New Photo Released From Starship SN20’s Engine Test

SpaceX announced Friday, November 12, at its Starbase facility near Boca Chica, South Texas, that the company’s new shiny, silver Starship prototypes are designed to be launched into orbit. Starship SN20He tested the . The test, which takes just a few seconds to see how the engines perform together, also features six of the company’s Raptor engines at the same time. first test also has the feature of being It is known that previous tests of the SN20 included only two engines.

from SpaceX if it’s a new photo; It showcases the glorious moment of firing of the Starship SN20 rocket. In the photo, Starship’s six Raptor engines spew fire and exhaust on a test stand; SpaceX Super Heavy boosterAnother rocket, the prototype of the , is lying idle nearby.

Starship also holds the title of longest rocket ever built.

SpaceX, which developed the massive Super Heavy booster with the Starship rocket to launch humans and cargo to the Moon and Mars; the launch system completely reusable designed to be. The first stage of the system includes the Super Heavy booster, while the next stage includes the 165 feet (50 meters) Starship. When these two vehicles come together, it surpasses NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket with a length of 120 meters and a length of 110 meters. tallest rocket everi is forming.

SpaceX’s own crewed Moon flights, then Journey to Mars Starship, which he also wants to use for; Long time ago NASA as part of the Artemis program (and Jeff Bezos was pretty upset by the event). However, for SN20 to activate, Starship must first reach orbit.

Previous Starship tests have reached a maximum altitude of 6 miles (10 kilometers), sometimes with explosive results, before returning to Earth for a landing this year. Because it was designed to reach orbit, the rocket could travel from the 100 km upper limit of space. rise much higher needs.

It is unclear when the test flight will take place.

In May, SpaceX presented its plan for the first Starship orbital flight, in which the Starship would fly once around Earth and then over the Pacific Ocean near the Hawaiian island of Kauai about 90 minutes after takeoff. will come back to earth had stated.

SpaceX and Elon Musk stated that the orbital test flight could take place in the coming weeks or months; however, the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that the company’s Starbase facility environmental assessment when exactly the test flight will take place remains unclear for now.