Sunday, October 24, 2021

SpaceX Update: One of Starship SN20's Raptor Vacuum Engines Comes to Life at Starbase...

A Raptor vacuum engine aboard Starship SN20 comes to life during the first of two static fires conducted at Starbase, Texas...on October 21, 2021.
SpaceX

Last Thursday, SpaceX conducted static fires for one of the Raptor vacuum engines aboard its Starship Serial No. 20 (SN20) rocket at Starbase, Texas.

There were two engine tests for Starship SN20 on October 21...which marked a big milestone for these thrusters—which will allow Starship to maneuver in the vacuum of space during next year's orbital test flight—as they last came to life at SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas.

Below is a photo taken by Elon Musk of Starbase as it continues to take form at Boca Chica Beach near the Gulf Coast. And beneath that is a short video released by SpaceX giving a glimpse of its new spaceport as the company continues its quest to develop vehicles that will assist Orion and the Space Launch System on NASA's Artemis Moon missions (as the Human Landing System), and finally send people to Mars.

Stay tuned.

The Full Moon looms behind Starship SN20, Boosters 3 and 4 as well as the Orbital Launch Tower at Starbase, Texas...on October 22, 2021.
Elon Musk


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