Full duration and full thrust 33-engine static fire with Super Heavy V3. This means the updated deluge system is working properly. Most current launch trackers (Next Spaceflight, Spaceflight Now) now list NET May 15, 2026 (around 5:30 p.m. CDT window), with the May 12 date having slipped a bit as expected after recent prep.
Full duration and full thrust 33-engine static fire with Super Heavy V3 pic.twitter.com/vUJTqoHEZy
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[ … with each of these 20 clamps on new OLM2 (Pad2), prepared for new Raptor3 (and 1337?) engines, having a capability of 5-8MN (“500–800 metric tons-force”) for holding the full thrust (minus booster weight), including safety margins for engine startup transients, harmonics, vibrations, thrust imbalance, bending moments, gust/wind loading(?) All clamps are probably suitable for about 120MN, for future rocket upgrades(?) (thx) ]