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SpaceX s Starship Fires Three Raptor Engines Of SN9 Prototype For Historic Future Launch
SpaceX’s next-generation super heavy-lift reusable launch spacecraft’s engines went off one by one producing 71.2MN of thrust during ascent in static-fire test.
SpaceX s Starship conducted a static-fire test of the SN9 prototype for the first time on January 6 from SpaceX s South Texas facilities, near the Gulf Coast. Elon Musk-owned space agency carried out the routine preflight check. Three engines of the spacecraft lit up and the remained on the ground in a test flight for the future missions.
SpaceX’s next-generation super heavy-lift reusable launch spacecraft’s engines went off one by one producing 71.2 MN of thrust during ascent as loads and acceleration on the vehicle were decreased according to a Starship’s release. The SN9 prototype was installed in place of SpaceX’s serial number 8 or SN8, the first high-altitude Starship prototype, which the firm sc
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