With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for next Starship flight

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SpaceX says a liquid oxygen leak caused the failure of a Falcon 9 launch last week.

The upper stage for the next Starship test flight, known as Ship 30, completed the static fire of its six Raptor engines in May.

The methane-fueled engines fired for about eight seconds, long enough for SpaceX engineers to verify all systems functioned normally.

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Author / Journalist: Stephen Clark

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Published On: 2024-07-15 @ 22:44:48 (1 days ago)

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