SpaceX conducted a new test of the Starship Super Heavy booster. The American company was able to launch seven engines.
What is known
The tests took place at a site in Texas.This is the first test in which the American company managed to run seven Raptor engines at once. They were installed aboard the B7 prototype. Elon Musk, head of SpaceX, noted that each of the seven engines had good pressure.
STATIC FIRE! Booster 7 fires up multiple engines (the target was for seven). Let's see if @elonmusk confirms all seven, (which would be a new record!)
Super cool!https://t.co/NSTKFLryfS pic.twitter.com/QM12fz11iu
— Chris Bergin – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) September 19, 2022
Previous tests of Super Heavy B7 passed at the endsummer 2022. Then SpaceX tested the booster with only one active engine. True, after the tests, the company had to repair the prototype. As you can see, an unplanned outbreak, during which a huge fireball formed, did not cause serious damage.
The next test will allow SpaceX to check the workall 33 rocket booster engines. The company wants to make the first orbital flight of the Starship prototype as early as this year, but the Federal Aviation Administration has still not given permission.