{"id":137943,"date":"2024-12-17T06:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T23:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137943"},"modified":"2024-12-17T06:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T23:44:03","slug":"watch-spacex-starship-test-fire-engines-ahead-of-flight-7-launch-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137943","title":{"rendered":"Watch SpaceX Starship test fire engines ahead of flight 7 launch (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Things are getting hot for SpaceX&#8217;s next Starship launch.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX fired up its next Starship spacecraft during an engine test over the weekend, ahead of the company&#8217;s 7th orbital test flight of the gargantuan megarocket. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\">SpaceX<\/a> ignited Starship&#8217;s Raptor engines for approximately 10 seconds on Sunday, Dec. 15, as a part of a series of checkouts to ensure the vehicle is healthy before being transported to the launchpad where it will be integrated with its first stage <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\">Super Heavy<\/a> booster.<\/p>\n<p>Its next launch, Integrated Flight Test-7 (IFT-7), is expected around Jan. 11, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/spacex-has-set-a-jan-11-launch-date-for-starship-nasa-email-to-faa-shows\/ar-AA1uRRkC?apiversion=v2&amp;noservercache=1&amp;domshim=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/spacex-has-set-a-jan-11-launch-date-for-starship-nasa-email-to-faa-shows\/ar-AA1uRRkC?apiversion=v2&amp;noservercache=1&amp;domshim=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">based on communications<\/a> between <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\">NASA<\/a> and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has yet to issue a launch license for the upcoming test. Once mated, the Super Heavy\/Starship stack towers a staggering 400 feet (122 meters) tall, with the Starship upper stage alone standing taller than the Statue of Liberty.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1440px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a tall pointy rocket with a black belly fires its engines on a test stand with smoke billowing to the left.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rYZicaaVgvHkWMRzcxJ5nX.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Ship 7 during a static engine fire test, Dec. 15, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The engine static fire occurred yesterday, with SpaceX <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1868436135468552361\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1868436135468552361\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">posting a photo and video<\/a> of the test to the company&#8217;s social media with the simple caption, &#8220;Static fire of Flight 7 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\">Starship<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>Once past its testing and development stage, Starship will become the first fully reusable rocket in history, with both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage designed for return and fast refurbishment back at SpaceX&#8217;s Starbase launch and test facility in Texas. SpaceX&#8217;s current workhorse launch vehicle, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\">Falcon 9<\/a>, features reusable first stage boosters and fairing halves, but the rocket&#8217;s second stage must be expended after each mission.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery at Starbase involves a pair of &#8220;chopstick arms&#8221; attached to the rocket&#8217;s launch tower, which are designed to catch each stage mid-air as they descend. SpaceX&#8217;s first attempt at the novel landing technology came during IFT-5, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video\">resulted in a complete success<\/a>. As planned, Starship&#8217;s Super Heavy booster fired its engines back toward Starbase, and came to rest just above the ground after a picture-perfect embrace by the launch tower&#8217;s chopstick arms.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, SpaceX&#8217;s Super Heavy recovery during IFT-6 was forced into an abort procedure during its journey back to the pad, failing to meet mission criteria for the booster&#8217;s safe return. Instead, the IFT-6 Super Heavy was <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-starship-launches-banana-to-space-skips-giant-rocket-catch-on-6th-test-flight-video-photos\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-starship-launches-banana-to-space-skips-giant-rocket-catch-on-6th-test-flight-video-photos\">directed for a splashdown<\/a> in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rRGftUAynSodYzHxALK6MA\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rRGftUAynSodYzHxALK6MA slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SpaceX has yet to attempt to recover a Starship upper stage back at the launch pad, but the vehicle has progressively checked off milestones on each of its subsequent flights, softly splashing down in the Indian Ocean off the northwestern coast of Australia about 65 minutes after its last liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>Starship managed a total of four test flights in 2024 \u2014 double the number of launches for the vehicle in 2023. For 2025, SpaceX is hoping to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/private-spaceflight\/spacex-likely-to-get-faa-approval-for-25-starship-launches-in-2025\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/private-spaceflight\/spacex-likely-to-get-faa-approval-for-25-starship-launches-in-2025\">ramp that number up all the way to 25<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Starship&#8217;s road to operational missions is one being closely followed by NASA, who has <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-wins-nasa-artemis-moon-lander-contest\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-wins-nasa-artemis-moon-lander-contest\">contracted the vehicle<\/a> to land astronauts on the moon during the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/artemis-3-moon-landing-mission\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/artemis-3-moon-landing-mission\">Artemis 3<\/a> mission, which is expected to launch sometime in 2027. Still, with only two years between then and now, Starship has a long way to go toward a crewed lunar landing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/watch-spacex-starship-test-fire-engines-ahead-of-flight-7-launch-video\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are getting hot for SpaceX&#8217;s next Starship launch. 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