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SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ bursts into flames during static fire test
- TaylorAlexander 7y agoPretty sensational article. As early as 21 hours ago the reddit thread on this event clarified that the craft looks fine and had apparently been refueled since the flames. This article was written 9 hours ago and lacks basic info from that reddit thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/ce7rkw/spacex_starhopper_static_fire_live_15_miles_away/ https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/ce7rkw/spacex_starh...
- nkoren 7y agoYup, clickbait.
- new_realist 7y ago“SpaceX’s test vehicle, a small-scale demonstration craft for some Starship components, caught fire after what appears to be a fuel leak or dump following an otherwise successful static fire test last night. It’s not clear why the craft suddenly burst into flames, or whether it was seriously or even superficially damaged.” That’s sensationalist? And Reddit is the cure?
- TaylorAlexander 7y agoAt the time of that writing, it wasn’t clear if the craft caught fire or a cloud of gas outside the craft caught fire. So saying the craft burst in to flames is a little misleading. And the SpaceX subreddit is a super high quality heavily moderated sub that is regarded as one of the best places to get SpaceX info. As I said, there was lots of information in that thread that was missing from the article. So yes, for SpaceX info reddit very much is the answer. Why wouldn’t it be?
- mhandley 7y agoThis article is much better: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/spacex-resume-starhopper-tests/ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/spacex-resume-starho...
- AndrewOMartin 7y agoBug successfully reproduced.