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Last Wednesday, Starship Serial No. 24 (SN24) was removed from Super Heavy Booster 7 (B7) in preparation for B7's impending static fire...the final test that needs to be conducted before SpaceX's mega-Moon rocket embarks on its much-anticipated orbital test flight.
The destack comes two days after a wet dress rehearsal was successfully performed on Starship Super Heavy, with 10 million pounds of liquid oxygen and liquid methane fuel being loaded into the entire rocket.
Once B7's static fire is complete, SN24—which is currently at Starbase's Rocket Garden getting its lifting points removed—will be re-attached to the Super Heavy booster for flight. The only thing that stands in the way after this is SpaceX getting a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration for this silver behemoth.
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Ship 24 is being worked on while temporarily parked in the Rocket Garden.
— Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) January 28, 2023
Retired Ships 15 and 20 are paying close attention. https://t.co/e3xbqPo4OD pic.twitter.com/1tqYBwBjEz
Starship 24 is having its lifting points removed! Seems like we could be getting into final launch preparations. @NASASpaceflight
— Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) January 28, 2023
Get caught up on Ship 24's latest milestones and more here: https://t.co/1mKQoqbXL2 pic.twitter.com/LTUFUq5Zjs
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