"'TANK LEAK!'' Elon Musk Revealed WHY Starship Flight 9 Exploded...

"'TANK LEAK!'' Elon Musk Revealed WHY Starship Flight 9 Exploded...
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00:00: Intro
00:54: Flight 9’s progress and problems
07:48: Future work
09:46: Japanese lunar lander updates
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"'TANK LEAK!'' Elon Musk Revealed WHY Starship Flight 9 Exploded...
Excitement mixed with a hint of regret—that’s the lingering emotion after yesterday’s Starship flight.
There’s no question SpaceX made real progress. Key systems performed better than in previous missions, and the overall execution showed major improvements. But despite those gains, the mission ended with a sense of incompleteness, as both the Super Heavy booster and the upper stage failed to finish their journeys.
Now, all eyes are on what caused those unexpected failures. What went wrong? Why did it happen? And how can SpaceX use this experience to improve?
In this episode, we’ll walk through every major moment of the flight, break down the technical challenges, and analyze what these setbacks mean for Starship’s future. Stick with us here at Great SpaceX as we dive into the mission’s critical lessons and what’s next for the path to space.
"'TANK LEAK!'' Elon Musk Revealed WHY Starship Flight 9 Exploded...
The afternoon at Starbase was as breathtaking as ever. About 30 minutes before launch, the live stream kicked off, capturing the mesmerizing scenes of venting and fuel loading as anticipation built across the world. The countdown faced two brief holds, but those delays only heightened the suspense and made the moment even more thrilling.
Then it happened—the moment we had all been waiting nearly three months for: Starship lifted off. All 33 Raptor engines ignited as expected, pushing the massive rocket off the pad with thunderous force. After successfully passing Max-Q, the vehicle moved into the separation phase using the hot staging technique. Main Engine Cut-Off (MECO) went exactly as planned, with all 30 outer and center ring engines on the Super Heavy booster shutting down precisely for stage separation. Simultaneously, six engines on the upper stage ignited flawlessly, sending both stages on their separate paths.
"'TANK LEAK!'' Elon Musk Revealed WHY Starship Flight 9 Exploded...
For Booster 14, this was the most critical test yet. The boost back burn, which had caused issues in Flights 7 and 8, went incredibly well. All 10 center engines ignited perfectly with no failures—a major step forward and a clear demonstration of SpaceX’s continuous improvements. The booster then moved into the landing phase, shutting down its engines as the hot staging ring was successfully jettisoned.
Unfortunately, despite the promising performance up to that point, B14’s journey ended in disappointment. As it approached splashdown, the engines were supposed to reignite to decelerate and control the descent. But something went wrong. One of the center engines appeared to fail at a critical moment. Before there was time to analyze what had gone wrong, B14 exploded mid-air just before reaching the ocean, and its signal was lost. While the Gulf waters weren’t far away, B14 never made it.
Shortly after the flight, SpaceX released a statement: “First reflight of a Super Heavy booster! Today’s test objectives were designed to intentionally push Super Heavy to the limits, giving us real-world data about its performance that will directly feed into making the next generation booster even more capable.”
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