News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[GLS]

Shutdown, Starship ignition and sep!!!

 

[GLS]

Some booster engines didn't ignite, but still coming back...

 

[GLS]

Booster ignition!

 

[GLS]

Booster catch!!!

 

[GLS]

Starship kaput again, this time with live video!

 

[Urwumpe]

Starship anomaly, attitude control lost with two engines still reported running, still getting telemetry.

 

[Urwumpe]

And loss of telemetry, looks like it has disassembled itself.

 

[GLS]

Oh, we did a 60s test firing this time, so it is fixed.
Famous last words....

 

[Urwumpe]

Right when I was preparing for a longer flight.

 

[GLS]

And loss of telemetry, looks like it has disassembled itself.

Let's now wait for the reentry videos.

 

[GLS]

Propellant leaks? Don't fix them, just increase cavity inerting.


... and here we go:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897795175633592384

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897796239766249712

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897796003245314474

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897797099816677690

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897796234502349117

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897795245531881931

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897795762991296746

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897796001722736869

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897798016796406232

 

[garyw]

At what point does this failure of a programme get pulled? 8 flights and the best they've done is one banana to the indian ocean and that was on fire.

 

[Urwumpe]

At what point does this failure of a programme get pulled? 8 flights and the best they've done is one banana to the indian ocean and that was on fire.

The FAA won't stop it, DOGE will ensure this.

 

[GLS]

Meanwhile, the booster is being lowered.

 

[garyw]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897800211184976123

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897796181478027470

 

[Urwumpe]

Could it be a hotspot by the heat of the center engines, that weakened the structure of the regenerative nozzle?

 

[GLS]

Could it be a hotspot by the heat of the center engines, that weakened the structure of the regenerative nozzle?

It doesn't help... there's a reason why the nozzles are outside the rockets.
The Atlas rocket ilustrated this in the 50s.