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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    And exactly where in the ship do you expect to find so much metal that would cause such an enormous explosion? I see the paper refers...

    Today at 2:33 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    Oxygen, liquid or gas, is not going to burn or explode on its own . It needs something to ignite. And the only thing to cause such a...

    Today at 12:42 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    I am very familiar with all of this. A tank turned into a hazardous projectile is still not an explosion. It is more like a rocket - or...

    Today at 12:04 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    Good idea. As you have noted before, the learning curve is ongoing. Musk says this is a first time failure for this device, but it could...

    Yesterday at 5:36 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    As I said, I stand by my statements. A rupture could most certainly lead to a leak of the vessel, which never exploded. It appears to...

    Yesterday at 4:41 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    I stand by my statements. A rupture is not explicitly an explosion. It can simply be a fracture that would result in a leak of N2 gas or...

    Yesterday at 4:12 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    I am not reading this anywhere. The article of this thread says: "Initial analysis indicates the potential failure of a pressurized...

    Yesterday at 2:48 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank.

    One has to also wonder why the leak of a non-flammable gas would cause an explosion. But, I am reading that this pressurized nitrogen...

    Yesterday at 2:00 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas.

    Not likely. Apparently its perihelion is estimated at 10.9 AU in January 2031. Not enough sunlight for it to "light up"...

    Thursday at 5:30 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight.

    It seems there are multiple issues that are still not clear regarding all these failures, but fuel leaks still predominate. Failure...

    Thursday at 12:14 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread Tiny ‘primordial’ black holes created in the Big Bang may have rapidly grown to supermassive sizes.

    It seems likely that the BBT does not have some things right for the earliest parts of the story. This topic is certainly a tough nut...

    Tuesday at 6:08 PM
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    contrarian replied to the thread Astronomers see the 1st stars dispel darkness 13 billion years ago at 'Cosmic Dawn.

    Ouch! Looks like it needs some work to get this right. And in more ways than one.

    Jun 11, 2025
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    contrarian reacted to Unclear Engineer's post in the thread Astronomers see the 1st stars dispel darkness 13 billion years ago at 'Cosmic Dawn with Like.

    This article is a mess! It states: "Suddenly, photons were free to travel unimpeded through the cosmos as the universe instantly went...

    Jun 11, 2025
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX could launch 1st Starship to orbit in January, Elon Musk says.

    Rest assured I am not of this crowd. But with such things, it is the bad points that must be addressed before one can move on. And so...

    Jun 8, 2025
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    contrarian replied to the thread SpaceX could launch 1st Starship to orbit in January, Elon Musk says.

    The first stage did not come down as planned - which was "a controlled landing burn and splash down in the Gulf of Mexico". Instead, it...

    Jun 7, 2025

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