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To: Paul R.

I don’t have a good answer for that. Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy use a water deluge system. Just about everything bigger than a sounding rocket does.

Except Super Heavy.

It rips up the launch site even when they do very brief tests.

187 posted on 04/20/2023 9:07:25 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)

To: NorthMountain

Thanks for the reply. That one really has me baffled (no pun intended!)

Maybe I’ll try asking on a couple of what seem to be the better informed YouTube sites.

189 posted on 04/20/2023 9:44:53 PM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)

To: NorthMountain

Ah, have you seen this, esp. Elon’s tweet @ 0:32?

212 posted on 04/21/2023 10:49:54 PM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)

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