So Elon Musk launched the worlds biggest firework today - ooops

@SomeMichGuy i think the engines need to be mounted higher. Too much risk of damage.

@Tastyfrzz ABC had a view of the rear and said sthg like 7 of the "boosters"--I believe that's what was reported--did not fire, showing several unbalanced, unlighted places around the ring.

Unbalanced boosters = unbalanced thrust = torque (couple)

Higher is likely more dangerous. It's likely the lack of ignition of these boosters.

I am not familiar with this design, but both the terminology and video suggest that solid fuel rockets are being used. Since they (solid fuel rockets) don't have the equivalent ability of, say, a liquid fuel rocket to have an initial low-flow proof of ignition as part of the design, this seems to be the failure of something easily testable within a non-launch context (at much less cost in terms money, time, and negative publicity); this should have been sorted out long before the launch test.

@SomeMichGuy nope. They use liquid fuel. Methane and oxygen.

@Tastyfrzz Ok, then that's even MORE perplexing (but it agrees with what the burn looked like).

It's also more concerning that ignition could fail in so many chambers.

Again...easily testable in a NON-launch configuration.