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SpaceX Starship static fire bodes well for a launch later this week - Teslarati
Feb 23, 2021 45 secs

Following a prior attempt aborted before propellant loading began on February 22nd, SpaceX managed to turn around Starship serial number 10 (SN10) and its launch facilities for a second attempt ~24 hours later.

Unlike Starship SN9, which went through four torturous weeks of scrubbed, aborted, and off-nominal static fire test attempts before finally being cleared for flight; Starship SN10 seemingly sidestepped a similar fate and ignited its Raptor engines without obvious issue after just two days of real attempts.

That could mean that SpaceX quickly determined that Tuesday’s static fire wasn’t satisfactory, though it could just as easily be SpaceX hedging its bets in the event that it needs to redo SN10’s static fire on Wednesday, February 24th.

If Tuesday’s test went well, SpaceX could turn SN10 around for a launch attempt as early as Thursday, moving to Friday if a hypothetical Wednesday static fire redux goes well.

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