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re: SpaceX Starship Full Stack Test Flight Thread | Cleared Tower, Thru MaxQ, then RUD
Posted on 4/20/23 at 9:26 am to CocomoLSU
Posted on 4/20/23 at 9:26 am to CocomoLSU
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They said on the feed it was supposed to flip over before separation. And it did. But then it kept flipping and rotating.
But unless I misheard them several times, it was definitely supposed to flip over BEFORE separation.
I... don't think that's correct. Maybe they did say that, but they also sounded confused like they didn't know what to say during those first 2 loops until the BOOM.
The booster was supposed to flip for its return burn, but the 2nd stage wasn't supposed to be demonstrating any return/ maneuvering abilities, separated or not.
They weren't even going to do the bellyflop maneuver they did on the last flight, because they wanted to be sure of the reentry location more than anything else.
Doing an attached maneuver doesn't make much sense, but then I wouldn't put anything past Elon. Maybe that's the "for the lols" failure mode.
This post was edited on 4/20/23 at 9:32 am
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Posted on 4/20/23 at 9:59 am to beerandt
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They said on the feed it was supposed to flip over before separation. And it did. But then it kept flipping and rotating.
But unless I misheard them several times, it was definitely supposed to flip over BEFORE separation.
The roll sequence was supposed to sort of "fling" starship apart from B7. Starship does not "blast" off the first stage, it is supposed to separate from the roll THEN fire off.
Obviously it didn't separate but just continued to roll. Once it didn't work (there's no certainty they even planned for it to work this test) you get tons of data from letting it go for a bit i'd assume.
This post was edited on 4/20/23 at 10:01 am
Posted on 4/20/23 at 10:26 am to beerandt
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They weren't even going to do the bellyflop maneuver they did on the last flight, because they wanted to be sure of the reentry location more than anything else.
I thought they were going to bellyflop Starship like it was a truly orbital flight but just hit the water in that position instead of re-orienting it upright before touchdown.
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