@llamacoffee to [email protected]English • 5 months agoThe hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launchesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square6arrow-up132arrow-down13
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkThe hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launchesarstechnica.com@llamacoffee to [email protected]English • 5 months agomessage-square6
minus-square@BalthazarlinkEnglish11•5 months agoThey used the fire suppression system to make an ice patch on a leaking LOX line, which allowed propellant loading to complete. However, a lot of excess water collected in the flame trench, and drenched the rocket upon ignition.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeersMlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months ago They used the fire suppression system to make an ice patch on a leaking LOX line I’m amazed that that worked. I guess it must have been a fairly low-pressure LOX line, or else I doubt the ice patch would have held.
They used the fire suppression system to make an ice patch on a leaking LOX line, which allowed propellant loading to complete. However, a lot of excess water collected in the flame trench, and drenched the rocket upon ignition.
I’m amazed that that worked. I guess it must have been a fairly low-pressure LOX line, or else I doubt the ice patch would have held.