SpaceX had a static fire of 29 out of 33 Raptor 2 engines and the test also used the water deluge launch pad protection system.
The water protected steel plate and launch pad were undamaged after the 29 engine static fire
Drone view of Booster 9 static fire test pic.twitter.com/ARv6H6njgu
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 6, 2023
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4 rockets of 33 shut down prematurely. They need to improve reliability!!!
Otherwise nice progress with water protected steel plates,…..
What’s annoying is they have better engines being made, but they can’t test them on a rocket due to all the FAA and pad infrastructure delays.
Oh no, a flock of birds were scared by this evil monstrosity. The poor babies.
Call the FAA and the EPA!