SpaceX Fires Up Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 in Texas
[Ignition starts at ~2 minute and 20 second mark] SpaceX conducted a static-fire test of their Starship Super heavy booster 9 on Aug. 6, 2023. The test was conducted at the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX briefly ignited the booster's 33 Raptor engines while anchored to the orbital launch mount at its Starbase site in South Texas.
Not all of the engines performed perfectly; four of them shut down prematurely, SpaceX representatives said during a webcast of today's test.
"A big congrats to the Starship team for getting through today's test," SpaceX's John Insprucker said during today's webcast. "That moves us another step closer to our next flight test."
Video Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)
Duration: 7 minutes, 45 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 6, 2023
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