Tag: Static Fire
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SpaceX completes Falcon Heavy Static Fire Test
Despite the uncertainty regarding the fate of the Zuma launch, see the previous post, SpaceX continued their busy year with the first static fire test of their Falcon Heavy Rocket. The rocket which consists of three Falcon 9 cores mated together giving a total of 27 engines and 5.1 million pounds of thrust was successfully…
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SpaceX return LC-40 to operations with CRS-13 static fire test
SpaceX returned their Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) to operation today following a successful static fire test of the booster designated to take CRS-13 to the International Space Station next week. The pad which was damaged during the AMOS 6 accident in September 2016 has been repaired and a new…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 explodes during static fire test countdown
This morning during their standard Static Fire test procedure the Falcon 9 tasked with launching the Spacecom Amos-6 satellite exploded during the countdown to the static fire. SpaceX have confirmed that the Amos-6 payload was lost due to the explosion, however there were no personnel lost due to standard procedures during tanking operations. Statement on…
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SpaceX moves a step closer to Return To Flight
SpaceX has completed the first static fire test of their enhanced Falcon 9 rocket as they move closer to return to flight. The upgraded rocket (name not yet known) uses Full Thrust Merlin 1D engines, previous flights the engines had only been run at 85% thrust. This upgrade which was already in the works before…