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Starship SN15 prepares to rollout as Raptor testing ups a gear – NASASpaceFlight.com – NASASpaceflight.com
Just days after Starship SN11 conducted a fog-cloaked test flight that ended in an explosive…
Just days after Starship SN11 conducted a fog-cloaked test flight that ended in an explosive finale, SN15 is already in final preparations for a rollout down Highway 4 at SpaceX Starbase (Boca Chica). SN15 will sport numerous modifications that SpaceX hopes will result in improved performance ahead of shooting for orbit along with smoother touchdowns for its prototype rocket.
One of the mostly unspecified modifications involves the engines, which are being aided by an increased test cadence at SpaceX’s…
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