Resembling a gigantic bidet for rockets, the deluge system is meant to minimize damage at the pad when Starship takes flight. Reading time 3 minutes On April 20, SpaceX wantonly launched its Starship ...

SpaceX has released some dramatic footage showing the testing of a new water deluge system designed to limit the damage caused by its mighty Starship rocket as its blasts off from the launchpad. The ...

SpaceX conducted a full-pressure test of a new water deluge system for its Starship launch vehicle on Friday, as the company looks to resolve one of the biggest problems that cropped up during the ...

A flow test of the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system is in progress at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Oct. 15, 2018. At peak flow ...

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The powerful spray will 'protect against the immense heat & force of Starship launch,' Elon Musk said. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...