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Re:Starship 10T minus 10 min by jiggawatts on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:27PM (#45034815)
A composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) seems to have exploded on the upper stage during reentry. It did significant damage to the rear flap and it made some dents in the engines too.
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Re:Starship 10T minus 10 min by gpm on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @11:08PM (#45035040)
The rear flap was damaged before that explosion, not sure by what.
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Re:Starship 10T minus 10 min by rubzah on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @05:38AM (#45037324)
Yes, it was not the explosion what done it.

It looked like it happened during separation somehow.

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Re:Starship 10T minus 10 min by HPsquared on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @05:22AM (#45037217)
It's interesting to see which parts are critical at each stage of flight. Clearly those parts weren't needed by that point!
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Re:Starship 10T minus 10 min by chasd00 on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @07:16AM (#45038052)
Another copv failure? That’s what ripped open the starship during the ground test. Wtf I suspect that sub won’t be making copvs for spacex any longer.
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