SpaceX static-fires all 6 Raptor engines on Starship Ship 40 ahead of 13th test flight
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Josh Dinner
Summary
SpaceX conducted a static-fire test of all six Raptor engines on Ship 40, the upper stage of its Starship rocket, at the Massey site in Starbase, Texas. This test comes less than a week after the previous test and is a precursor to the 13th test flight of a fully stacked Starship, expected within the next month or so. SpaceX shared a video of the engine test on X, showing multiple angles of the ignition.
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Twitter / XSpaceX static-fires all 6 Raptor engines on Starship Ship 40 ahead of 13th test flightspace.comKey quotes
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Ship 40 is in line for the 13th test flight of a fully stacked Starship, which is expected within the next month or so.
SpaceX posted a video of the engine test to its X account on Thursday (July 2), showing several angles of the ignition.
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