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News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

Holding again... not good holding after T-40s...
 
Counting again....
 
T0, liftoff!!!!
 
Booster shutdown, separation and Starship ignition!
 
Visible plumes around the engines... again...
 
Seems like a vent, but it seems to be burning with a blueish flame.
 
Nominal insertion!
 
They're venting a lot of gas for a shutdown state. And is that yaw intentional?
I think that is the attitude for the restart test.... but it does seem to just keep rotating
 
The LOX dumps / RCS are in the aft section at least, dunno about attitude
 
Wow, loads of debris flying inside.
 
Door unable to open completely, so no deploy
 
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