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Second SpaceX Starship launch ends with explosion. What happens next?
(www.nationalgeographic.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2023
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Yes. Like, they literally corrected everything that went wrong in the first test. And it only took 7 months.
launch pad blown to shreds -> fully intact water suppression system
Engines exploding on takeoff -> all engines on both the booster and ship operational on first ignition
stage separation failed -> HOT staging successful
Self-destruct system didn't destruct fast enough -> self destruct happened immediately
The next launch will probably focus on the fail points of this launch. That is, re-lighting the engines on the booster after turnaround. And whatever caused the starship to go off course (?) and activate the self-destruct.
meanwhile Boeing discovers some valves were stuck, takes half a year to fix it only to discover they're still stuck, gonna need another half a year... oh wait, we took too long trying to fix it, we gotta completely replace them, that'll be another year...