With the next Starship test flight due to fly on Friday, SpaceX has shared additional details of what went wrong with Flight 7. According to the company, stronger-than-expected vibrations during flight led to a leak in the ship’s propulsion system, which escalated into a fire, causing the Raptor engines to shut down. Crucially, SpaceX confirmed that all of the ship’s safety systems performed as expected as they ensured that the ship was destroyed during the flight before it could violate its flight path and create significant safety hazards. SpaceX Makes Upgrades To Starship To Avoid Flight 7 Mishap Repeat On […]
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