SpaceX tests Ship 40 with single-engine static fire; Pad 2 infrastructure upgrades underway
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Ryan Weber
Summary
SpaceX conducted a single-engine static fire test of Ship 40 at Massey's test site, which appeared to abort after just one engine test rather than the full complement. Ship 40 was then rolled back to Mega Bay 2. Meanwhile, Booster 20 appears to still be weeks away from its own 33-engine static fire. At Pad 2, SpaceX teams have made infrastructure improvements including upgrades to the chopsticks' landing rails and dampers, installation of new fuel lines along the tower, and possible modifications to the water-cooled deck plate.
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Twitter / XSpaceX tests Ship 40 with single-engine static fire; Pad 2 infrastructure upgrades underwaynasaspaceflight.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledShip 40 rolled out to Massey's 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 weeks away from a 33-engine static fire.
At Pad 2, SpaceX teams have improved the chopsticks' landing rails and dampers, installed new fuel lines along the tower, and possibly drilled new holes in the water-cooled deck plate.
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