Re:Starship Flight 7
by ericcumbee on Thursday January 16, 2025 @07:09PM
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If it was the FTS wouldn't the flight control systems send a message back to the ground saying "things are going sideways here, FTS Activated"
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Re:Starship Flight 7
by anothertroll456 on Thursday January 16, 2025 @09:15PM
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Maybe it did, or is it public that it didn't? A possible sequence (very typical in rocket failures) is: fire, engine failure(s), loss of control, rupture due to aero forces or FTS activation, explosion due to propellant mixture. Not all of these have to happen, but it's a typical progression. Before the days of AFTS the FTS activation would be pretty delayed.