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To be fair it's now clear that Elon and friends now also agree that they need something like a flame diverter, though for different reasons. Well, to be even m
by cryptonector 4y ago
To be fair it's now clear that Elon and friends now also agree that they need something like a flame diverter, though for different reasons.
Well, to be even more fair Elon doesn't seem interested in a diverter or trench but in a [thick] steel plate cooled by water. That would still allow the exhaust to run along the ground far beyond the OLM. He could erect some berms covered in concrete at a some distance from the OLM to avoid damage from that.
- apple4ever 4y agoTo me it sounds like that was always the plan after initial test. They just didn't have time to finish building it. And seems like they didn't expect to be as bad as it was. That happens when you run do a test. Sometimes you get things you don't expect.
- cryptonector 4y agoSure they had time. To be generous we can say they failed to extrapolate correctly from the 50% thrust test firing, but that may be a tad too generous. That said, I don't think it's that big a deal, and anyways SpaceX is already paying a steep price for this mistake.