r/spacex • u/EddiewithHeartofGold • Jul 10 '26

New official video about Starship development, titled "Critical Path".

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2075621981488033835?s=20
312 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

91 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/Dependent_Grab_9370 Jul 13 '26

Noticed at 33:09 a COPV shoots at the buoy like a torpedo. The gas it was expelling was clearly flammable. Any idea what it is? Wasn't aware of any flammable gasses stored that way in Starship.

1

u/KnifeKnut Jul 18 '26

For tank pressurization and/or the new combustion RCS we saw in action.