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Chris Bergin - NSF@NASASpaceflight·3hHoly moly. Well, that was unexpected!
Elon Musk@elonmusk·1hYeah, actually not good. Team is assessing damage.
Elon Musk@elonmuskReplying to @planet4589 and @NASASpaceflightCryogenic fuel is an added challenge, as it evaporates to create fuel-air explosion risk in a partially oxygen atmosphere like Earth.That said, we have a lot of sensors to detect this. More later.7:46 PM · Jul 11, 2022·Twitter for iPhone
Elon Musk@elonmuskReplying to @Erdayastronaut @PPathole and 2 othersBase of the vehicle seems ok by flashlight. I was just out there about an hour ago. We shut down the pad for the night for safety. Will know more in the morning.
Wonder what condition the Raptors are in?
Pranay Pathole@PPathole·15hElon, would it be possible to maybe burn/evaporate the leaks caused before ignition? I guess space shuttle used to do this, they used to setup small sparks under the shuttle's engine section & burn off all the Hydrogen leaks that may have happened before ignition ...
Elon Musk@elonmusk·12hThat is one of the things we will be doing going forward.This particular issue, however, was specific to the engine spin start test (Raptor has a complex start sequence). Going forward, we won’t do a spin start test with all 33 engines at once.
QuotePranay Pathole@PPathole·15hElon, would it be possible to maybe burn/evaporate the leaks caused before ignition? I guess space shuttle used to do this, they used to setup small sparks under the shuttle's engine section & burn off all the Hydrogen leaks that may have happened before ignition ...
Elon Musk@elonmuskWas just up in the booster propulsion section. Damage appears to be minor, but we need to inspect all the engines. Best to do this in the high bay.
But what happened to welded flanges are better than bolted ones? Starship/Raptor appears to be the leakiest rocket platform ever.
💫Sirine💫🦊🇺🇦@SirineAti·11hAny updates on how long until orbital flight will happen @elonmusk ??
Elon Musk@elonmuskReplying to @SirineAtiIf testing goes well, as soon as next month12:17 PM · Jul 13, 2022·Twitter for iPhone