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Starship hot staging worked! (video.twimg.com)
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The second stage of starship successfully separated from the first stage!

https://www.youtube.com/live/6na40SqzYnU

Edit: replaced picture with video. Here's the original screenshot. superheavy after stage sep

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

From the SpaceX overlay graphic, it seems like a number of engines went out shortly after the relight for the boostback burn, around T+02:53. Asymmetric thrust and loss of control might have triggered the FTS.

[โ€“] MumboJumbo 5 points 10 months ago

Good catch. I was so focused on Starship and it's engines. I guess the question now is whether it was because of the engines or or tank pressure?