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A composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) seems to have exploded on the upper stage during reentry. It did significant damage to the rear flap and it made
by jiggawatts 1y ago
A composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) seems to have exploded on the upper stage during reentry. It did significant damage to the rear flap and it made some dents in the engines too.
- gpm 1y agoThe rear flap was damaged before that explosion, not sure by what.
- rubzah 1y agoYes, it was not the explosion what done it. It looked like it happened during separation somehow.
- HPsquared 1y agoIt's interesting to see which parts are critical at each stage of flight. Clearly those parts weren't needed by that point!
- chasd00 1y agoAnother copv failure? That’s what ripped open the starship during the ground test. Wtf I suspect that sub won’t be making copvs for spacex any longer.