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CO2 will froze and sink in LOX tank, water ice will float. SO both clog the lines. I was under impression that they pressurize tanks by pure oxygen.
CO2 will froze and sink in LOX tank, water ice will float. SO both clog the lines. I was under impression that they pressurize tanks by pure oxygen.
Goal is to get data on reentry, if it can be achieved with small modification on already build SS, than why not. I’m bit surprised by number of clogging problems in test flight 2 and 3.
What can possibly clog filters on booster? Not like LOX get to tank unfiltered. Some form of ice, but what can from ice there except LOX itself. Any water and CO2 should be purged before fueling by nitrogen.
launch will be streamed live here.
If you have not seen it yet, check it now. Fantastic post.
Comparing to their initial estimations they are under-performing badly. It is obvious why Starlink did not get much adoption in Australia comparing to US.
And they choose go hydrogen way. Bold move, especially with re-usability.
Does it mean launch is delayed for 135 days? Or SpaceX have 135 day to launch before they got blocked?
IMHO they can’t hot stage unmodified booster. You still need interstage to safely start ship’s engines while sill attached to booster.
I guess it will travel back in near future to install hot staging hardware,
I guess other important piece is confirmation that they use gases after preburner for tank pressurisation.