SpaceX's newest Starship prototype blazed to life three times today (Jan. 13), apparently keeping the vehicle on track for a high-altitude test flight in the near future.SN9 will fly soon, if all goes according to plan.
SN9 is on deck to boldly follow in the footsteps of SN8, which bravely sacrificed itself in the name of iteration.SN9 is on deck to boldly follow in the footsteps of SN8, which bravely sacrificed itself in the name of iteration.
Around 12:30 pm CST (UTC-6), SpaceX Starship prototype serial number 9 (SN9) ignited its Raptor engines for the second time, followed by another Raptor ignition at 2:22 pm and a third around 3:37 pm. All three tests were extremely brief, mirroring SN9’s first static fire, which ended sooner than SpaceX intended back on January 6th. […]