SpaceX Resumes Starship Flight 9 Test Campaigns and Test Fires Rocket In Texas!

OSTN Staff

Image shows the Super Heavy booster lighting up its engines for a full duration static fire

After appearing to stand down yesterday, SpaceX has static fired the rocket that could fly Starship Flight 9 for the first time. The test occurred late at night yesterday in Texas. The test was relatively short compared to other static fires, indicating that SpaceX is taking it slow with the troublesome second stage, which has already failed twice during flight. The second-stage rocket is a new design, and it flew for the first time in January on Starship Flight 7. The rocket then flew in March, and the second flight also ended in failure like the previous one. SpaceX Static […]

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