Ship 40 conducts a single engine Static Fire test at Massey's...and then rolls back to the Production Site soon after. This vehicle is preparing to launch with Booster 20 on Starship Flight 13.
@7:42 there is in fact a dip in the Eastbound side of the road. The transport modules each drop into it, leaving the booster to sway until the transporter applies corrective adaptive action.
According to Marcus House, the S40 Static Fire duration was 15 seconds. And he said that what seemed like an abort the day before was an ignition test.
There's no word on why SpaceX didn't follow up the single engine test with an all engines test, but Marcus suspects they found a problem and decided to send it back to fix or possibly engine swap.
So S40.will likely or at least Should be sent back to Massey's for another go at it.
What do you think will replace Gateway (or Gatway) to Mars sign?
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There's no word on why SpaceX didn't follow up the single engine test with an all engines test, but Marcus suspects they found a problem and decided to send it back to fix or possibly engine swap.
So S40.will likely or at least Should be sent back to Massey's for another go at it.
Now I have to watch it all over again... thanks!😁