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space X test failure. 3

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Alistair_Heaton

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Doesn't look like buckling to me. More of a someone opened the wrong tap without opening another one first to equalise the pressure.
 
That could be just a pre-burner test
There are 3 combustion chambers in the raptor engine
fuel rich ,oxidizer rich, and main chamber
My guess they did not light the main chamber until they know the pre-burners are running fine

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