The company notched another successful booster catch but lost contact with the Starship spacecraft at roughly the same point ...

SpaceX said it is also adding vents and a gaseous nitrogen purge system to reduce the flammability of the attic section of the current version of Starship. SpaceX is moving ahead with the next ...

Additional vents were installed in the area where the fire broke out and a nitrogen purge system was added to minimize the chance of fire. It was not immediately known what went wrong Thursday.

The company has also added additional vents and a “new purge system utilizing gaseous nitrogen” to the attic section of Starship designed to make that area more robust to propellant leakage.

As a result, the propellant supply lines were modified. SpaceX is also installing additional vents and a purge system with gaseous nitrogen in the Attic. The eighth flight of the Starship is imminent.

"To address flammability potential in the attic section on Starship, additional vents and a new purge system utilizing gaseous nitrogen are being added to the current generation of ships to make ...

Starship also has new vents and a “purge system” that can use nitrogen to help flush out fuel leaks and make the aft area less flammable, according to SpaceX. Friday’s mission is expected to ...

nitrogen purging, and de-gassing and pressure testing, as well as cutting/welding and cooling down piping/vessels systems. Receive News & Ratings for National Energy Services Reunited Daily ...

As for the bogeys in the attic, extra vents and a gaseous nitrogen-based purge system will be installed. In future iterations of the Starship, the arrival of the Raptor 3 engine should reduce the ...

Any system that delivers pure nitrogen is also going to deliver dry nitrogen. Filling tires with nitrogen involves filling and purging several times in succession to get as much oxygen ...

"Additional vents and a new purge system utilizing gaseous nitrogen are being added to the current generation of ships to make the area more robust to propellant leakage," the company added.