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re: SpaceX Starship Test Flight #13 | Hot Fire Abort & Scrub | Next Attempt TBA
Posted on 7/16/26 at 5:52 pm to Meauxjeaux
Posted on 7/16/26 at 5:52 pm to Meauxjeaux
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That was kind of crazier than an actual launch.... wow had no idea they could pinch it off like that.
I've seen shuttles hot fire abort before... but this is a 1st for Starship
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Posted on 7/16/26 at 5:55 pm to B747Tiger
NSF saying the graphic on the SpaceX feed showed 4 engines didn't light
4 engines not lighting probably is too much to overcome & get the vehicle into space
Better to be on the ground wishing you were flying instead of flying & wishing you were on the ground
4 engines not lighting probably is too much to overcome & get the vehicle into space
Better to be on the ground wishing you were flying instead of flying & wishing you were on the ground
This post was edited on 7/16/26 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 7/16/26 at 5:56 pm to B747Tiger
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Hopefully it’s a quick fix.
Hot fire abort probably means a rollback to the facility
Posted on 7/16/26 at 6:02 pm to rt3
Musk just posted hopefully another attempt in a few days
Posted on 7/16/26 at 6:05 pm to rt3
Posted on 7/16/26 at 6:05 pm to rt3
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Hot fire abort probably means a rollback to the facility
Do you think any engines were damaged? I understood a hot fire abort is very stressful on the engines.
Posted on 7/16/26 at 6:13 pm to Louisianalabguy
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Do you think any engines were damaged? I understood a hot fire abort is very stressful on the engines.
It's certainly a possibility... but that'll be up to people who make a lot more money than me to figure out
I'm guessing they'll roll the vehicles back to the facilities tonight or early tomorrow & give it a very thorough inspection
Weird to see Raptors fail en masse like that... haven't seen that since IFT 1?
Posted on 7/16/26 at 6:14 pm to rt3
At least it didn’t blow up and take the launch pad with it.
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:01 pm to rt3
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Weird to see Raptors fail en masse like that... haven't seen that since IFT 1?
Same thing happened after hot staging on flight 12.
V3 raptor engines look very streamlined, but there may be some flaws. They almost certainly will need to swap some out.
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:09 pm to KosmoCramer
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Same thing happened after hot staging on flight 12.
I thought the root cause of all of Booster's reentry problems in IFT 12 had to do with the Starship's engines giving the Booster too much help with its flip away during hot staging & would be fixed by Starship's new engine start sequence
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V3 raptor engines look very streamlined, but there may be some flaws. They almost certainly will need to swap some out.
The work in McGregor, Texas needs to be ramped up
This post was edited on 7/16/26 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:10 pm to rt3
They aren’t even pretending we are going to the moon anymore.
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:11 pm to rt3
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I thought that had to do with the Starship's engines giving the Booster too much help with its flip & would be fixed by Starship's new engine start sequence
There was an issue with hot staging not going the correct direction by 90 degrees, but I believe 5 engines on the booster also didn't re-light as well.
ETA: And one main raptor on Ship didn't light as well.
This post was edited on 7/16/26 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:17 pm to KosmoCramer
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There was an issue with hot staging not going the correct direction by 90 degrees, but I believe 5 engines on the booster also didn't re-light as well.
I thought propellant sloshing caused by the severe movements of the bad hot staging is why the engines didn't light... not enough fuel at the bottom of the tanks
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ETA: And one main raptor on Ship didn't light as well.
All 6 lit but 1 did shut down not long after
This post was edited on 7/16/26 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 7/17/26 at 9:07 am to rt3
Posted on 7/17/26 at 9:11 am to rt3
Starship 40 has already been rolled back to the facility
Booster 20 is expected to be rolled back around 1 PM
SpaceX is currently targeting Monday for the next attempt to launch
ETA: apparently at least 2 engines on Booster will be replaced
Booster 20 is expected to be rolled back around 1 PM
SpaceX is currently targeting Monday for the next attempt to launch
ETA: apparently at least 2 engines on Booster will be replaced
This post was edited on 7/17/26 at 9:13 am
Posted on 7/17/26 at 9:19 am to rt3
Posted on 7/17/26 at 9:20 am to rt3
Posted on 7/17/26 at 9:27 am to rt3
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