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Starship launch video - Nov 18, 2023 (piped.video)
submitted 1 year ago by laverabe to c/space
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is there consensus that Starship exploded, or are other scenarios still being considered? Given the height and ground speed, I suppose that a lot of the debris will stay in LEO for quite a while.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Consensus is that the FTS was triggered. The exact cause is still unknown, but could be due to a LOx leak. The ship was still a few km/s shy of orbital velocity, so it is unlikely that debris made it to orbit.

I posted more details (and links) in a comment over in the Starship Development thread on [email protected].

[โ€“] jimmydoreisalefty 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you!

Scott Manley is always quick on news, awesome!