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spaceflight2 years ago

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

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.

technology2 years ago

FAA Grounds SpaceX Starship Program After Launch Disaster and Beach Damage.

The inaugural launch of SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy from Boca Chica/Starbase on April 20 extensively damaged the launch pad area, with the blast from the liftoff obliterating the pad beneath the rocket and sending large and small chunks of heat-resistant aggregate concrete hurtling in all directions. The debris landed on the beach and in the water, with some pieces as far as 1,300 feet from the launch site. SpaceX is currently cleaning up the debris, and the FAA is investigating the incident.