There is more detailed analysis of the water deluge and fire suppression systems and other SpaceX improvements.
New Fire Suppression System Dramatically Increases Superheavy's Performance!
While the 2nd Integrated Test Flight of Starship ultimately ended in the loss of both vehicles, it was undoubtably a massive improvement from SpaceX's first attempt.
This episode is a deep dive… pic.twitter.com/L5Xzqcb6SI
— Zack Golden (@CSI_Starbase) November 25, 2023
Good video
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2023
Timestamps
0:00 Intro: Tale of 2 Boosters
1:45 Booster Bidet Performance
3:15 Post IFT-1 Challenges
5:20 Raptor 2 Electric TVC Upgrades
9:11 Mitigating Raptor Explosion Risks
12:08 Center Engine Blast Containment
14:32 Original Boost Engine Blast Containment
16:47 B7 Testing Explosion – Insufficient Blast Shielding
19:25 B7 Robustness Upgrades Finally Explained
20:41 IFT-1 Engine RUD Isolation Failure
22:50 B9 Upgraded Engine Isolation Explained
26:20 Fire Suppression & Why Its Needed
27:55 B7 Fire Suppression System Explained
31:15 Why CO2 Instead of Nitrogen?
31:45 IFT-1 Fire Suppression Failure
33:20 B9’s 15X Fire Suppression Upgrade
39:55 Raptor Engine Startup Failures
40:45 IFT-2 B9 Performance Analysis
45:35 FTS System Upgrade
49:05 Hot Staging???
49:40 Outro & End Credits
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