The damaged prototype experts can't seem to agree on what to do with it. Some say the incident was a minor blow while others think the downcomer is toast.
Matt Lowne, a space YouTuber with half a million subscribers, said that the pic had been circulating on social media. He said the metal column in the middle of the image was meant to be a cylinder, a far cry from the crumpled up shape it has in the leaked image.
It's curtains for Booster 7, unless the downcomer is excised and a new one is built, which is unlikely due to how far along Booster 8 is now.
Thanks to this leaked pic, it's pretty much curtains for Booster 7, unless SpaceX excise the downcomer and weld in a new one, which is unlikely due to how far along Booster 8 is now.
For anyone wondering, yes, that's the downcomer, and yes, it's meant to be a cylinder 🙁 pic.twitter.com/0xfpJLoWlF
— Matt Lowne (@Matt_Lowne) April 23, 2022
Other sources describe the event more calmly. Wccftech, a tech and hardware site, said that the event could have been a one-off occurrence instead of a design flaw.
It's hard to say which interpretation of the damage is right because Musk hasn't said anything specific about the accident.
It is unlikely to slow him down for long. Wccftech points out that Musk is still waiting for full FAA environmental processing at his Texas facility while continuing tests and business as usual. One thing we can count on is that the billionaire who wants to take over the social networking site is motivated.
The space station has to avoid debris from satellites.
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