SpaceX seems to be gearing up for the test release of its SN9 Starship prototype, which could happen as early as this coming weekend.
According to a report from Fox Business, the aerospace company conducted a “Raptor Triple Static Fire Test” for the next-gen spaceflight system on Wednesday at Texas-based SpaceX Boca Chica facility showcasing a few of the three engines in the vehicle.
Chris Bergin of NASASpaceflight.com said it seemed like it was just a second or so, though it could be by design to protect the cap and still “get the data they want. “
This static fire test is part of a routine series of pre-launch tests. A second static fire test may occur the next day due to a shorter-than-expected firing test this coming Wednesday. If all goes well as expected, the test release could come earlier, like, this coming Friday.
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Launch the test
In connection with that space event, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. has issued instructions for road closures around the facility area for activities expected to launch the SpaceX test between 8am and 5pm local time Thursday or Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said airport borders are in place, too, around Boca Chica for Saturday and Sunday, as well.
Meanwhile, a SpaceX spokeswoman did not immediately comment when the business news agency requested it.
The test will be launched on the Starship SN9 which may be available after the pre-runner, the SN8, reached its first successful high altitude in December, reaching heights similar to commercial jets.
That successful lawsuit was followed by an accidental incident to Earth with a new “flip flip manure,” which seemed to have succeeded in the rocket’s direction. Nevertheless, the vessel entered the launch package very quickly, coming across the end of a so-called fire.
(Photo: Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA on Wikimedia Commons)
Boca Chica Suborbital A launch pass, the day after the SN8 test release
After the Starship SN9 Launch
On a Twitter post, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said, “Successful climb, switch to head tanks & precise flap control to landing spot!”
Also, on the post, he said, “fuel header tank pressure was low at the time of firing,” resulting in a touchdown speed being “high & RUD” even though all the required data was obtained.
Starship is a fully reusable mode of transportation designed to transport both cargo and crew to the orbit of Earth, the Moon, Mars, and even beyond.
Starship is thought to be the most powerful launch vehicle in the world ever developed to carry weight in excess of 100 metric tons to Earth’s orbit.
In addition to the SN9 release, the SN10 of SpaceX appears to be nearing completion. Responding to the unofficial aerial photo prepared to showcase two Starships at SpaceX’s South Texas launch pad, Musk asserted that multi-Starship test activity could turn into a “true reality”. soon. “
Earlier last week, Observer reported that “after the 2020 record position” marked more than 20 orbital launches, which included flights to the International Space Station, a series of SpaceX’s even more ambitious plans for this year.
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