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Booster 9 - Successful Static Fire (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago by navi@lemmy.tespia.org to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works

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2.7 second long static fire with 4 premature shutdown Raptor engines.

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[–] BasketKees@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Engine design is not stabilising yet, they are still pushing performance. Raptor 3s are now rolling off the line which again have increased performance. They also target a reduction in complexity with each iteration which should in the end increase reliability. But reliability itself is a later target once the design is mostly settled.