Timeline for What's this chunk that fell off Falcon 9 second stage?
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| Oct 19, 2017 at 6:11 | comment | added | rkagerer | Sorry, by "boom" I didn't mean a sound, but rather the pipe or whatever that's protruding, from which the chunk detached. Here's a cleaner contrast image of it from T+9:32 when the engine isn't firing. I think @OrganicMarble is correct and it's the pipe at the bottom of the TCA. Something similar happened at T+2:52. How often is purge used and is it possible it gets buildup at the outlet that freezes? In any case good to know it's inconsequential, and thanks for that awesome diagram by the way! | |
| Oct 12, 2017 at 12:37 | comment | added | PearsonArtPhoto♦ | Yeah, could well be. That line isn't marked, so it's a bit tricky to know for sure... | |
| Oct 12, 2017 at 11:55 | comment | added | Organic Marble | It looks more like that tube on the other side of the nozzle from the fuel return line in the left image. It appears to be a purge or drain line. | |
| Oct 12, 2017 at 1:37 | history | answered | PearsonArtPhoto♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
