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Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames (interestingengineering.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Okay? It was on a test stand.

Test Pad, it was on a test pad.

The footage shows SpaceX’s engine test pad going up in flame.

The reason they use test pads is that iPads are too expensive.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No, it was a test stand at the McGregor rocket testing facility, it wasn't even at Boca chica (the place where all the finished rockets are launched from). This is not a big deal and won't affect their schedule at all.