LIVESTREAM: SpaceX’s Starhopper preparing for Raptor static fire in Boca Chica, TX
Fire crews are on standby in Boca Chica, Texas, where SpaceX’s Starhopper is believed to be a few hours away from performing a full ignition and static fire test. If all goes well, July 15th’s Starhopper static fire will be a big step towards the low-fidelity Starship prototype’s first untethered flight, a hover test that could see the craft fly up to 20 meters (65 ft) off the ground, hold steady, and then return back to its pad for a (hopefully) soft landing.
Sounds like fueling has started.
— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) July 17, 2019
Bumpty bump for the streaming options. No absolute certainty of a Static Fire tonight, but let’s all have a fun evening of shouting webstream observations like “Flare Stack! Venting out the bottom. Venting out the top. Ooooh, massive flare stack!” https://t.co/IPDZFaYOSP
— Chris B – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) July 17, 2019
The data gathered from Starhopper – cobbled together out in the South Texas elements with thick stainless steel and parts snagged from SpaceX’s own Falcon 9 rockets – will be useful, given that it will technically be the first time SpaceX flies a rocket built out of steel, but the hover test will be even more significant as a milestone for Raptor itself.
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