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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1475 on: July 11, 2022, 07:34:26 PM »
I think B8 is stacked
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1476 on: July 11, 2022, 07:40:09 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1477 on: July 11, 2022, 07:58:09 PM »
Note how it occurred at 4:20
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1478 on: July 11, 2022, 08:06:54 PM »
*expletive deleted*it another fire
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1479 on: July 11, 2022, 08:08:04 PM »
Hey Musk, you may want to install a fire suppression system. Just saying
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1480 on: July 11, 2022, 08:13:38 PM »
B7 is still venting LOX
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1481 on: July 11, 2022, 08:21:18 PM »
Looks like that fire went out
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1482 on: July 11, 2022, 08:57:33 PM »
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Holy moly. Well, that was unexpected!

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Yeah, actually not good. Team is assessing damage.

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Cryogenic fuel is an added challenge, as it evaporates to create fuel-air explosion risk in a partially oxygen atmosphere like Earth.

That said, we have a lot of sensors to detect this. More later.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1483 on: July 11, 2022, 10:19:11 PM »
I believe that's Musk's plane inbound on FR24
Here comes the boss
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1484 on: July 12, 2022, 08:02:26 AM »
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Base of the vehicle seems ok by flashlight. I was just out there about an hour ago. We shut down the pad for the night for safety. Will know more in the morning.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1485 on: July 12, 2022, 08:06:32 AM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1486 on: July 12, 2022, 09:48:18 AM »
Workers at the pad this morning.

Possible road closure starting at 10am CDT
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1487 on: July 12, 2022, 10:13:18 AM »
Wonder what condition the Raptors are in?
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1488 on: July 12, 2022, 11:26:46 AM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1489 on: July 12, 2022, 12:59:09 PM »
Hadn't seen anyone actually up on the pad yet but there's a guy going up the stairs and it appears he's checking the steps on the way up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1490 on: July 12, 2022, 01:01:15 PM »
Heavy equipment moving in appears maybe to resume work on the launch site.
Elon: Break time is over, back to work
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1491 on: July 12, 2022, 01:09:52 PM »
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1492 on: July 12, 2022, 01:22:30 PM »
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Elon, would it be possible to maybe burn/evaporate the leaks caused before ignition? I guess space shuttle used to do this, they used to setup small sparks under the shuttle's engine section & burn off all the Hydrogen leaks that may have happened before ignition ...

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That is one of the things we will be doing going forward.

This particular issue, however, was specific to the engine spin start test (Raptor has a complex start sequence).

Going forward, we won’t do a spin start test with all 33 engines at once.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1493 on: July 12, 2022, 02:14:21 PM »
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Elon, would it be possible to maybe burn/evaporate the leaks caused before ignition? I guess space shuttle used to do this, they used to setup small sparks under the shuttle's engine section & burn off all the Hydrogen leaks that may have happened before ignition ...

But what happened to welded flanges are better than bolted ones?  Starship/Raptor appears to be the leakiest rocket platform ever.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1494 on: July 12, 2022, 02:39:34 PM »
Herrrrre's Scott Manley

SpaceX's First 'FAA Approved' Fireball Of 2022 - Post Event Commentary
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1495 on: July 13, 2022, 07:51:27 AM »
 Rocket Lab 'Wise One Looks Ahead' Launch
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1496 on: July 13, 2022, 07:59:45 AM »
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Was just up in the booster propulsion section. Damage appears to be minor, but we need to inspect all the engines. Best to do this in the high bay.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1497 on: July 13, 2022, 08:35:54 AM »
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But what happened to welded flanges are better than bolted ones?  Starship/Raptor appears to be the leakiest rocket platform ever.

The release was intentional as part of the spin up test, they just didn't expect it to find an ignition source before the wind dissipated the mix. Something was missed/overlooked/forgotten and/or malfunctioned at the pad.
If you watch the tests at McGregor they do the same release but just one engine at a time not 33.
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1498 on: July 13, 2022, 11:19:09 PM »
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Any updates on how long until orbital flight will happen @elonmusk
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Re: SpaceX News
« Reply #1499 on: July 13, 2022, 11:25:14 PM »
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