Charlie StrossJun 19
First word from the muskrat about the cause of the Ship 36 pad explosion is it seems a nitrogen COPV in the payload bay failed (below its proof pressure). Carbon fiber bottles are teh suck (as OceanGate Titan and AMOS-6/Falcon-9 can also attest).
Show threadjwz
@cstross I'm starting to think that the Space Nazi is not very good at building space ships.
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Show threadFrank BennettJun 19
@jwz @cstross The greater the risk of people being maimed or killed by flying debris, the greater the value of The Data. This was a big win for SpaceX. Why do people not understand this 🤷🏼‍♂️
Show threadMichael KohneJun 19
@fgbjr @jwz @cstross Anyone know if there was any collateral damage? I imagine the test stand is toast, but I'd love to know if they broke anything else.
Show threadCharlie StrossJun 19
@mhkohne @fgbjr @jwz They broke an entire tank farm! Est. $350M in damage.
Show threadMichael KohneJun 19
@cstross @fgbjr @jwz Oh, spectacular.