Episode 1642 • •
1642: Million Morons
SpaceX Starship Flight Test, Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly Terminology
SpaceX conducted a live-streamed launch of the Starship rocket from Texas, featuring 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster. During the flight test, the vehicle experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," or RUD, which the hosts identify as a specific corporate euphemism for an explosion. The discussion highlights the technical achievements of the hot stage separation despite the booster's eventual failure to land.