SpaceX’s answer is what CEO Elon Musk called “a mega-steel pancake.” The water deluge system is composed of a very thick perforated steel plate that sits directly underneath the rocket and ...

A functioning water deluge system will work in SpaceX’s favor to protect the pad during launches of Starship and to convince the Federal Aviation Administration that the company is worthy of ...

SpaceX conducted a full pressure test of the new water deluge system in July. Photo: SpaceX In the wake of an explosive debut in April, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a review of ...

Below we can see the water pour forth during a recent test at SpaceX’s launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. New water deluge system to protect against the immense heat & force of Starship launch ...

Deluge System The system is capable of pumping out around 450,000 gallons of water in about 60 seconds. With the pressure of the release, the water reaches heights of around 100 foot into the air.

On the first test flight April 20th 2023 SpaceX Starship IFT-1 video shows large launch pad projectiles flying in all directions after liftoff from16 million pounds of thrust without a water ...

SpaceX fired up the engines on its latest Starship booster Sunday afternoon in Texas, while simultaneously testing a new water deluge system on the vehicle’s launchpad. The ignition test lasted ...

A still frame of NASA's IOP/SS water deluge system during testing. Image Credit: NASA/YouTube NASA’s IOP/SS system resides at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39B, and like all new contraptions, it ...

SpaceX conducted a full-pressure test of a new water deluge system for its Starship launch vehicle on Friday, as the company looks to resolve one of the biggest problems that cropped up during the ...

SpaceX conducted a full-pressure test of a new water deluge system for its Starship launch vehicle on Friday, as the company looks to resolve one of the biggest problems that cropped up during the ...