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[Peter Beck] for your enjoyment (video.twimg.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/rocketlab@lemmy.nz
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[–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I'm OOTL, what's the context? Testing of some new engine?

The stuff spraying up to the left, is that part of the engine or some sort of suppression system so they don't light the building on fire?

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Close guess - rocket engines are so loud that launch pads and test stands almost always need a water deluge system to stop them from self-destructing. If you have enough water in the way, the energy from the sound waves gets dissipated to a more reasonable (but still probably fatal) level.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Ah, so do they do this for the launches too? I can't remember seeing water sprayed at the rocket but maybe I didn't know what to look for.

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