Commenters recall Raptor 3 failures during Starship Flight 13
4 Sep 18 6:08 PM · 5d ago · 1 comment · 1 source · development 4 of 6
A commenter points out that several Raptor 3 engines failed to start or relight during the July Starship Flight 13 launch attempt, with ice in feed lines suspected as the likely cause.
“I believe ice in feed lines is viewed as the most likely cause.”
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> And the problems haven’t been completely ironed out: the first launch attempt of Starship’s flight test 13 was aborted automatically by the vehicle’s flight software at T-0 (right before liftoff) this past July when several Raptor 3 engines failed to startAnd several engines failed to relight on the booster for flight 13. I believe ice in feed…
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