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SN10 blew up from the post-landing fire, because it landed hard, collapsing the landing legs, skirt and damaging/destroying the engine bells and more stuff arou
by olex 5y ago
SN10 blew up from the post-landing fire, because it landed hard, collapsing the landing legs, skirt and damaging/destroying the engine bells and more stuff around them - possibly the thrust bulkhead and bottom of methane tank, leading to significant leaks and eventual explosion. SN15 seems to have landed intact on fully extended landing legs, so the hardware inside the skirt likely survived, and whatever caused the fire was a (relatively) minor leak and not catastrophic.
- chasd00 5y agoMan did you notice how close on of the legs came to missing the concrete pad and ending up in the dirt? It looked like just a couple feet to me. It would have probably tipped over.
- Diederich 5y agoIt slid sideways about a meter on the pad. I believe yesterday had the highest winds in any of their Starship launches.