@0nekoneko7@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoMassive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flamesinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1665
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minus-square@Buffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish24•1 month ago 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.
minus-square@Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish20•edit-21 month agoNo, 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.
Test Pad, it was on a test pad.
The reason they use test pads is that iPads are too expensive.
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.