Just Watched the Falcon 9 ZUMA Launch From My House // Mission Was a FAIL // Space X Claiming Success // WTF is Going On ? (news)

submitted ago by Oh_Well_ian

Seen them countless times because I live 14 miles from the Cape. The booster returned but the second stage did not burn. It was LIGHTS OUT at separation. The rocket took a very steep trajectory, at least 20 degrees to vertical from normal. Rocket went dark at the end of first stage and the booster could be seen. Sonic boom confirmed on booster re-entry, but no way satellite could have been deployed. A very bizarre phenomenon when compared to all prior launches.

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varialus ago

I think I read something about them launching it in a different direction because it's got a self destruct mechanism built in, so it didn't need to be launched toward the ocean. I didn't read your post too closely, but if it's headed in a different direction than every other rocket launch you've ever watched from there, could that explain what looked so off about it?