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Looked perfect right until the end, appeared to lose an engine, hit the landing pad and exploded. Instant replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBELXjq_X-M&t=

Looked perfect right until the end, appeared to lose an engine, hit the landing pad and exploded. Instant replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBELXjq_X-M&t=17585 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBELXjq_X-M&t=17585 Incredible test! The "bellyflop" maneuver was the main test objective I think, and it appeared to work. They need to figure out the causes of the engine failures now.

_ph_ 6y ago
Elon tweeted it wasn't an engine failure but the fuel pressure was too low.
- rst 6y ago
  They were attempting to switch to a separate set of tanks, ultimately meant to sequester fuel used for landing. It was pressure in the landing-fuel tanks that was low after the switch.