It is the first full launch of a tank section of Starship.
Up to now, they have only fired the engine and performed other similar tests.
-Mike
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SpaceX and other space stuff
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It is the first full launch of a tank section of Starship.
Up to now, they have only fired the engine and performed other similar tests.
-Mike
Bummer, but it does show the monitoring and safety systems are working well which is great.
On the feed they were describing a kind of Heath Robinson school of rocket ship design and built by trial and error that they are following.
Supposedly it's quicker to get a working ship by building stuff, breaking it and learning, in stages rather than try to design the whole system from a blank sheet.
Supposedly it's quicker to get a working ship by building stuff, breaking it and learning, in stages rather than try to design the whole system from a blank sheet.
The road is closed in Boca Chica again. Looks like they're getting ready to try the launch.
Technical problems shut it down yesterday per Elon.
-Mike
Technical problems shut it down yesterday per Elon.
-Mike
"T - 36 min -ish" looks like they're trying again soon...
Are they going to re-cycle or is it scrubbed for today? If it’s the same valve issue as yesterday it’ll be off but on the feed yesterday they said the static tests of the engine had a few issues where they couldn’t initially cool down the engine enough to put the fuel in. If it’s that then they can just start the chill process over and start again.
I doubt any launch today. It looks like they dumped all the fuel quickly.
Some minor venting in the tank farm, might be pressuring up for another go at it. Might not.
Looks like they might try again. I was gone all afternoon. Cool!
LabPadre feed is now showing “SN5 pressurised”, presumably fuelling to follow.
