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Video: SpaceX’s Starship Has Smooth Launch but Uncontrolled Reentry
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SpaceX’s Starship Has Smooth Launch but Uncontrolled Reentry
The spacecraft sprang a propellant leak, causing it to break apart and scatter debris in the Indian Ocean.
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We did spring a leak in some of the fuel tank systems inside of Starship, which a lot of those are used for your attitude control. Plasma build up during reentry. We do expect the vehicle to see about 1,400 degrees Celsius. And there you can see the flap. At this point, we had lost attitude control of the ship and entered into a spin.
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