What is the standard process for failure analysis for a company like SpaceX and how do they likely integrate the lessons into the next iteration?
Do companies like this have some form of high level "failure procedure" they go though?
Do companies like this have some form of high level "failure procedure" they go though?
This one was SN1. SN2 already has "better welds" (Musk tweet from some days ago). They built a welding system that better fits their needs and should produce much stronger welds. So this explosion just shows that that was probably a good idea.
See more rockets blow up over the next 20 iterations. Plan is SN1 to SN20.
At a US Air Force event yesterday, Musk said that currently they are focusing primarily on production equipment and methods, not so much on the actual rocket.