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To: Robe
Partial postmortem..... Raptor exploded causing the APU which provides hydraulics to gimbal the engines blew.. total loss of engine control which caused the tumble ... failure to separate also due to holding pins being hydrophilic also.

Great diagnostic information!

40 posted on 04/20/2023 9:01:22 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: Lazamataz

I don’t think SpaceX has confirmed that.

There was asymmetric thrust most of the flight because of so many engines out on one side. You could see the rocket sliding somewhat sideways because of it.


46 posted on 04/20/2023 9:06:12 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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