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Re:SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure ... by mr_toad on Saturday February 29, 2020 @09:47PM (#22454790)
Its easy when you don’t have to worry about weight. Just make it thicker and stronger. Steam engines don’t often explode, but they aren’t going to make orbit either.
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Re:SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure ... by namibj on Sunday March 01, 2020 @12:38PM (#22457954)
Actually, German TÜV was instituted after some boilers in the steam age blew up the factories and killed many workers. Overbuilding boilers is expensive.
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