Who coined the phrase 'Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly'?
Jul 19, 2015 · Usually simply abbreviated as a RUD, and also sometimes expanded as Rapid Unplanned Disassembly, and being a way of understating that a rocket exploded. I saw it attributed …
Why did Starship IFT-8 explode again?
Mar 8, 2025 · I've seen pictures of it and videos, but I haven't seen anybody explain what happened. Img credit All I know is that the first stage returned and was captured properly, but the 2nd stage didn't ac...
tracking - What's the numeral name of the recently launched Starlink ...
Jul 13, 2024 · I'd like to track the recently launched Starlink sats that reached a too low orbit due to the Falcon 9 second stage leak and MVac Engine RUD. For some reason, if I wanna enter "Launch 11 …
Newest 'starlink' Questions - Space Exploration Stack Exchange
I'd like to track the recently launched Starlink sats that reached a too low orbit due to the Falcon 9 second stage leak and MVac Engine RUD. For some reason, if I wanna enter "Launch 11 July ...
How does a modern day satellite fall apart in space?
Oct 23, 2024 · 18 How does a modern day satellite fall apart in space? This generic question is answerable. They blow up, aka rapid unplanned disassembly (RUD) but due to a large number of …
Super Heavy explosion, how much TNT equivalent would that be?
Sep 20, 2019 · If the Super Heavy booster explodes, fully loaded, how strong would the blast yield be? How far would the shock wave reach? How does this compare to the N1 RUD's and to other non …
Why does the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket do a 180 flip for reentry?
Aug 23, 2016 · Trajectory of the Falcon 9 first stage: Graphic courtesy ZLSA Design (zlsa.github.io) As you can see, before the boostback burn, the stage flips so the engines point in the direction of travel. …
What is SpaceX doing differently with Starship to avoid it exploding ...
Jan 24, 2023 · Perhaps one other thing to note is that the N-1 wasn't even assembled until it reached Baikonur - it had to be shipped overland from the manufacturers, rather than by barge as everyone …
thermal - Why do many RTGs have finned heatsinks, when this is ...
May 23, 2020 · @ikrase RTGs are limited by a number of different correlated factors. One of them being 'toughness' of their casing sufficient to survive RUD of he rocket during launch and the resulting …
orbital mechanics - Space Exploration Stack Exchange
Jan 18, 2025 · If you go horizontal, in most places you'll hit something hard like a mountain which will slow you down pretty quickly (called lithobreaking in the community) which usually leads to a RUD …