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Almost two hours ago, the three Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster 3 (B3) prototype ignited for the first time during a static fire at Starbase, Texas. According to the tweet by Elon Musk below, the engine firing lasted for the expected duration. Depending on the construction progress of Super Heavy Booster 4, B3 will conduct another static fire—this time with nine Raptor engines installed. When it officially becomes operational, Super Heavy will have 33 Raptor engines to help it lift Starship to the Moon and beyond.
Today's successful test comes one day after the 8th of 9 tower sections was added to the Super Heavy's Launch Tower at Starbase's Orbital Launch Site (as shown below). SpaceX continues to make great strides in developing the rocket and its ground infrastructure that will allow Starship to one day send people on a long-awaited journey to Mars.
Full test duration firing of 3 Raptors on Super Heavy Booster!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2021
Stacking complete! The 8th segment of the orbital launch tower has successfully been integrated with the other 7 sections 🏗
— TankWatchers (@WatchersTank) July 18, 2021
📸@obetraveller#SpaceX @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/fo25EiQiv1
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