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Re:SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as anoth... by slater on Friday August 15, 2025 @09:07PM (#44919070)
"The final mishap report cites the probable root cause for the loss of the Starship vehicle as a failure of a fuel component."

Well, that narrows it down a bit!

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Re:SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as anoth... by megaloblasto on Friday August 15, 2025 @10:03PM (#44919452)
The main problem was that it exploded
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Re:SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as anoth... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Friday August 15, 2025 @10:36PM (#44919637)
At least the front did not fall off.
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Re:SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as anoth... by aspenmayer on Saturday August 16, 2025 @02:41AM (#44920820)
Even if the front did fall off, that would not be normal. These are very very strong vessels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPwlMv8lNI

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Re:SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as anoth... by megaloblasto on Saturday August 16, 2025 @09:08AM (#44923068)
In this case, the front exploded off
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Re:SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as anoth... by SpikeDad on Friday August 15, 2025 @10:05PM (#44919466)
The main problem is it's run by a megalomaniac. If he didn't want to destroy NASA SpaceX could have lots of help.
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Re:SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as anoth... by hulitu on Saturday August 16, 2025 @04:42PM (#44926757)
> SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near

Failed ? They said it was a success. /s

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