SpaceX crews working relentlessly on this blistering hot Texas day, StarShip SN8 has been mounted onto the launch stand. Meanwhile SH highbay is nearing completion, progress on the orbital launch tower is really taking shape and three pathfinder nosecones have been aligned. pic.twitter.com/hPa2Lewv2F
— Austin Barnard🚀 (@austinbarnard45) September 30, 2020
Will be less roomy with 3 vacuum rocket engines added pic.twitter.com/pKtDFdiZYC
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 14, 2020
First static fire of Starship SN8, and the first time multiple raptor engines have fired at the same time!
— Brandon Filer (@HughesMDflyer4) October 20, 2020
Source: @NASASpaceflight Live Stream (https://t.co/ikQeF1FesN) pic.twitter.com/0zjK5IfqOT
Data from 3 engine Starship static fire this morning looks good. Proceeding with nosecone mate.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2020
Raptor has now run for 90 secs at 300 bar chamber pressure before encountering issues. 210 mT-F sea level operating thrust seems achievable with no major changes.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 21, 2020
R-Boost variant is aiming for 300 ton thrust at 300 bar with same nozzle exit area. Will need bigger pumps.
Just you’re average day in Texas🤠🚀 pic.twitter.com/QilqXfVFwQ
— Austin Barnard🚀 (@austinbarnard45) October 21, 2020
Oh, so close. 🤩🚀@NASASpaceflight https://t.co/9sTD7p0vVz pic.twitter.com/n55Oce9T8q
— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) October 22, 2020
NASA Artemis Moon lander anyone?🚀🌙 pic.twitter.com/ORhSMLq12v
— Austin Barnard🚀 (@austinbarnard45) October 22, 2020
Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon vertical on Launch Complex 39A pic.twitter.com/hBVUHWv3Ab
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 10, 2020
STATIC FIRE! Starship SN8 has fired up a single Raptor, this time - *for the first time ever* - using the Nosecone LOX Header Tank.
— Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) November 11, 2020
This is a key test related to the second part of SN8's flight test.
Mary (@BocaChicaGal) livestreaming:#SPARKS!https://t.co/quDI9KFndh pic.twitter.com/yNpw6xOlmJ