{"id":37387,"date":"2020-09-27T22:23:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T14:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/starship-sn8-prepares-for-test-series-first-sighting-of-super-heavy\/"},"modified":"2020-09-27T22:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T14:23:58","slug":"starship-sn8-prepares-for-test-series-first-sighting-of-super-heavy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/starship-sn8-prepares-for-test-series-first-sighting-of-super-heavy\/","title":{"rendered":"Starship SN8 prepares for test series \u2013 First sighting of Super Heavy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starship SN8 has arrived at the launch site for a test campaign full of firsts for SpaceX\u2019s prototype vehicle. Complete with aero surfaces, SN8 will be tested and launched with three Raptor engines on a refined test flight to 50,000 feet (15 km). This vehicle is the first in a family of Starships that will incrementally test the launch, return, and landing capability ahead of the push to orbit next year.<\/p>\n

SN7.1:<\/p>\n

SN8\u2019s trip to the launch site waited until the test program with SN7.1 had concluded, with \u2013 as planned \u2013 a pressurization to failure.<\/p>\n

Known as the Burst Test, SN7.1 concluded several days of testing with the loading of LN2 (Liquid Nitrogen) at cryogenic temperatures before closing the vents, allowing pressure readings to be taken until the tank finally \u201cpopped\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n