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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And actually making those maneuvers. If the seals bulge again and disable a thruster, they might be unable to control their flight.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The 1 thruster experiencing that worst case isn't needed. The 27 others all tested high 90% range through multiple hot fires a couple weeks back.