Hacker News with Generative AI: Failures

Intuitive Machines blames dim lighting and dodgy data for second lunar faceplant (theregister.com)
Intuitive Machines has blamed poor lighting, a problematic altimeter, and difficulties spotting craters for the company's second lunar lander tipping over.

Space Exploration, Robotics, Failures

5 points by rntn 9 days ago | 0 comments

Air traffic controllers couldn't see or talk to planes in Newark failure (cnbc.com)

Aviation, New Jersey, Technology, Failures

37 points by belter 18 days ago | 15 comments

Firefly's rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we've ever seen (arstechnica.com)
Firefly Aerospace launched its two-stage Alpha rocket from California early Tuesday, but something went wrong about two-and-a-half minutes into the flight, rendering the rocket unable to deploy an experimental satellite into orbit for Lockheed Martin.

Spaceflight, Rocketry, Failures, Aerospace

13 points by divbzero 24 days ago | 2 comments

Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle crashes after launch (phys.org)
The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, dealing a blow to the continent's bid to build a new space economy.

Space Exploration, Europe, Rocketry, Failures

7 points by endofreach 54 days ago | 2 comments

Anonymous sources: Starship needs a major rebuild after 2 consecutive failures (behindtheblack.com)
According to information at this tweet from anonymous sources, parts of Starship will likely require a major redesign due to the spacecraft’s break-up shortly after stage separation on its last two test flights.

Space Exploration, SpaceX, Starship, Engineering, Failures

40 points by jethronethro 65 days ago | 24 comments

What's behind the recent string of failures and delays at SpaceX? (arstechnica.com)
It has been an uncharacteristically messy start to the year for the world's leading spaceflight company, SpaceX.

SpaceX, Spaceflight, Failures, Delays

11 points by _mitterpach 73 days ago | 0 comments

SpaceX's Starship explodes in second failure for Musk's Mars program (theguardian.com)
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, dooming an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program.

Space Exploration, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Failures, Starship

28 points by prawn 78 days ago | 1 comments

SpaceX's Starship test flight ends in failure after spacecraft is destroyed (theguardian.com)
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight on Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.

Space Exploration, SpaceX, Starship, Rocketry, Failures

5 points by teleforce 126 days ago | 0 comments

The biggest AI flops of 2024 (technologyreview.com)
From chatbots dishing out illegal advice to dodgy AI-generated search results, take a look back over the year’s biggest AI failures.

Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Technology, Failures

17 points by billybuckwheat 143 days ago | 1 comments

How Did the Vulcan Rocket Survive This Booster Failure?[video] (youtube.com)

Space Exploration, Rocketry, Failures, Engineering, Video

6 points by sbuttgereit 231 days ago | 1 comments

SpaceX's prolific Falcon 9 rocket grounded after failed mission (cnn.com)

SpaceX, Rockets, Space Travel, Failures

7 points by MilnerRoute 315 days ago | 0 comments

SpaceX's unmatched streak of perfection with the Falcon 9 rocket is over (arstechnica.com)

Spaceflight, SpaceX, Falcon 9, Failures

88 points by makaimc 315 days ago | 65 comments

Motherboard makers apparently to blame for high-end Intel Core i9 CPU failures (arstechnica.com)

Hardware, Intel, CPUs, Motherboard, Failures

18 points by duxup 389 days ago | 4 comments