RIP starship

[onebyone]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1233604374687035393

 

[jamahir]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1233604374687035393

The exploded article was part of a test :

SpaceX's Starship SN1 prototype blew up on Friday night during a pressure test on its pad at the company’s South Texas facility. A video by Boca Chica showed the explosion.

However, before you get worried, it should be noted that these accidents are part of the process. Next Spaceflight's Michael Baylor tweeted: "Not much to worry about here. Text, fail, fix, test, fail, fix is SpaceX's game. They will learn from it and get it right. This was a very low stakes test, given that SN1 was only going to be used for a static fire anyways at the time of the test."

The test was being conducted with inert liquid nitrogen, and at about 10 P.M., CT the tank simply popped, causing the structure to explode. Current reports indicate that the tank may have suffered a structural failure during pressurization.

However, this is not a severe loss as the prototype was specifically built for initial rounds of testing. Other future Starship prototypes will also be used for, and perhaps lost to, more ambitious tests that would work toward orbital flights.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Just a stress test platform. No emergency. Just seeing how far they can push the limits to get to something like 10 bar.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Catastrophic failure of US spacecraft resulting in significant property damage: "failure is a normal part of the learning process."

Single screw out of tolerance by 0.01 mm on Chinese spacecraft: "lol cheap low quality"