They’re reinforced. One possible use case could be detanking. The propellant and oxidizer would first be routed into these large new tanks, then into the condenser, and then back into the GSE tanks. What do you think? What’s your idea about those new tanks? As always, tell me in the comments! And here’s the next big milestone. After the recent pre burner tests on SpaceX’s vacuum raptor engine mounted under Starship NUMBER_TOKEN, they now finally performed the first full static fire. In fact, they did two of them within one hour, which shows the capability of the newly installed RVac engine. One, where only the RVac engine was fired. And the second one, where several engines were fired. It’s unknown, how many were ignited, but it sure does give an impressive sight! And on the official SpaceX video something can be observed Luis and I already speculated on the recent Pre burner test. Starbricks, SpaceX’s TPS heat tiles, fell down. There are first pictures showing the Starship NUMBER_TOKEN heat shield after the static fires and there are several tiles missing. Musk commented that they’re shaking out the problems. It raises the question again, if the heat shield in its current form is ready for an orbital flight, though. If a Static fire manages to rattle the ship enough for Starbricks to fall off, what will an orbital flight do to the shield? One single tile missing or not completely being aligned with the surrounding tiles would likely be enough for the whole shield to fail. Musk also answered a question I’ve heard from the WAI community a few times now and we do have an answer. A vacuum engine has a much larger nozzle to make sure that expansion of the exhaust is optimal in the lower ambient pressure of space. At sea level this can cause problems. And in the worst case a so-called flow separation at the end of the nozzle can cause the engine to fail and explode. According to Musk the Raptor already is at a chamber pressure of NUMBER_TOKEN bar, though. So, the pressure of the engine is so high, that even at sea level the flow of a vacuum nozzle is still good. Raptor engines work at such a high pressure that you can use a vacuum engine at sea level. Impressive! Next, we'll talk about a strange new parking lot at the launch site and possible new static fire test dates for Ship NUMBER_TOKEN and Lucy. A record-breaking asteroid mission by NASA that might be in danger. So stay tuned! It’s worth it! The Wai Family needs your support! Give the video a like, subscribe and share it with your friends on Twitter or Facebook to show the YouTube algorithm that you appreciate the content! Looking for a more direct way of support? Become a Patron or YouTube member by clicking the join button right under the video and get some awesome percs! Gain access to our Discord Server where you can meet me and the rest of the community or get a completely ad-free release of each and every episode provided just for channel members! Or do you know about the WAI Warehouse? Shop for your next Starship shirt, hoodie or cap and look as awesome as you feel! Links can be found in the description! You Rock! Now, before we get to new possible Starship NUMBER_TOKEN static fire test dates, I want to show you one more picture that
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