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Rockets are designed to minimize dry mass, are _just barely_ structurally sound when tanks are empty, and rely on pressure to maintain integrity. Think coke can but with relatively MUCH thinner walls. This kind of failure is likely SpaceX optimizing booster mass.
Rockets are designed to minimize dry mass, are _just barely_ structurally sound when tanks are empty, and rely on pressure to maintain integrity. Think coke can but with relatively MUCH thinner walls. This kind of failure is likely SpaceX optimizing booster mass.