Successful completion of SpaceX’s Starship SN8 Static fire and Cryogenic Proof Test.

Haribalaji R
Nov 17, 2020

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Lots going around in Space industry lately Elon musk’s private Space agency SpaceX new space vehicle Starship SN8(Serial number) successfully completed its two static fire tests in Boca Chica ,Texas .Starship was also known as BFR which is nothing but Big Falcon Rocket where we can fully reusable the two stages of the rocket.

Credits: Nasa Space flight ( Boca Chica gal Mary)

STAGE-1: Starship Super heavy Booster

STAGE-2:Starship

The Starship SN8 prototype is fully now stacked with the nosecone installed with header tank in its top position .During its Second static fire test with three raptor engines in Boca chica, South Texas one of the raptor engine unfortunately losed its control. So the SpaceX team removed the SN32 raptor engine and replaced with brand new SN46 raptor engine after Second static fire test .So SpaceX hardly working on the 15 KM(15000 m) hop test which the US government eagerly looking forward to see that hop test .Once its happened successfully we possibly have a good start for the future manned mission for mars and moon which is ultimate goal for elon musk to make man multiplanetary species.

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Haribalaji R

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