SpaceX Starship had two weird problems today. There was a part that fell off the Starship.
Later, there was some ball bearing problem on the Mechazilla launch tower.
Despite the issues. Starship is stacked on the booster and hopefully ready for Flight 8 tomorrow.
Live now on @NASASpaceflight – Starship being destacked again after a part visibly falls off… pic.twitter.com/OkxvujQqfL
— Ellie in Space 🚀💫 (@esherifftv) March 5, 2025
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I wonder if Musk accidently hired somebody who really doesn’t like his politics?
The other alternative is that he needs a better quality control process.
Those aren’t alternatives, presumably a better quality control process would have caught it regardless.
I’ve seen speculation that Musk’s use of ketamine is affecting his judgement.