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Second SpaceX Starship launch ends with explosion. What happens next?
(www.nationalgeographic.com)
Another iteration and another test launch, duh
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2023
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As much as I really really hate that asshole, this was a success. The hot staging technically worked and the Starship got to space. Iterate on the booster top heat management and fix whatever went wrong with Starship and it will be fine.
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Oh, I know this one! The third explosion, right?
Comedy comes in threes. They’re practically obligated to explode the last one.
Shortly thereafter, MuskBoy blaming it on a particular religious sect
I guess it's the good old 'fail fast' strategy.
It actually is, and it worked pretty well in this case. The first launch was pretty pre mature, they could have gotten more data out of if they had taken a little more time. But this one was pretty much the sweet spot of getting into the interesting parts of fight, but not waiting for diminishing returns.
Yes. Like, they literally corrected everything that went wrong in the first test. And it only took 7 months.
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launch pad blown to shreds -> fully intact water suppression system
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Engines exploding on takeoff -> all engines on both the booster and ship operational on first ignition
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stage separation failed -> HOT staging successful
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Self-destruct system didn't destruct fast enough -> self destruct happened immediately
The next launch will probably focus on the fail points of this launch. That is, re-lighting the engines on the booster after turnaround. And whatever caused the starship to go off course (?) and activate the self-destruct.
meanwhile Boeing discovers some valves were stuck, takes half a year to fix it only to discover they're still stuck, gonna need another half a year... oh wait, we took too long trying to fix it, we gotta completely replace them, that'll be another year...
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They should optimize for neat explosions.
- Not Michael Bay (I swear)
Kinda what rockets do
I would say the rocket is ready for billionaires who want to beta test it.
Fuck Musk, first and foremost, but this flight has been a success, they have successfully separated the booster which was very cool to see.
Paywall.
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