SpaceX says Flight 15's booster ended boostback on a low-fuel alarm
On Nov. 14, SpaceX's Kate Tice said early indications are that Flight 15's Super Heavy booster ended its boostback burn early because of a low-fuel-mass alarm, and that the root cause is still under investigation. Dan Huot said guidance then aborted the tower catch because the booster was not in the right place, and that the booster exploded a few feet above the Gulf about 6.5 minutes after the Nov. 13 liftoff when its flight termination system fired. Ars Technica reported the divert and explosion from Starbase, and a Space.com live update said teams had polled go for a Ship catch, with the ship in reentry by 21:02 UTC and no catch result on that page.
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