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Comment by ericd | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]ericd · 2026-11-15 Sun 05:14 UTC · link
They called it off because it was running lower on fuel than they expected - the margins are crazy thin. You can see a green burst of flame near the end, which is what happens when you run oxygen rich/fuel poor (also called "engine-rich" - iirc the green flame is copper from the engine as the oxidizer-rich mix causes it to run hot).