Validation testing on a Raptor 3 performing a Starship V3 ascent burn. Multiple versions of this test will cover the different conditions seen by Starship’s three inner engines during its initial climb to space
FORTE / Ship 40 Update 🚀⛴️🌎
Almost home! Heavy lift vessel Forte - with Starship Ship 40 on deck - about to enter the Gulf. With ~887 nm to Brownsville at 14.3 kn. Wed October 7 at 9 AM CDT arrival on AIS.
The Yucatán Channel has many cruise ships. Will we see images? 🧐
While trying to find the RCS test video like a week ago I stumbled across this video of SN8 getting its nosecone stacked.
I did remember that SN8 did tests without its nosecone but i had completely forgotten that it got stacked at the pad.
📷:@NASASpaceflight
You can see one of the tiles that was flown on S40, on S41! This tile has been to space, survived reentry, survived splashdown, and is now going to do it all again!
Spot the humans for scale with Booster 21...
The world’s most powerful first-stage booster waits patiently for its companion, Ship 41, ahead of prelaunch testing later this week at Pad 2.
Flight 14 still targeting NET Monday, September 28 at 7:15a CT.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
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