Other than Columbia's breakup on re-entry, I can't think of another one that happened at great altitude.
Definitely not a good result. I don't see anything to suggest that this failure is very much different than the previous one.
A new search is underway for MH370. New technologies and search methods being employed in an area expanded from previous searches.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mh370-malaysia-airlines-flight-disappear-search-ocean-infinity-rcna193779
I enjoy discussions with reasonable discourse. I hope I can make some comments without being indiscriminately insulted or otherwise disparaged as would happen on ARS and some other sites.
1- NASA intends to deorbit the ISS in 6 years. Musk proposes to do it in 2. If they meet in the middle...
I don't know if there is a single scenario where the outcome will be improved by having the wings come off, other than to have a reduced fire risk due to fuel. That plane hit the runway hard, and even so, it's not easy to understand how the wing to fuselage connection failed.
I see reports that the Blackhawk was too high, about 350' instead of 200' at the time of the collision. Is 150' of vertical clearance really enough? I would think more separation would be required.
We have seen operational rockets from NASA, Ariane and others explode at altitude and rain parts down. Rocketry isn't a zero risk venture. I'm not sure if Starship really traverses airspace where anything is likely to come down on land before orbital velocity is reached, but I don't really...
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Living in Ohio (where it's mostly flat) I have never used winter tires. I have never been stuck in a situation that I couldn't rock my car out of. Also never in an accident caused by snow. We have had snowfalls exceeding about 10" but was still able to get around.
During a normal...
