Spacex 63 corrections before FAA approves next launch 1

[Brian Malone]

I should have prefaced this with this is not so much 'engineering failures' as engineering challenges:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...pacexs-april-starship-test-launch-2023-09-08/

The full list of 63 corrections more than likely covers intricate
changes and the mundane. The self-destruct (automated destruct) system did not work properly on this launch and it is one of the systems that requires improvement. I assume the auto-destruct system is required for all launch systems, unmanned or manned. The reliability and integrity of this system must be very high - especially if the vehicle is manned: it would have to reject random/false signals and respond with proper signal confirmation and encoding to a valid command within a short action window. It looks like a metal shield system is going to be required to ensure the launch blast water system is effective and rocks and debris don't get thrown up and out.

 

[SWComposites]

Mr Musk is going to find that FAA oversight and approval is way more onerous than he likes.

 

[Brian Malone]

How do I get this moved to the 'Spacecraft Engineering forum?

 

[SnTMan]

Mr Musk is going to find that FAA oversight and approval is way more onerous than he likes.

One part of the Whole Of Government approach

The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand

 

[IRstuff]

You can try to contact the site admins, but it'll be easier to copy and paste your OP into the other forum and then come back and delete this thread

TTFN (ta ta for now)
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[CWB1]

I assume the auto-destruct system is required for all launch systems, unmanned or manned.

Yup, and they should be standardized systems. Per Congressional decree the US military is ultimately responsible for all US space vehicles. Regardless of SpaceX/other owners' decisions/opinions, Space Force tracks and can trigger every vehicle's destruction.