Flight 10 Starship 36 explosion

[catdlr]

Flight 10 Starship 36 explosion
Updates and Discussion


SpaceX Performs A Second Static Fire of Ship 36

[hartspace]

So much for Ship 36.  Looks like a rupture toward the nose of the ship (header tank, maybe).

[catdlr]

https://twitter.com/StarshipGazer/status/1935551482100605117

[catdlr]

https://twitter.com/TrackingTheSB/status/1935551941771231332

[catdlr]

Clips;

Explosion and  Jack comments:

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx_IvdcG8qit9VfiPVY4F5J_MfJDurRx_f?si=BUd5EkSieHTzi6hq

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxz5xwowzS-22_4dTX5bQbyaC6Bsp0ChgE?si=4ro34H3xBTuZsvks

[sdsds]

I'm thinkin' this deserves either a new thread or at least a thread title change.

[catdlr]

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1935555395612741675

[catdlr]

https://twitter.com/dwisecinema/status/1935552171912655045

Ship 36 experiences a RUD at Massey's during testing prior to Starship Flight 10. Seen in slow motion.

[catdlr]

https://twitter.com/CSI_Starbase/status/1935552167126905121

In slow motion you can see that the anomaly originated somewhere above the methane tank. Almost looks like a rupture of the header tank plumbing.

This is insane....

[catdlr]

https://twitter.com/RGVaerialphotos/status/1935550661396984216

Ship 36 explodes during static fire attempt at Massey's.

Here's what it looked like earlier this afternoon, June 18th.

Discussion ongoing on Patreon live show: https://patreon.com/RGVaerial

[Clark]

Looks like we won’t be getting that update thread anytime soon. V3 can’t come soon enough. 

[greybeardengineer]

This is absolutely ridiculous. SpaceX needs to thoroughly investigate the ship team organization, leadership, and procedures. Pull every bit of design review and signoff, manufacturing logs and closeout documentation, photos etc and deep dive. At the very least there seems to be a distinct lack of discipline in design and manufacturing oversight and heads must roll. The possibility of internal sabotage by one or more employees must also be run down and ruled out.

[punder]

This is absolutely ridiculous. SpaceX needs to thoroughly investigate the ship team organization, leadership, and procedures. Pull every bit of design review and signoff, manufacturing logs and closeout documentation, photos etc and deep dive. At the very least there seems to be a distinct lack of discipline in design and manufacturing oversight and heads must roll. The possibility of internal sabotage by one or more employees must also be run down and ruled out.

Been thinking about this for a while. SpaceX staff are probably overwhelmingly… of a particular political leaning… It’s a small probability but definitely needs looking in to. Flame at will, smart guys.

[Vultur]

Was the test site damaged?

[sdsds]

[...] sabotage [...]

Although sabotage cannot yet be completely ruled out, it's way too early to have any indication of who might be responsible. Any number of different 'bad actors' could conceivably be involved. And then, Occam's Razor doesn't point at any kind of sabotage whatsoever.

[matthewkantar]

This is absolutely ridiculous. SpaceX needs to thoroughly investigate the ship team organization, leadership, and procedures. Pull every bit of design review and signoff, manufacturing logs and closeout documentation, photos etc and deep dive. At the very least there seems to be a distinct lack of discipline in design and manufacturing oversight and heads must roll. The possibility of internal sabotage by one or more employees must also be run down and ruled out.

SpaceX has been reliably detonating Starship/Superheavy hardware from the beginning of the program. No need to suddenly introduce a saboteur.

[sanman]

This is absolutely ridiculous. SpaceX needs to thoroughly investigate the ship team organization, leadership, and procedures. Pull every bit of design review and signoff, manufacturing logs and closeout documentation, photos etc and deep dive. At the very least there seems to be a distinct lack of discipline in design and manufacturing oversight and heads must roll. The possibility of internal sabotage by one or more employees must also be run down and ruled out.

Been thinking about this for a while. SpaceX staff are probably overwhelmingly… of a particular political leaning… It’s a small probability but definitely needs looking in to. Flame at will, smart guys.

Let's not go into ULA Sniper territory just yet. It's still a very new platform, continually undergoing design changes and upgrades. But it's all part of the shakedown - better to experience it on the ground without casualties, than to experience it in the air.

Seems like primary explosion and then secondary explosion, no?

[Vultur]

Yeah. Things happen. Falcon 9 was way more mature than Starship is now when AMOS-6 mysteriously blew up on the pad.

At least this one was on their own property and not over Caribbean islands, so probably a lot less public upset. I just hope the test site wasn't damaged.

[punder]

This is absolutely ridiculous. SpaceX needs to thoroughly investigate the ship team organization, leadership, and procedures. Pull every bit of design review and signoff, manufacturing logs and closeout documentation, photos etc and deep dive. At the very least there seems to be a distinct lack of discipline in design and manufacturing oversight and heads must roll. The possibility of internal sabotage by one or more employees must also be run down and ruled out.

SpaceX has been reliably detonating Starship/Superheavy hardware from the beginning of the program. No need to suddenly introduce a saboteur.

Have you been watching the news the last few months? Agree it’s unlikely but certainly not impossible. Other than spouting tinfoil-hat opinions, I’ll now wait for more info.

[InterestedEngineer]

This is absolutely ridiculous. SpaceX needs to thoroughly investigate the ship team organization, leadership, and procedures. Pull every bit of design review and signoff, manufacturing logs and closeout documentation, photos etc and deep dive. At the very least there seems to be a distinct lack of discipline in design and manufacturing oversight and heads must roll. The possibility of internal sabotage by one or more employees must also be run down and ruled out.

Queue concern trolls in 3...2.... ooops premature detonation