Re:Starship – SN8 – High-Altitude Flight Test
by orost on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:18PM
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Copper burns green, and the engine contains a lot of copper, so I think we saw a malfunctioning Raptor burning itself up.
Other answers mention TEB starter fluid but I don't think that's right, because as far as I know Raptor has spark ignition only.
edit: Elon Musk just tweeted that the immediate cause of the crash was low pressure in the fuel tank, so that would make sense, as running oxygen-rich would overheat and melt the engines.
Other answers mention TEB starter fluid but I don't think that's right, because as far as I know Raptor has spark ignition only.
edit: Elon Musk just tweeted that the immediate cause of the crash was low pressure in the fuel tank, so that would make sense, as running oxygen-rich would overheat and melt the engines.