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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Ralphie69 ago

I know VOAT hates reddit, but really, go here, https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7oqjf0/rspacex_zuma_official_launch_discussion_updates/ and do a little research and gain just a little knowledge. It was a secret payload, 2nd stage did light and burn normally https://i.redd.it/8jkukgakvq801.jpg (in the picture you can actually see the 1st stage launch and boostback burn, along with the reentry and landing burns, along with THE SECOND STAGE BURN AFTER SEPERATION), and on all secret payload missions, video coverage of the second stage is purposefully blacked out, hence the "secret" payload term.

Oh_Well_ian ago

No... you're wrong. I'm giving you a FIRST HAND account of the launch. I am not talking about the feed from Space X.

There was NO SECOND STAGE BURN.

Tovarich ago

Did you even look at the picture and link? The source was NOT SpaceX.

Oh_Well_ian ago

I saw the launch LIVE... did you?

thanks

Tovarich ago

Nope. I just watched the SpaceX webcast.

On the other hand one anecdotal report from someone who was nearby does not mean all that much.

Oh_Well_ian ago

you really like yourself

don't you?

Tovarich ago

Sure. Why not.

PrettyBigDouche ago

Hahaha, you was wong boy.