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Old May 30th 20, 02:20 AM posted to sci.space.policy
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Default Starship SN4 undergoes RUD Event

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Lo, on the 5/29/2020, JF Mezei did proclaim ...
Of note: had this massive venting from bottom happened from the tanks,
wouldn't SN4 have collapsed onto itself, expecially sicne it now has
weight on top ?

just wondering if there are good odds the leaking we see had to come
from ground equipment instead of tanks.


I think that I saw some vent activity (including from the official vent at
the top, and something 1/3 to 1/2 up from the bottom, and then the big cloud
underneath.


Make that 1/3 down.

One or more the chat posters (at the Lab Padre channel) suggested that the
big cloud was ignited by the flare, once enough fuel had boiled to reach the
flare pipe. The big cloud appeared to be behind the pipe (from camera
perspective) for quite a while (seconds!).

Teslerati has now caught up, and includes a link to BolsaChicaGal's clip,
which I am now going to watch.


The flames after the bang were mostly to camera left of the stand,
perhaps because the fuel blew out in that direction.

Flames continued for at least 4 minutes after the bang.

The Lab Padre clip was several hours long, and the bang was quite a
ways into it, but it kept rolling for hours afterwards. I was using
the timebar to see the event, but I should probably get back to it.

/dps


/dps

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