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re: SpaceX Starship Test Flight #7 | Booster Tower Catch GOOD!! Starship engines fail
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:51 pm to ApisMellifera
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:51 pm to ApisMellifera
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Weren't they testing some different heat shield materials on this launch?
Yes, but not that much different. And that wouldn't have likely been a factor yet, only on reentry.
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Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:51 pm to 50_Tiger
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:52 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
This is V2 ship, so failure is an option. Just like V1 first 2 launches.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:52 pm to DarthRebel
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Ship has been pretty solid, interesting to lose it.
Lots of redesign being tested since this is the 1st flight of v2.0
It could be something that was redesigned which failed
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:54 pm to DarthRebel
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Will probably have some fail safe program to destruct or burn up and crash in ocean
Yeah, have to imagine theres a self destruct mechanism.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:54 pm to rt3
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Lots of redesign being tested since this is the 1st flight of v2.0
It could be something that was redesigned which failed
Luckily we are having an administration change, so the FAA cannot drag out the investigation. Hopefully.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:55 pm to Lsut81
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Yeah, have to imagine theres a self destruct mechanism.
Yes the FTS splits it like a zipper and boom.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:55 pm to Lsut81
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:55 pm to DarthRebel
Yeah still though this is probably going to be a two month at minimum halt.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:55 pm to Lsut81
It does have a flight termination mechanism, and it's been used before.
Engines dropping out early isn't a good sign obviously.
Engines dropping out early isn't a good sign obviously.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:58 pm to KosmoCramer
Ain’t got no gas, um hmm
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:58 pm to Lsut81
Well... there was hope this would be the final water landing for Starship and they might do a catch attempt of Starship back at the the launch site in flight #8
Guess that's off the table
Guess that's off the table
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:00 pm to 50_Tiger
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eah still though this is probably going to be a two month at minimum halt.
I would be happy if that is all, it was 2 months ago for flight 6.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:01 pm to rt3
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Well... there was hope this would be the final water landing for Starship and they might do a catch attempt of Starship back at the the launch site in flight #8 Guess that's off the table
Success isn't 100% linear..2/2 on booster catches is really freaking impressive. Even more impressive if there was some issue with the main ship yet the booster got back with zero issue.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:01 pm to DarthRebel
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I would be happy if that is all, it was 2 months ago for flight 6.
Agreed. It's just now impossible for them to hit their 25 ship launch metric this year 16 days into the year
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:02 pm to The Pirate King
2/3 booster catches when it was in the flight plan.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:02 pm to rt3
Yeah, flight 9 at earliest. Especially if they catch Booster for a 3rd time.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:02 pm to rt3
Did they update FSD for this launch?
Sorry I'll see my way out
Sorry I'll see my way out
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:03 pm to 50_Tiger
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Actual good find. Theres a fire coming out the hinge
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:08 pm to 50_Tiger
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Yeah still though this is probably going to be a two month at minimum halt.
SpaceX's system engineering approach allows them to navigate in and out of issues and design changes so rapidly.
Just an impressive way of rocketry.
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