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How do rockets detach booster stages at Mach 6 without blowing up?
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β€’ Footage courtesy: The Slow Mo Guys (@theslowmoguys) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0srs5jZ1qdg
β€’ Footage courtesy: Hazegrayart β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ChDT4kj3oE
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β€’ Footage courtesy: Astromotive (@AstromotiveSpace) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foi0jLpAEKM
β€’ Footage courtesy: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives (@sdasmarchives) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aver-37BIwk
Transcript
00:00The Falcon 9 booster tank faces instant vaporization at Mach 6 separation.
00:05How do heavy metal boosters tear away cleanly without smashing the main engine exhaust?
00:11Most people assume heavy mechanical clamps release the empty fuel tanks, but hydraulics are way too slow.
00:18Explosive linear-shaped charges slice the steel hull in 5 milliseconds,
00:23while tiny solid rockets shove the dead tank backward.
00:26This violent detonation leaves zero room for error when the Falcon 9 booster tank faces instant vaporization at Mach 6
00:35separation.
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