** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[steve45]

I know that, but his ego can't stand it.

To be fair, Trump looked miserable since he turned up there.

They can add another ship to their fleet, booster still very much afloat!

 

[VaderDSL]

Last time out it was about an hour after launch IIRC.

Yup at least going off of https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-6

37 minutes ish for raptor re light test.

 

[XPE]

The booster looked good, the engines all worked as they should, it will be interesting to see why they cancelled the catch attempt

 

[The_One]

Didnt the booster explode as it went into the water?

 

[steve45]

Didnt the booster explode as it went into the water?

There was a big fiery explosion. Possibly just excess vented fuel igniting? However booster survived and currently floating at an angle, with a small fire on the sticky up end.

 

[Jokester]

The booster look good, the engines all worked as they should, it will be I interesting to see why they cancelled the catch attempt

Can only assume it had travelled too far down range for them to think they could get it back to the tower.

The inside shot shows how cavernous.

Top of the tower has been damaged, whether it’s the reason not sure.

 

[steve45]

Looks like some minor tower damage. Comms/instrument mast on the top of the tower a little drunk. I wonder if that was a contributing factor?

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

hardly a failure, its a test flight, its in the name.

It kind of is. If they want to get to the Moon or further they need to be able to land and refuel numerous boosters quickly. They can't afford to lose boosters like that.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Looks like some minor tower damage. Comms/instrument mast on the top of the tower a little drunk. I wonder if that was a contributing factor?

That might make sense. I turned it off and was going to tune back in near Starship re-entry.

 

[dave_beast]

 

[steve45]

Already getting plasma? Seems very early no?

 

[Jokester]

Might be the extreme pitch up, but still over 100km.

 

[dave_beast]

Might be the extreme pitch up, but still over 100km.

91km alt now

 

[steve45]

Might be the extreme pitch up

Ah possibly, hadnt considered that.

 

[Trusty]

Whats the next part of the test flight then? Whats the cool thing thats meant to be happening with Starship

 

[steve45]

Re-entry, splashdown in the ocean. However a lot more aggressively than previously. Very possibly resulting in a RUD.

 

[The_One]

next test flight can we swop the banana for trump

 

[Grim5]

It kind of is. If they want to get to the Moon or further they need to be able to land and refuel numerous boosters quickly. They can't afford to lose boosters like that.

We all know thats not gonna happen

Starship being a platform with the same launch schedule or cadence like falcon is one thing, but Elon's pipe dream where the same ship is landing and taking off within 30 mins is a whole other

 

[steve45]

burn through starting on one of the flaps

 

[Jokester]

Little bit of burn through on a fin, but is that a big gash on the side?