{"id":22907,"date":"2021-01-19T21:44:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/the-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing\/"},"modified":"2021-01-19T21:44:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:44:46","slug":"the-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/the-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"The ballad of Starship SN9 testing continues with engine swaps and more testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1333\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"7279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/12\/01\/spacex-in-texas-starship-sn8-awaits-first-high-altitude-flight-test-this-week-gallery\/spacex-starship-boca-chica-texas-0001-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"3151,2363\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"spacex-starship-boca-chica-texas-0001-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember when SpaceX\u2019s Starship SN9 was supposed to be a quick static fire then 12.5 km hop? Yeah, seems like that is fully out the window for this vehicle at least. Another week went by full of hope to see a flight by the end of the week, but again we are back to waiting for a static fire to be completed.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7125080057269629\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 0px;\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" name=\"aswift_2\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border: 0px; width: 775px; height: 0px; min-height: auto; max-height: none; min-width: auto; max-width: none;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"775\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-7125080057269629&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=712772469&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783316238&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F01%2F18%2Fthe-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783316238056&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=4457&amp;idt=2&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dca9555a57a2f2561%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783315988%3AS%3DALNI_MZ9A7T4VwT-tN8evk0ZwKoZ5JakhQ&amp;gpic=UID%3D000014b2e7cdc06e%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783315988%3AS%3DALNI_MaSgUh-RdxMjeT5RHjKJMdOokxhLw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D884394a5f2fa4ed6%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783315988%3AS%3DAA-AfjZ32sxFDDemDeSI8J0eSBXq&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=2095810497960&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=1178&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95390278%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=6361530222736323&amp;tmod=540594339&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=27\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CPCYyMaqvZUDFTryTAIdZIcsDg\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-10286\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week SpaceX decided to push SN9 like they haven\u2019t pushed any other vehicle before, including any of the Falcons, with conducting not one but three static fires in a single day. This might have been too much for the still in development Raptors or Starship since Elon shared afterward that two of the engines were damaged and needed to be replaced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing was shared about what could have damaged the engines, but over the weekend SpaceX replaced two of the raptors that were damaged with newer ones they had on hand. One of the raptors we saw taken out was SN44 showing how far along they are on Raptor development.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:10,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/01\/18\/the-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing\/&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1752\" height=\"2048\" data-attachment-id=\"10362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/01\/18\/the-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing\/erziqyexiaud7ft\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1752,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=876\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=876\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10362\" class=\"wp-image-10362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg 1752w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=257,300 257w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=768,898 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=876,1024 876w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=1314,1536 1314w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=299,350 299w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=140,164 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=855,1000 855w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/ErzIqYeXIAUd7fT.jpg?resize=150,175 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1752px) 100vw, 1752px\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1382\" height=\"2048\" data-attachment-id=\"10364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/01\/18\/the-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing\/spacex_raptor_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1382,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SpaceX_Raptor_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=691\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=691\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10364\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-link=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/?attachment_id=10364\" class=\"wp-image-10364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=202,300 202w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=768,1138 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=691,1024 691w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=1037,1536 1037w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=236,350 236w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=140,207 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=675,1000 675w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/SpaceX_Raptor_2.jpg?resize=150,222 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1382px) 100vw, 1382px\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Raptor SN44 taken off of Starship SN9. Taken by Austin Barnard for Space Explored<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second Raptor that was replaced was done during the night where only 24\/7 streams from sites like Lab Padre were able to capture it, but with too little resolution to be able to determine what Raptor was removed. After the replacement of two new Raptors, SpaceX will now need to conduct another static fire before they fly.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-10286',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 500px; height: 500px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=SethKurk&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350195281292357632&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F01%2F18%2Fthe-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing%2F&amp;sessionId=d8918c7a09501f8ad21eec8b53a310dfa8fd4171&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1350195281292357632\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boca Chica residents were given notices of testing activities taking place today, but SpaceX has since cancelled the road closures for the rest of the day which makes conducting any tests impossible. The next road closure is set for tomorrow starting at 2:30 a.m. local to 8 p.m. local, which is extremely long and abnormal for a testing window so they might be attempting something new.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7125080057269629\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 0px;\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" name=\"aswift_3\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border: 0px; width: 775px; height: 0px; min-height: auto; max-height: none; min-width: auto; max-width: none;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"775\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-7125080057269629&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=1821075794&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783316239&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F01%2F18%2Fthe-ballad-of-starship-sn9-testing-continues-with-engine-swaps-and-more-testing%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783316238067&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=4468&amp;idt=2&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dca9555a57a2f2561%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783315988%3AS%3DALNI_MZ9A7T4VwT-tN8evk0ZwKoZ5JakhQ&amp;gpic=UID%3D000014b2e7cdc06e%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783315988%3AS%3DALNI_MaSgUh-RdxMjeT5RHjKJMdOokxhLw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D884394a5f2fa4ed6%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783315988%3AS%3DAA-AfjZ32sxFDDemDeSI8J0eSBXq&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280%2C775x280%2C393x280&amp;nras=4&amp;correlator=2095810497960&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=2446&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95390278%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=6361530222736323&amp;tmod=540594339&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=4&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=1367\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CJO2m8eqvZUDFaX5TAId0bUjKw\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, if SpaceX can get a static fire off early tomorrow morning, there is a possible chance they could launch on Wednesday since they do have a filed temporary flight restriction (TFR) on the airspace above the test site for Wednesday and Thursday. Seeing evacuation notices go out to local residents is still the sign of an imminent flight.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-future-starships\">Future Starships<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starship SN10 remains ready in the shadows to take over testing if needed with receiving its aft fins earlier in the month. 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This leads to speculation that those two vehicles are not being finished in favor of improved changes in newer models.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-reading-space-explored\">Enjoy reading Space Explored?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember when SpaceX\u2019s Starship SN9 was supposed to be a quick static fire then 12.5 km hop? Yeah, seems like that is fully out the window for this vehicle at least. 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