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OnlinePoker

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23. If you look at the SpaceX feed, it looked like the engine broke on relight.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #12)

Wed Feb 3, 2021, 12:27 PM

Feb 2021

You can see one engine burning fine, but the second sputtering, and then at the top of the engine a ball of fire (11:45-11:50 of the linked video). Earlier, just after lift-off, you could see flames surrounding the engines as well (around the 6th minute of the video).

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Sorry to hear about the crash. Hope they can pinpoint the failure(s) and make the mods iluvtennis Feb 2021 #1

I watched. Looked like another engine failure (first time was caused by fuel sloshing). lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #12

Thanks for the info. I love space related stuff, so want this to succeed. WOuld also like to see iluvtennis Feb 2021 #17

They'll nail it. Spacex isn't afraid to fail fast and often. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #21

If you look at the SpaceX feed, it looked like the engine broke on relight. OnlinePoker Feb 2021 #23

Also, some pieces fell off at that time. So, yes, a different kind of engine failure. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #24

that the one the billionaires wanna ride? nt msongs Feb 2021 #2

I was told by an engineer StClone Feb 2021 #3

Not exactly SmartJellyfish Feb 2021 #15

The announcer actually said "we just gotta work on that landing a little bit" Polybius Feb 2021 #4

I don't know why it reminds me of this, but it does. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #7

Reminds of the joke Steelrolled Feb 2021 #18

. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #25

Hmmmm.... Bayard Feb 2021 #5

Looks like the same problem as the last crash. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #6

Yup. I think the SN8 failure was traced to sloshing fuel or something similar. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #13

I'm curious as to why they don't try to land in the oceans, Worried2020 Feb 2021 #8

No oceans to land in on the moon or Mars nt HariSeldon Feb 2021 #9

ah Worried2020 Feb 2021 #16

A mere ' rapid unscheduled disassembly' EarthFirst Feb 2021 #10

"...rapid unscheduled disassembly." That's a very geeky way of saying... SKKY Feb 2021 #20

They're fortunate that 9 didn't take out 10. n/t Harker Feb 2021 #11

Yeah! lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #14

"up to 100 Starship crafts every year, each capable of carrying up to 100 people." Steelrolled Feb 2021 #19

"Well, back to the old Drawing Board..." brooklynite Feb 2021 #22