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SpaceX fires up SN10 Starship prototype for 2nd time – Space.com
The test came just a day or so after SpaceX swapped out one of SN10’s three engines.
SpaceX has fired up its newest Starship
prototype for the second time, continuing the vehicle’s test-flight prep.
Starship SN10 ignited its three Raptor engines
for a few seconds today (Feb. 25) at 5:57 p.m. EST (2257 GMT) in a “static fire” trial at SpaceX’s South Texas site, near Boca Chica Village on the state’s Gulf Coast.
SN10’s first static fire
, which occurred on Tuesday (Feb. 23), apparently revealed an issue with one of the vehicle’s Raptors. SpaceX quickly swapped out the engine
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