SpaceX Super Heavy Fires Up For Engine Test

Credit: SpaceX webcast
SpaceX fired up 32 of the 33 Raptor engines on its first Starship/Super Heavy booster for a static hot-fire on Feb. 9, completing a major ground test ahead of the vehicle’s debut launch. A second Raptor engine shut down on its own, leaving a total of 31 engines burning for several seconds as the 230...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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