Analysis SpaceX's orbit largest rocket in history Reentry: Why Failed?

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Analysis SpaceX's orbit largest rocket in history Reentry: Why Failed?
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Starship re-entry

Guess what, folks? It's not just a story; it's real! Brace yourselves for this incredible tale. The re-entry process—something we've never witnessed before in the first two integrated test flights of Starship—actually took place. Yes, you heard me right! And guess what? It wasn't just a fluke; it was Flight 3, where SpaceX once again wowed us with yet another miraculous feat involving Starship.
So, buckle up and get ready for today's episode of Great SpaceX! We're diving deep into the thrilling world of Starship's atmosphere re-entry and other mind-blowing achievements related to S28. Let's see just how far SpaceX and Starship have come on this exhilarating journey!
Analysis SpaceX's orbit largest rocket in history Reentry: Why Failed?
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To be resolved, thank you.

[thehdgaming]

Just the fact that SpaceX was able to get that video through the plasma was an amazing accomplishment in itself... Starlink is awesome...

[MrTommispilot]

Where was the analysis about the reentry failure?

[derckvanschuylenburch]

"Heatshield system functioned flawlessly"? I think I saw quiet a few of them flying of during some lengthy episodes.

[grumpysanta]

Many problems with Starship were noted... at one point it was almost shedding heat tiles, you could see them on camera raining off of it. They need to improve the attachment of them.

The payload door thing failed to close properly, you could see it remained open, so that will need to be addressed.

Attitude control failed, Starship was tumbling. Also fixable.

All in all, a much better flight than the first two, and some glaring yet fixable issues were discovered as well. Looking forwards to flight 4!

[gregculverwell]

I think they had problems with S28 before reentry - they skipped the engine relight test which was scheduled for after the door test.
That could well be that the ship's orientation was wrong.
You could also see before it began to encounter friction that it was rolling and generally flopping about.

[jeanladoire]

"its heatshield worked flawlessly" except some tiles fell off early, and the ship didnt survive re-entry, burning up in the atmosphere

[matthewknobel]

Historical ontext: The initial flight test of the Redstone occurred on August 20, 1953 at Cape Canaveral. Between August 1953 and November 1958, 37 Redstone missiles were fired altogether with only 13 experiencing any sort of malfunction.

"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" - Kennedy

[TomReddick-nb]

The tube shape of Starship makes it roll from side to side. Need to add a fixed stabilizing fin on each side to stabilize the ship more especially during the initial phase of re-entry. May add more weight but you will probably not lose as many tiles.

[AndrewHillis_]

THAT RE-ENTRY WAS SOMETHING ELSE AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF THIS ON FUTURE STARSHIP LAUNCHES ! ! !👍

[MichaelTrout-vx]

Didn't help that the ship wasn't stabilized for re-entry and instead was tumbling through space. They will have to determine why this happened and how to prevent it before a future ship will have a chance to survive. Regardless of whether or not the tiles work, they didn't get the chance to prove it this time.

[jgcramermd]

Are there not images that the satellite dispensing door did not close completely?

[AndrewHillis_]

THE ENGINEERING DATA GATHERED FROM THIS TEST-FLIGHT & ALL THE TEST-FLIGHTS ARE GOLD TO THE ENGINEERS ! ! !👍

[jimdigriz]

Anyone that watched closely saw dozens of tiles come off the ship. Also, attitude control was a problem. Let’s admit the obvious and SpaceX can start fixing it. Minor problems, really

[ancientastronut]

In under 5 years, SpaceX created and built a completely new launch system and reached re-entry status, nearly reaching maximum objectives in only 3 launches. Amazing!!!

[TheDesertraptor]

Why did it look like the Starship was rotating or flipping?

[KBM]

The crux of the issue with both the booster and ship based on the earth rotating in the video seemed to be control yet no mention of this.

[keithplymale]

Other sites are reporting that SpaceX said the payload door ran into a problem on trying to close. Still this flight went beyond IFT-2. Just an example of the iterative process shown by the success Falcon 9 is today from it's start at the much smaller Falcon 1.

[LG-qzom]

There were only 15 min left before Columbia would have landed too.
Its a tough zone to pass thru which was exacerbated by the unstopped roll.
Now we know. Can't wait for the next flight.

[joncsoriano]

My hopes was high too, honestly thought we can recover the starship. Maybe in June. LETSGOOO SPACEX!!!

[mieczyslawherba]

Congratulations for Starship, you made colossal progress, but Starship's reentry needs more attention than anyone could expect.