SpaceX Successfully Trials Statistical Fire In Booster 9, Raptor Engine Burns Perfect!
JAKARTA - The first stage of the Starship megarocket, Booster 9, managed to conduct a static fire test on August 25, at 13.38 EDT.
Booster 9 through its Raptor engine emitted a fire out, which took place on the orbital launch pad at the SpaceX Starbase Site in South Texas.
The engine started about six seconds, as planned. This time is the second test for Booster 9, the massive vehicle turned on 29 of its 33 Raptors during a static fire test on August 6. Today, the 33 engines were all on fire.
"The static Super Heavy Booster 9 fire managed to turn on all 33 Raptor engines, with all but two engines running for full duration. Congratulations to the SpaceX team for this exciting achievement!," SpaceX tweeted in a post on X.
Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire successfully lit all 33 Raptor engines, with all but two running for the full duration. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on this exciting milestone! pic.twitter.com/1hzs768vHg
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 25, 2023
Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire successfully lit all 33 Raptor engines, with all but two running for the full duration. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on this excited milestone! pic.twitter.com/1hzs768vHg
It is known, this Super Heavy Booster is the largest and strongest rocket ever to fly, serving as the first stage then pushing the second stage Starship into orbit along with an upper-level prototype called the Ship 25.
About four weeks ago, SpaceX successfully tested a new flood of water and a fire deflector installed under the Starship launch site, as quoted by Space and Ars Technica, Saturday.
SpaceX has yet to set a public launch target for Starship, and one of the sources said the company had not yet received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).