SpaceX Starship Test Program

[nekkid]

There's a boat in the range being intercepted by the coast guard, by the looks of it. May be the end of things today.

 

[kami_sama]

There will also be heat shields on Starships that go into orbit or beyond, in the form of hexagonal tiles. No need on any suborbital flight like today's attempt.

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Isn't it going to use liquid methane for it's heat shield? I thought it was one of the upgrades to make it more reusable.

There's a boat in the range being intercepted by the coast guard, by the looks of it. May be the end of things today.

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Well fuck. What an asshole.

 

[NunezL]

There's a boat in the range being intercepted by the coast guard, by the looks of it. May be the end of things today.

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For fucks sake. Hopefully not

 

[NunezL]

Isn't it going to use liquid methane for it's heat shield? I thought it was one of the upgrades to make it more reusable.

Well fuck. What an asshole.

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No, they changed the design for tiles.

 

[nekkid]

For fucks sake. Hopefully not

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Looks like they might have cleared them.

 

[Deleted member 8257]

There's a boat in the range being intercepted by the coast guard, by the looks of it. May be the end of things today.

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N[ooooooo

 

[SnakeXs]

There's a boat in the range being intercepted by the coast guard, by the looks of it. May be the end of things today.

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I mean radios must warn about being off limits non-stop, no? Can this be accidental, because whoever would knowingly enter the zone is a fucking ass.

 

[NunezL]

Things are going along it seems

 

[SteveMeister]

We have lox venting

 

[nekkid]

Yeah that boat didn't hold things up now that it's venting.

 

[SnakeXs]

Fuel tanks go brrrr.

 

[NunezL]

"Maritime zone clear", come on!

 

[Deleted member 8257]

Is it the perspective? The rocket looks like its slightly slanted.

 

[Volimar]

Those birds need to gtfo if they know what's good for them.

 

[Ra]

Okay for real this time.

t-5:00 let's go

 

[Volimar]

Is it the perspective? The rocket looks like its slightly slanted.

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I think it's a trick of the perspective because there's a slant in the foreground.

 

[StrapOnFetus]

ROUND 2!! FLIGHT!!

 

[nekkid]

Okay for real this time.

t-5:00 let's go

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Bear in mind it stopped at T-00:01 yesterday...

 

[NunezL]

Raptors, I give you all my might!

 

[Deleted member 8257]

I think it's a trick of the perspective because there's a slant in the foreground.

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Ahh

 

[SnakeXs]

"Maritime zone clear", come on!

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Yessss. T-3. 🤞🏼

 

[RussTC3]

So everything currently a go?

 

[NunezL]

2 minutes!!

 

[Ra]

Bear in mind it stopped at T-00:01 yesterday...

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Raptor got scared. She's good today.

 

[Sobriquet]

We have lox venting

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What about the bagels?

 

[NunezL]

1 minute!!
Heart at 150 bpm lool

 

[m_shortpants]

GET HYPE

 

[brochiller]

T-minus 1 minute!!

 

[RCSI]

So exciting!

 

[RussTC3]

30 seconds!

 

[Tacitus]

And there she goes!

 

[RCSI]

It's rising!

 

[m_shortpants]

Incredible

 

[cakely]

There it goessssss

 

[RussTC3]

Beautiful.

 

[kami_sama]

Now let's see the bellyflop!

 

[NunezL]

I'm crying

 

[Ra]

GET TO THE BUNKER

I REPEAT

THE BUNKER

 

[m_shortpants]

UH OH

 

[kami_sama]

WTF JUST HAPPENED?

 

[Tacitus]

Ruh roh one engine shut down.

 

[Deleted member 8257]

Issues?????

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Well something just went poof

 

[GulAtiCa]

Lift off!

 

[RCSI]

It's on fire!?

Being silly, not actually on fire, but one of the engines went out.

 

[NunezL]

One raptor died it seems

 

[RussTC3]

That wasn't suppose to happen I'm guessing?

 

[Sobriquet]

Anyone explaining what happened?

 

[Deleted member 8257]

Looks like they shut off one engine for some reason

 

[m_shortpants]

You'd imagine the software can account for this