Author Topic: SpaceX Starship : Texas Prototype(s) Thread 2 : Photos and Updates (Read 8022183 times)

Anjin_ · « **Reply #740 on:** 11/20/2019 08:23 pm »

Wow, almost all of the dents have popped out now. Even smoother now than the picture just a couple posts above

fael097 · « **Reply #741 on:** 11/20/2019 08:31 pm »

this happened.

fl2019 · « **Reply #742 on:** 11/20/2019 08:31 pm »

Top blew off

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #743 on:** 11/20/2019 08:32 pm »

Damn. RIP Mk1.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1197265917589303296

LF · « **Reply #744 on:** 11/20/2019 08:32 pm »

Started in upper-right

SailingDuck · « **Reply #745 on:** 11/20/2019 08:35 pm »

Wargrim · « **Reply #746 on:** 11/20/2019 08:41 pm »

Jupp, the whole dome/bulkhead went at once.

Eylrid · « **Reply #747 on:** 11/20/2019 08:45 pm »

LabPadre's camera 3 shows how high the bulkhead went

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #748 on:** 11/20/2019 08:55 pm »

twitter.com/erdayastronaut/status/1197271031527985153

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Starship MK-1 appears to have blown its top off during a pressure test today. My guess... this will be a good time for @spacex to move onto their next, more refined and higher quality versions (MK-2/3) instead of reparing MK-1. @elonmusk, any chance you’ll just move onto MK-3?

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197271943180771329

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Absolutely, but to move to Mk3 design. This had some value as a manufacturing pathfinder, but flight design is quite different.

bocachicagal · « **Reply #749 on:** 11/20/2019 09:29 pm »

RIP Starship Mk1, we thank you for your service.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #750 on:** 11/20/2019 09:37 pm »

And Mary's view:

IvanDogovich · « **Reply #751 on:** 11/20/2019 10:05 pm »

Full LabPadre video is up.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #752 on:** 11/20/2019 10:11 pm »

Article:
SpaceX Starship Mk. 1 fails during cryogenic loading test

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/11/spacex-starship-mk-1-fails-cryogenic-test/

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1197290819549585416

bocachicagal · « **Reply #753 on:** 11/20/2019 10:18 pm »

A few more pics.

vaporcobra · « **Reply #754 on:** 11/20/2019 10:24 pm »

Of note, the first frame from LabPadre's stream with something visibly amiss very strongly implicates the LOX dome/cylinder weld joint as the source of the failure. Rough location circled in a November 11th photo from Nomadd.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #755 on:** 11/20/2019 10:50 pm »

https://twitter.com/labpadre/status/1197300350031675392

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It looks like the top is now across the hwy or partly in the hwy. #SpaceX #Starship #BocaChica #Texas @BocachicaMaria1

niwax · « **Reply #756 on:** 11/20/2019 11:16 pm »

SpaceX statement:

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1197306617760559104

- Tested pressure to the max
- Decision to fly on Mk3 instead made before the test, Mk1 converted to pathfinder only

bocachicagal · « **Reply #757 on:** 11/21/2019 03:54 am »

A few pics taken this evening.

Stimbergi · « **Reply #758 on:** 11/21/2019 01:33 pm »

https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1197506430456217600

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StarShip Mk1 resting peacefully on her test stand.
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”-Elon Musk

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #759 on:** 11/21/2019 01:49 pm »

https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/status/1197523395308662784

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Rage against the dying of the light