> A source indicated that one of the lightning towers may not be salvageable, and that the transporter-erector may also be damaged beyond repair.

My first thought is why wasn't the t-e moved away before launch?

ceejayoz 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Blue’s TEL is part of the launch pad. You can see it retract in some of the explosion videos.

regnerba 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It was a static fire, not a launch. Also means that payload was not lost as out wasn’t yet integrated

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