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Starship SN8 hoping for speedy return to testing as additional vehicles line up – NASASpaceflight.com

Following Starship SN8’s eventful Static Fire test, it was feared the test flight would likely…

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Following Starship SN8’s eventful Static Fire test, it was feared the test flight would likely suffer from a lengthy delay. However, thanks in part to a burst disk that avoided a damaging “pop” scenario, SN8 may yet still fly to 50,000 feet this month, albeit with a realigned trio of Raptor engines.
While repair work on SN8 is conducted at the Launch Site, there’s been no slowdown of the incredible production cadence a short distance down Highway 4, with three Starships assembled or in a stacking…

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