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SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype fires engines for 3rd time, encounters problem – Space.com
But SN8 is still standing.
SpaceX fired the engines on its latest Starship
prototype for the third time Thursday night (Nov. 12), but the test was a bumpy one.
The Starship SN8 vehicle performed its third brief “static fire” a test in which engines are ignited while a rocket remains tethered to the ground at SpaceX’s South Texas facility on Thursday, near the village of Boca Chica.
Shortly after the test, which several outside organizations webcast live, material could be seen apparently dripping from SN8’s base. This looked…
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