Tag: Massey’s
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Ship 40 completes single-engine static fire; Booster 20 and Pad 2 see new work
SpaceX rolled out Ship 40 for engine testing, but after completing only a single engine test and what appeared to be an abort, it was rolled back to Mega Bay 2. The full test of all of Ship 40’s engines has yet to be completed, though time remains as Booster 20 appears to still be…
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Booster 20 into Cryogenic Testing ahead of Starship Flight 13
Starship Flight 12 may have only recently concluded, but SpaceX’s Starbase teams are already deep into preparations for the next integrated flight test. The latest milestone involves the rollout of Booster 20 (B20), the Super Heavy booster assigned to Flight 13, as it moved from Megabay 1 to Massey’s test site and has begun cryogenic…
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Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 moving through preflight test objectives
Progress on the path to Flight 12 continues to be focused on testing at Massey’s test site at Starbase, with Ship 39 passing multiple cryoloading objectives. The testing follows Booster 19’s successful “proofing” at Massey’s, setting the stage for another major milestone, booster rollout and Static Fire testing on Pad 2. Following its rollout from…
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Ship 36 experiences anomaly during engine testing, next steps unclear
On the evening of June 18, SpaceX was performing a routine six-engine static fire test of Ship 36 at its Massey’s Test Site near Starbase, Texas. Just after 11 PM CDT, while propellant was being loaded onto the vehicle, a sudden energetic anomaly resulted in the loss of Ship 36 and significant damage to the…