News Changes to the SpaceX BFR rocket.

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935871243179180497

 

[GLS]

Starts at the top of the hour

 

[GLS]

I think the Pez door is sitting in front of the burned trailers... it finally opened!

 

[Urwumpe]

That will be a long repair, considering the many small damages to control panels and relay racks.

 

[Kyle]

IMO, this type of disaster at Starbase was only a matter of time. Poor quality assurance and burnout culture. Glad it didn't happen with a full stack.

 

[GLS]

IMO, this type of disaster at Starbase was only a matter of time. Poor quality assurance and burnout culture. Glad it didn't happen with a full stack.

IMO, there's a decent chance of happening, as they might just launch the next v2 Starships without static firing them.

 

[Buck Rogers]

RUDShip1 at the "Messy" test site

 

[RisingFury]

Another successful test flight by SpaceX Starship!

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948518789085364624

 

[Urwumpe]

Looks like they sawed it of in the salvage operation.

 

[diogom]

Well that's an odd sight

https://twitter.com/x/status/1949993416604951017

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I think the Pez door is sitting in front of the burned trailers... it finally opened!

I think they should go for a Space Piñata concept. Just make the StarShip shell out of Starlinks and have them break apart in orbit.

 

[RisingFury]

I think they should go for a Space Piñata concept. Just make the StarShip shell out of Starlinks and have them break apart in orbit.

I think the "breaking apart" thing happens on its own as a feature of the Starship. They call it a "RUD", which stands for: Success

 

[GLS]

Well that's an odd sight

https://twitter.com/x/status/1949993416604951017

This one didn't level the pad

https://twitter.com/x/status/1951433951119286327

 

[GLS]

Not done with testing...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1955081362257416195

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954986021239787757

... but the next flight seems to be happening soon

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953799274472394768

 

[jedidia]

If they have to scrub and go the next day, I'm getting birthday fireworks!

 

[Urwumpe]

If they have to scrub and go the next day, I'm getting birthday fireworks!

If they launch on time, I'm getting birthday fireworks! (If they launch late in the window, you might get them....)

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1955715848724976021

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1956120764295397452

The tenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Sunday, August 24. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT.

 

[diogom]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1956120764295397452

The tenth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Sunday, August 24. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT.

Wrong billionaire in the tweet lol

Also dropped the official "report" for the previous one(s): https://www.spacex.com/updates#flight-9-report

TL;DR:

• B14-2 exceeded methane transfer tube structural limits on descent due to the higher AOA test, prop mix and kaboom. Found their limit, won't try again until V3;
• S35 developed a leak in the methane tank pressure diffuser 3min into burn, caused nosecone pressure buildup, after SECO excessive venting of that pressure caused temporary attitude control error, and liquid methane backflow eventually triggered passivation and control loss. Door likely failed due to high pressure inside;
• S36 had a nitrogen COPV pop due to unscreened/undetected damage, will run future COPVs at lower pressure, add external covers and introduce new non-invasive quality control and proof tests before loading propellant.