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Had trouble loading video on my end.

Invidious worked for me, after loading a bit: https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=6na40SqzYnU&t=26969


Comment with timestamps, by @thedarkside13:

7:32:35 - Water deluge system,

7:32:40 - T -5,

7:32:45 - Lift off,

7:33:50//7:33:56 - Max-Q,

7:35:21 - Meco//Hot staging,

7:35:59//7:36:16 - Booster explosion,

7:40:59 - Starship telemetry loss/explosion.

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Is there consensus that Starship exploded, or are other scenarios still being considered? Given the height and ground speed, I suppose that a lot of the debris will stay in LEO for quite a while.

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Consensus is that the FTS was triggered. The exact cause is still unknown, but could be due to a LOx leak. The ship was still a few km/s shy of orbital velocity, so it is unlikely that debris made it to orbit.

I posted more details (and links) in a comment over in the Starship Development thread on !spacex@sh.itjust.works.

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Thank you!

Scott Manley is always quick on news, awesome!

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