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 ...

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 ...

Once operational, the system will work to suppress the power of SpaceX’s megarocket, which exerts nearly 17 million pounds of thrust at launch. reading time 2 minutes Earlier today, SpaceX performed ...

This system is used to reduce extreme heat and energy generated by a rocket launch.?? On Oct. 15, 2018, the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system at Kennedy Space ...

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 ...

In reaction to concerns about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Old City church tests its “deluge” suppression system. The spire of Christ Church in Od City fades behind a cascade of ...

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 ...

Now that's a lot of water. On Friday (July 28), SpaceX conducted the first full-up test of the new deluge system at its Starbase site in South Texas, spraying immense fountains of water up toward and ...