Plot Twist: Ex-SpaceX Employee exposed new Inside SpaceX Problem Caused Starship Explosion...

Plot Twist: Ex-SpaceX Employee exposed new Inside SpaceX Problem Caused Starship Explosion...
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00:00: Intro
00:36: New revelations about S36’s problems
06:15: Atlas V’s Kuiper-2 mission
10:22: China Zhuque-3’s static fire test
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Plot Twist: Ex-SpaceX Employee exposed new Inside SpaceX Problem Caused Starship Explosion...
SpaceX employees have just revealed more details about the issues that led to the failure of Ship 36, and there are several key points that are worth discussing.
In other news, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V has successfully completed its second mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper.
Meanwhile, China has carried out a new test of its well-known Zhuque-3 rocket engine, which has often been compared to other leading designs in the industry.
Let’s explore all of this and more on today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
Plot Twist: Ex-SpaceX Employee exposed new Inside SpaceX Problem Caused Starship Explosion...
The Ship 36 incident continues to capture widespread attention. The more we uncover about what happened, the more it reveals about deeper issues, not only with this particular vehicle but also with the Starship program as a whole.
Recently, several new revelations have come to light, this time from a former SpaceX employee named Morgan Wyatt Khan. According to Morgan, many of the issues leading up to the Ship 36 explosion may be tied not only to technical challenges but also to poor workmanship and substandard procedures at the Starbase facility.
One of the most discussed components recently is the Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel, or COPV. SpaceX and Elon Musk have both identified a failure in this system as the likely cause of the explosion. Independent analysts have also pointed to a COPV rupture, which likely compromised the structural integrity of the ship, severed fuel lines, and ultimately triggered the devastating explosion.
Plot Twist: Ex-SpaceX Employee exposed new Inside SpaceX Problem Caused Starship Explosion...
However, the question still stands: why is the COPV failing in the first place?
While previous discussions have explored complex technical reasons and broader design challenges, Morgan’s account offers a new and concerning angle. He claimed that during what he called the "Tent era" at Starbase, some workers would routinely slam COPV bottles into the retrofitted brackets in the payload section. According to Morgan, he was responsible for handling issue tickets related to these actions and was forced to assess the resulting damage.
This practice is especially dangerous. Even when COPVs are not pressurized, rough handling can easily cause micro-cracks or internal damage. Any hidden defect could result in catastrophic failure once the vessel is pressurized or exposed to cryogenic temperatures.
According to Morgan, the damage was so severe that at one point, the entire program had to halt operations while they waited for new COPVs to arrive. And unfortunately, the careless treatment of these components did not end with delivery.

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