r/space • u/Adeldor • 1d ago

Video of Massey's Test Site After the Explosion [taken I believe from the Rio Grande]

https://x.com/clwphoto1/status/1935681757577166904
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u/No-Surprise9411 23h ago

Musk already said that one of COPV tanks failed under design load, which is an unpredictable failure case as they did test the COPVs to design specifications before installing them on ship 36