This system is used to reduce extreme heat and energy generated by a rocket launch.?? On Oct. 15, 2018, the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system at Kennedy Space ...

NASA’s remarkable water system is making a splash all over the internet — as shown in the incredible video above, uploaded to YouTube by the space agency on Friday. Known as the “Ignition Overpressure ...

Now that's a lot of water. On Friday (July 28), SpaceX conducted the first full-up test of the new deluge system at its Starbase site in South Texas, spraying immense fountains of water up toward and ...

WEBVTT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.SO, DAN, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OFTHE TEST?DAN: IT'S TO MAKE SURE NASA'SPLANNED NEW SUPER ROCKET CANSAFELY MAKE IT OFF THE LAUNCHPAD.THIS TEST TOOK PLACE AT AN OLDSPACE SHUTTLE ...

A flow test of the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system is in progress at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Oct. 15, 2018. At peak flow ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. That big, tipping bucket at the water park has nothing on NASA. Last week, the space agency ...

SpaceX recently performed two tests of its new water deluge system, which is meant to protect the surrounding infrastructure during launches of the company’s Starship megarocket. The company is doing ...

SpaceX conducted a full-pressure test of a new water deluge system for its Starship launch vehicle on Friday, as the company looks to resolve one of the biggest problems that cropped up during the ...

Federal regulators have fined SpaceX nearly $150,000 for breaking clean water laws and a fuel spill at its South Texas launch site. The Environmental Protection Agency said it reached a “proposed ...