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The second stage Falcon engine appears to have suffered some insulation degradation and loss. It develops just above the bell, on the right-hand side of the mo
by pjkundert 12y ago
The second stage Falcon engine appears to have suffered some insulation degradation and loss. It develops just above the bell, on the right-hand side of the motor image in the video. After second stage shutdown, a vapor emission is visible just above the site of the degradation (at the very end of the video).
Was this a normal venting, or a non-catastrophic failure of the second stage engine? Congratulations, SpaceX, on designing such a robust engine!
Video of launch: http://new.livestream.com/spacex/events/2980259/videos/56576194 http://new.livestream.com/spacex/events/2980259/videos/56576...
- lutorm 12y agoI believe those are normal vents. If you look at previous videos like http://youtu.be/RtDbDMRG3q8 http://youtu.be/RtDbDMRG3q8, there's are whole frost "christmas trees" at several places around the base of the nozzle.