Booster 9 - Successful Static Fire
Booster 9 - Successful Static Fire
2.7 second long static fire with 4 premature shutdown Raptor engines.
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The engine shutdowns and early test end aren't my favorite if Booster 9 is still supposed to be used for the next orbital test flight.
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Waiting to find out the reasons for the premature shutdowns, and for pics of the steel plates...
Great to see the test campaign swing back into action!
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I'm hoping this test was mostly for the deluge system, not the booster, so they were running with extra safe engine shutdown limits. That's just blind hope, though.
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On the other hand, the whole point of testing is to find these issues and fix them before the real flight.
I wonder if they will do another test before orbital.
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Eric Berger has posted a mostly positive review of the test on Ars Technica.
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Glorious! I can’t wait for pics of the pad
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