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Old 13th February 2025 | 22:22
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ORAC
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Video.Molten slag observed being ejected from the flame deflector during S34's sixty-second static fire last night.

It's possible that this correlates to moderate or severe damage to the deflector surface after such a harsh test. Concrete spalling would not throw this many sparks; this is almost certainly material from the deflector itself.

Snapshots of a few instances of the observed debris;


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