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I remember Musk giving a big presentation showing off the model of this rocket when he announced the Mars plan, and I laughed because it was obviously a very ro
by CobrastanJorji 6y ago
I remember Musk giving a big presentation showing off the model of this rocket when he announced the Mars plan, and I laughed because it was obviously a very rough, ugly aluminum grain silo that was vaguely rocket-shaped and not any sort of real rocket.
Well...that thing looks exactly the same. Shows what I know.
- the_duke 6y agoTo be fair to you, that prototype (called MK1) indeed was extremely shoddy and could never have survived today s flight. It probably only existed for the presentation and as a production pathfinder, and indeed failed shortly after during a simple pressurisation test. Their welding technique has come a long way since then! Here is a comparison shot: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/j7g07d/comparison_mk1_sn8/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/j7g07d/compar... Video of the failure: https://youtu.be/3nTSubYzQOM?t=14 https://youtu.be/3nTSubYzQOM?t=14
- mulcahey 6y agoThey are using much bigger panels for raw material now, & have iterated on their welding process. Here is Mark 1: https://www.spacex.com/static/images/starship/STR_9.webp https://www.spacex.com/static/images/starship/STR_9.webp Here is Serial Number 8: https://www.spacex.com/static/images/crew-1/SN8.webp https://www.spacex.com/static/images/crew-1/SN8.webp
- intotheabyss 6y agoIt's actually an ugly steel grain silo