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Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames (interestingengineering.com)
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[–] 74 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It waw McGregor. And while the explosion was spectacular, it happened on the test stand, so not much damage was done actually.

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Yeah anyone following space YouTube has seen this a dozen times already and knows that it was a deflagration likely due to busted lines and not a detonation. The test stand is likely undamaged (In anysignificant way at least) and it was just an engine test of likely raptor 2 design. This has nothing to do with IFT4 or starbase as far as we can tell.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    Indeed. We don't know the conditions of the test. Maybe it was running the engines through a simulated flight. Or they were testing the engine in different failure modes to see if it shuts itself down or takes care of the problem correctly. Or they were doing a deliberate test to failure where a RUD is the expected result.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Seriously!

    OMG THE SPACEX ENGINE BLEW UP.

    Brother yeah, it's a ground up redesign. It's brand new. Shit breaks. This article is a big fat nothing burger. and other comments on here being like SEE SPACEX IS DOG SHIT.... Just telling the world how uninformed they are with no regard for their own dignity lmao

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    But the headline promised me a "massive explosion" and I'm only reacting to those words. Didn't read the article, nor did I watch the video to see what actually happened.

    "Down with Musk!"

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