Elodie’s irritating actions being attributed by everyone to “problematic bears,” i.e. the dishwasher was loaded inefficiently by problematic bears, which are loudly blamed by all concerned (”those bears! they’re so problematic!”)
• “Zeitgeist” (now banned)
• “should we light the fire” when it’s a patently bad time to light a fire
  
• “You never can tell with bees.”

Marital Household Memes That Friends Around Me Use Now:

• “Tubtub” as a synonym for “pleasingly round and fat animal,” like a jubjub bird but round

[unflatteringcatselfies]

This little monster is Bebe