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Starship hot staging worked! (video.twimg.com)
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The second stage of starship successfully separated from the first stage!

https://www.youtube.com/live/6na40SqzYnU

Edit: replaced picture with video. Here's the original screenshot. superheavy after stage sep

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Just saw that live! That 1st stage explosion was sick.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I agree! I can't wait to hear the cause of RUD though. Was it really FTS or was it damage from the hot staging?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Scott Manley conjectures that the staging itself worked as intended, but the flip maneuver caused too much stress on the internal plumbing (with all the propellant sloshing around), resulting in a ruptured pipe and burning in the base of the booster.

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