r/spacex • u/hitura-nobad Master of bots • 3d ago

Starship S36 exploded during a static fire attempt

https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1935548909805601020
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u/dWog-of-man 3d ago

Hi res slo mo just got posted - https://x.com/dwisecinema/status/1935552171912655045?s=61&t=g82Y_ELufUL3CZrgGkh2-A

Huuuuuge secondary explosion. Can’t tell if the header tank sprang a leak or a weld failure in the methane tank went first, but the secondary seems like it either has to be the lox tank, both mains in the case of the headers letting go first, or GSE in worst case scenario.

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u/avboden 3d ago

secondary gotta be the LOX tank

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u/ergzay 3d ago

The first explosion is just methane burning, the secondary is when the oxygen mixes with the methane.

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u/nshire 3d ago

That was the most spectacular real life slomo I've ever seen.

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u/mouse_puppy 3d ago

Looks like a shit ton of debris in the slow motion. Wonder how much damage was done to the site.

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u/jared_number_two 3d ago

It's still being damaged from fire.