Launching money into space

No, the SpaceX rockets do not "blow up"
They undergo R.U.D
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

@RadBaron
Fabulous.
Another splendid example of "new-speech".

@Daru
Indeed, very Kerbal

'@Daru' there is very little new to terms like "engine-rich exhaust".

@comrade_Comrade
Or "age-enhanced elder".

Are you really 317 years old, tovarich Comra ?

I still fondly remember that little inn along the Neva in 1700. You know the one where blonde Olga served bootleg vodka with smoked salmon. Gosh what a time. ;-)

@Daru Not sure how "new" this expression is, because this term has been used at least since the Apollo program...

@wingsofwrath
It's true. NASA was already quite gifted in that era.

"Houston, we have a problem." could easily translate into "Houston, we are in very deep sh*t."

@wingsofwrath As far as I can tell it originates from the US military, with 'rapid unintentional disassembly' being a darkly humorous reference to a rifle coming apart if you mistreat it. As far as when, it showed up in a book in 1970, so it must've been in common use before that point.

@RadBaron They also perform unplanned lithobraking maneuvers.

@RadBaron Sounds like a complicated process. Teach me how R.U.D works please.

@Lildawg32301 It's very simple: Everything that can go wrong WILL go wrong. You can assemble the rocket right, launch it the right way and everything works perfectly. But then, in a random moment, the rocket (or what ever you build) blows up because one tiny thing isn't working out as planned and so the rocket performs a R.U.D. as consequence.

Was it built of Legos? If so, we've got nothing to worry about.

@DarkMage7280 Hopefully the seats aren't built from legos. Sitting on those must hurt.

@DerpAround Not as much as stepping on 'em, though.

I would love to see the source for this comic! (not sceptical, just wanna know what did he exactly say)

@Norppanen
I found it, and it wasn't easy to find since it was in danish (assumed it was in American).
I guess the comic took some creative freedoms for comedic effect.
In the interview he didn't seem to be awkward around the mic at all.
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/teknologi/forsker-bag-dansk-rumprojekt-jeg-haaber-ikke-raketten-springer-i-luften

@Norppanen A rough translation of what he said is
"I hope that the rocket dont blow up. I dont know how Ill react if that happens."

"Ill have my baby (go) up in space. It will be born tomorrow, and thats amazingly big."

"I thought; how hard can it be? But I have to say, there has been phases where I have thought; we are throwing the towel. It hasnt been easy. You shouldnt think that by snapping your fingers you have built an instrument and get it up with the space station. Its really really hard work."

"You hold your breath every step of the way. If it travels far it also needs to get into the right orbit. If it gets into the right orbit it also has to be hooked onto the space station. And then they have to turn it on, and thats when you find out if the boys and girls have made a good piece of work."

I mean, he's not wrong

Danish Money can into Space, but why can POLAND?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere-Space_Interactions_Monitor
Good luck, brothers.

@Dan Hopefully all goes well.

Also, I just couldn't resist giving you props for that pic of Cpt. Okita. Space Battleship Yamato is one of my favorite anime. Sorry, that was all. xD

@peanut_gallery Agreed. A very appropriate comment to this post.

Show me a rocket scientist who DOESN'T secretly say, "I really hope it doesn't blow up."

(Not counting missions that involve an *intentional* explosion, that is. )

@Gnomon
Orion Rockets ARE exciting, aren't they? ^_^

If it blew up it would just turn into a very expensive firework

You can't really disagree with Denmark...

@ProudHetalian29 Unless that ship has heresy.

Denmark is just a meme with a meme of a people at this point