SpaceX rolling out Booster 7 with 33 Raptor 2 engines to launch pad to begin static fire testing

[F-22Raptor]

 

[gubbi]

Holy Shyte! that piece of machinery is humongous!!
Those engines are such simplistic designs, watch Musk explain them in the video with Everyday Astronaut

 

[F-22Raptor]

Holy Shyte! that piece of machinery is humongous!!
Those engines are such simplistic designs, watch Musk explain them in the video with Everyday Astronaut

Getting closer and closer to first orbital flight!

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Getting closer and closer to first orbital flight!

I have no idea how they expect the pad area to survive.

Remember this rocket is more powerful than a SaturnV and this is how things went for people miles from the pad for its first launch.

Obviously they were all quite shocked by the sheer power of the SaturnV and underestimated the pressure wave.

I'm having a hard time picturing anything here other than the tower surviving the launch.

 

[Oldman1]

I have no idea how they expect the pad area to survive.

Remember this rocket is more powerful than a SaturnV and this is how things went for people miles from the pad for its first launch.

Obviously they were all quite shocked by the sheer power of the SaturnV and underestimated the pressure wave.


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I'm having a hard time picturing anything here other than the tower surviving the launch.

Too close for comfort, especially launching and landing.

 

[Goritoes]

Out of everything that I would not be able to experience, space exploration and where the tech took us humans, and what lies beyond is something I wish I will remain alive long enough to see, but this is just amazing. The more we know about Universe the more it amaze me about this magnificent creation of Allah.

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540189407164207104

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540194253518798848

First time the chopsticks were used to lift Super Heavy onto the mount!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540305828464443392

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540189407164207104

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540194253518798848

First time the chopsticks were used to lift Super Heavy onto the mount!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540305828464443392

Also one very important detail to notice..there were no workers this time guiding the rocket into the launch pad. It was all done remotely.

Remember they said they have to be able to automate the whole launch and recovery process.