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Off-Nominal
136 - A Little Bit Better Than Arianespace
Dec 21, 2023
Joe Barnard joins Jake and Anthony to present The Off-Nominees: the most bizarre space news stories of the year. They discuss launch failures, Starship incidents, coolant leaks on the ISS, a funny incident involving a rocket and Elon's list, Avio's win, Joey's projects, propellant development, and upcoming travel plans.
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- Valves in a rocket should be designed to fail closed to prevent dangerous failures.
- Starship experienced two distinct explosions during flight.
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Starship: Concrete Shower, Raptor Fail, FTS Fail, Sick Flip Maneuver
Starship IFT-1 provided a series of entertaining failures, including a concrete shower on the beach, Raptor engine failures, a failed flight termination system, and a spectacularly accidental flip maneuver.
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