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.

TheSeer ago

I mean, how TF are they going to tell us "we are launching a secret payload" and then "Oh, it was a success! What, we can't say, but it was a success!" No, of course they have to say "Nothing to see here folks, oops, looks like we lost this one. Forget it and move on"

It could have been any kind of payload, maybe it wasn't even a satellite, just something they needed to get 60-100+ miles up to be deployed (space plane, experimental craft, military tech, etc).

Ralphie69 ago

Boom? I simply stated that the launch and 2nd stage was normal and that the blackout of the second stage was normal, but okay, boom, a few lines from "sources". Maybe the secret payload is lost, but the Falcon first and second stages performed as advertised.

Oh_Well_ian ago

dude.. shut the fuck up... you are dead fucking wrong..

off with you...

Ralphie69 ago

And it is amazing that your house is located in Ventura and you could see a Florida launch from there, great job shill for points?

Ralphie69 ago

Please, go back to reddit and call names. r/conspiracytheory may be a good place to start. SpaceX had mission success, what happened to the ZUMA satellite we will never know. Perhaps you may want to peruse what SpaceX's COO stated about its rockets mission success, http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=52053 Calm down, you are way too young to be shouting such obscenities, now go wash your mouth out with soap. Why U so angry Obi wannabe?