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THE BAD ENDING

>SN9's lean causes unseen damage, RUDs on the pad on launch day
>Debris damages tank farm, causing a larger explosion and rendering the launch site barren
>Elon, as well as thousands of other Tesla owners die after a malicious software update causes tesla batteries to overheat and explode.
>Tesla stock becomes worthless

>The Demo-2 capsule, being re-used for crew 2, leaks hypergolics during the dress rehearsal. All 4 astronauts suffocate to death. The UDMH finds a spark and Crew 2 RUDs on the pad. Commercial Crew is shut down. Starship is eliminated from HLS in favor of Blue origin

>After a year of rebuilding the boca chica tank farm, new data suggests that the thermal tiles on starship will not be able to protect the stainless steel body. Starship program is put on hold pending a major redesign.
>SpaceX files for bankruptcy and is bought out by blue origin for the sole reason to gain the rights to the merlin engine. The company stagnates and is eventually shut down by amazon due to mounting costs

>Moon landing plans are pushed back to 2030

>Artemis 1 is replaced by a climate science satellite, launches on the first (and last) SLS in 2026

>American astronauts go back to launching on soyuz rockets. ISS is abandoned in 2030 due to rising seat costs.
>SLS is deemed to expensive to launch astronauts and is cancelled in favor of a successor to the space shuttle