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The chatter on the NSF stream indicated one from each ring spun up, but only the center ring engine progressed to happy mach diamonds.
With all the smoke and dust I can’t tell if that is an accurate assessment by NSF or not.
More the reason they should have a flame trench. That will help SpaceX have some much needed footage for their own trouble shooting.
Yes, I’m sure that SpaceX has cameras all around the OLM that can see everything. All we have are cameras on public land hundreds of feet away.
I think you are not understanding what the concern is. With no flame trench, the whole lower portion of the rocket is completely consumed with exhaust gases. There is NO place you can place any camera or hundred cameras that can see the underbody (engine compartment) of the rocket 1/2 a second after ignition.
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SLS vs SpaceX as seen by NPR
They pretty much call it for Starship at 100m per launch vs 4.x Billion per launch of SLS
dhanson865
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Another scrub for SLS, looking more and more like Starship goes orbital before SLS.
SLS rolling back to VAB, next pad opportunities might be in one of these two periods.
September 19 – October 4
October 17 – October 31
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SpaceX NET September for the Orbital Test flight of Starship
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S24 had a static fire
Now there is a grass fire
And potentially a literal dumpster fire...
Now there is a grass fire
And potentially a literal dumpster fire...
NSF is saying that the Starship static fire was all 6 engines and there was also a multi-engine spin start test on B7.
And the ground fire continues to burn near the sub-orbital test stand area. Could it just be vegetation, or is it something else? I don’t know. But vegetation is very sparse in that area; if that is what is burning I don’t think it would have lasted this long.
And the ground fire continues to burn near the sub-orbital test stand area. Could it just be vegetation, or is it something else? I don’t know. But vegetation is very sparse in that area; if that is what is burning I don’t think it would have lasted this long.
SpaceX confirms it was a 6 engine static fire.
Starship lost some tiles during the static fire.
Starship lost some tiles during the static fire.
The engines can relight, the grass not so much...
A Starship has flown and landed already and they are improving tile attachment.
What's your concern?
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