SpaceX Ignites Engines on Starship, Tests Water Deluge System
- Test was important milestone before next Starship launch
- Livestream host says “launch vehicle looks good” after test
SpaceX fired up the engines on its latest Starship booster Sunday afternoon in Texas.
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SpaceX fired up the engines on its latest Starship booster Sunday afternoon in Texas, while simultaneously testing a new water deluge system on the vehicle’s launchpad.
The ignition test lasted just 2.74 seconds, according to SpaceX, and four of the vehicle’s engines shut down early. As the engines fired, water from the deluge system sprayed upward from underneath Starship’s launch mount. SpaceX briefly provided a livestream view of the test, which took place at the company’s Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas.