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It appears that Starship did not terminate in the planned corridor, which is a major FAA violation and could cause a longer delay before Flight 8 (aircraft had to be diverted, etc)

It's not just that ship 33 failed, it's the fact that the flight termination system didn't even do its job correctly :/

Starship 33's Reentry corridor. LOTS of debris expected to wash up in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Engine loss in the sequence that it went clearly caused the vehicle to go lopsided and changed the inclination of the trajectory. This is BAD https://t.co/GoOJWrt3t9

TheSpaceEngineer

It appears that Starship did not terminate in the planned corridor, which is a major FAA violation and could cause a longer delay before Flight 8 (aircraft had to be diverted, etc)

It's not just that ship 33 failed, it's the fact that the flight termination system didn't even do its job correctly :/
https://x.com/mcrs987/status/1880042280163373515

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it should have detonated before this degree inclination change?

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they got this press release out QUICK

"Starship flew within its designated launch corridor – as all U.S. launches do to safeguard the public both on the ground, on water and in the air. Any surviving pieces of debris would have fallen into the designated hazard area."

they got this press release out QUICK

"Starship flew within its designated launch corridor – as all U.S. launches do to safeguard the public both on the ground, on water and in the air. Any surviving pieces of debris would have fallen into the designated hazard area."

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7

yea definitely. it couldn't have just been a quick rotation either, all that energy had to get going in the wrong direction, so it must have been off for a bit