Description : Booster 16 performed a directional flip during stage separation and tested an engine-out landing burn scenario. After completing its landing burn, the booster briefly hovered over the water before cutting power and splashing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Ship 37 carried and deployed eight Starlink mass simulators and conducted a brief in-space Raptor engine relight test over Africa. Ten minutes later, during re-entry at T+00:47:00 and an altitude of approximately 90 kilometers, an explosion potentially originating from the engine chill lines occurred within the engine compartment, severely damaging Ship 37’s aft skirt. It was later determined that this was caused by blocked engine chill lines and a subsequent combustion event. Despite this, and some burn-through at the inner trailing edge of the aft flaps, Ship 37 survived re-entry. After completing its objectives, the ship performed a landing flip and briefly hovered over the Indian Ocean before tipping over into the water, where it exploded on impact. The splashdown was performed within the planned zone and captured on video by a pre-positioned buoy.

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