SpaceX Booster 7 31 engines Firing instead of 33, Musk's Reaction.... Wow wow, after years of preparatory work, this finally happened!!! SpaceX just attempted to ignite all 33 engines in a test fire of its gargantuan Super Heavy rocket booster. The trial marks the biggest company “static fire” test for what is expected to be the most powerful launch vehicle ever built. However, you may know or not, B7 only got 31 engines firing instead of 33. Why? Will that number of engines be enough for Starship to have an orbital mission? This is the real reason explained by Elon Musk. SpaceX’s Starship rocket has survived the most powerful static fire test in the history of rocketry. Yeah, it’s still standing on the launch pad!!! Congrats to SpaceX's team. According to CEO Elon Musk, Super Heavy Booster 7 (B7) ultimately ignited 31 of its 33 Raptor engines. One engine was manually disabled “just before” the static fire, while the other faulty engine automatically shut down while attempting to ignite. The other 31 Raptors, however, completed a “full duration” static fire that lasted about five seconds. Musk says that even with two engines disabled, those that remained were “still enough…to reach orbit” – an excellent result despite the static fire’s imperfections. SpaceX Booster 7 31 engines Firing instead of 33, Musk's Reaction....
SpaceX Booster 7 31 engines Firing instead of 33, Musk's Reaction....
Wow wow, after years of preparatory work, this finally happened!!!
SpaceX just attempted to ignite all 33 engines in a test fire of its gargantuan Super Heavy rocket booster. The trial marks the biggest company “static fire” test for what is expected to be the most powerful launch vehicle ever built.
However, you may know or not, B7 only got 31 engines firing instead of 33.
Why? Will that number of engines be enough for Starship to have an orbital mission?
This is the real reason explained by Elon Musk.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has survived the most powerful static fire test in the history of rocketry.
Yeah, it’s still standing on the launch pad!!! Congrats to SpaceX's team.
According to CEO Elon Musk, Super Heavy Booster 7 (B7) ultimately ignited 31 of its 33 Raptor engines. One engine was manually disabled “just before” the static fire, while the other faulty engine automatically shut down while attempting to ignite. The other 31 Raptors, however, completed a “full duration” static fire that lasted about five seconds.
Musk says that even with two engines disabled, those that remained were “still enough…to reach orbit” – an excellent result despite the static fire’s imperfections.
SpaceX Booster 7 31 engines Firing instead of 33, Musk's Reaction....
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