aezmvp said:
I wonder if they made specific decisions on some of those engines not to relight some to see if they could deal with it.
YellowPot_97 said:
Engines started dropping out on starship at T+7:40
— BBirk (@Birkman12) January 16, 2025
Super Heavy coming in for catch and landing after launching Starship Flight 7 pic.twitter.com/jFa79frlaY
— John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) January 16, 2025
Starship Flight 7 breaking up and re-entering over Turks and Caicos pic.twitter.com/iuQ0YAy17O
— Alex Davenport (@adavenport354) January 16, 2025
Starship 33 breakup and reentry seen over Turks and Caicos Islands https://t.co/tchnglCbuE
— RGV Aerial Photography (@RGVaerialphotos) January 16, 2025
Each piece is going to hit a whale or a sharkPhat32 said:
Will any of that make it through?
Here's the exact moment Ship 33 experienced a RUD. https://t.co/in2nZBWNV8 pic.twitter.com/iI7DtLiZlE
— Felix Space Time (@Space_Time3) January 16, 2025
Commercial flights are turning around to avoid potential debris. pic.twitter.com/vqrEMKSb3F
— Scott Manley (@DJSnM) January 16, 2025
Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn. Teams will continue to review data from today's flight test to better understand root cause.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 16, 2025
With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s…
TexAgs91 said:
Oh man... the FAA is going to be all over that