SpaceX performed a static fire test of a SuperHeavy booster on Sunday to evaluate changes to the vehicle and launchpad following April's maiden flight.
Starship Super Heavy Static Fire SpaceX has performed a static fire test of its Super Heavy booster ahead of its second test flight.
Recommended Videos The Super Heavy creates around 17 million pounds of thrust during an actual launch, making it the most powerful rocket ever built. Its engines did not fire at full power today, but the thrust level still exceeded that of the Falcon Heavy, SpaceX’s next most powerful rocket, which reaches around 5 million pounds of thrust at launch.
The launch vehicle, which comprises the first-stage Super Heavy and upper-stage Starship spacecraft , failed to reach orbit on its maiden flight, with an anomaly prompting controllers to blow up the rocket in midair a few minutes after launch. Tweeting on Saturday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said there was a “~50% probability of reaching orbital velocity” for the upcoming second test flight, adding that “even getting to stage separation would be a win.
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