SpaceX's Starship Mk1 just blew off its bulkhead in a pressurization accident

It looks as if not only the bulkhead got separated but also the top-most ring where it was attached. I don't remember right now how that section looked, but maybe it was not the bulkhead at a fault but the seam between the first and second ring from the top.

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Post by hsnewman » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 10:41 PM UTC

And that's why they are testing it.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:04 PM UTC

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Post by mdorazio » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:05 PM UTC

hsnewman wrote: post #6

And that's why they are testing it.

Yup, curious to see the analysis of this failure when/if it's available. Failures like this often provide a great view into the difficulties of aerospace manufacturing and testing along the entire supply chain.

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Post by cracker_jacks » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:10 PM UTC

Is the Starship Mk1 more structurally sound than it looks? From a first glance and having no knowledge of its design, it looks like an empty soda can that would deform at the slightest disturbance. And the way it crumpled in the video doesn't seem far off from what I would expect.

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Post by MattRix » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:11 PM UTC

cracker_jacks wrote: post #9

Is the Starship Mk1 more structurally sound than it looks? From a first glance and having no knowledge of its design, it looks like an empty soda can that would deform at the slightest disturbance. And the way it crumpled in the video doesn't seem far off from what I would expect.

Yes, your impressions are wrong.