[rktman]

Didn’t one just collapse on them recently?

[amorphous]

Yep, cyro testing SN3, they filled the top tank before filling the bottom tank. The weight in the top tank without a full lower tank helping to keep the rocket body in column cause it to buckle and collapse. Human error. I believe NASA has a similar incident once.

[amorphous]

The single raptor engine is mounted off center. That should make for an interesting CG compensation maneuver when they finally do the hop.

First 150 Meter Starhopper Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYb3bfA6_sQ

[Moonman62]

Didn’t one just collapse on them recently?

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Yes, but they are building new ones quickly. The next two are already being stacked and welded. The strategy is to use quick iteration like software development.