"Stunning Images of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy Booster on Launch Pad"

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"Stunning Images of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy Booster on Launch Pad"
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SpaceX has rolled out Booster 9, the latest iteration of its Starship Super Heavy vehicle, to the launch pad at its Starbase facility in South Texas. The company shared photos on Twitter showing the booster being lowered onto the orbital launch mount, with most of its 33 Raptor engines visible. Booster 9 will be paired with the Ship 25 upper-stage prototype for an upcoming test flight, which aims to send the upper stage around Earth. The test mission could launch this summer, pending regulatory issues.

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