Friday, August 25, 2023

Photos of the Day: Booster 9 Lights Up Again...

An overhead view of Booster 9 conducting a second static fire atop the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase in Texas...on August 25, 2023.
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Earlier today, SpaceX's Booster 9 (B9) vehicle conducted a second static fire at Starbase in Texas...culminating in a successful demonstration that lasted a full six seconds and only resulted in two of B9's 33 Raptor 2 engines shutting down before the test was complete.

With another static fire accomplished, it remains to be seen when Starship 25 will be re-attached to B9 for flight. Of course, we're still waiting on the Federal Aviation Administration to grant SpaceX approval to launch Starship Super Heavy on the suborbital Integrated Flight Test 2.

Stay tuned!

Booster 9 standing tall on the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase in Texas.
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A high-angle view of Booster 9 conducting a second static fire atop the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase in Texas...on August 25, 2023.
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An aerial view of Booster 9 conducting a second static fire atop the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase in Texas...on August 25, 2023.
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Another aerial view of Booster 9 conducting a second static fire atop the Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase in Texas...on August 25, 2023.
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Posted by Richard Par at 11:21 PM
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