Another day, another static fire test, another milestone on the road to space! For months, crews at the SpaceX Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, have been conducting static fire tests of the B7 Super Heavy booster prototype. In previous tests, the ground crews test-fired 7 to 14 of the B7s Raptor 2 engines for periods lasting 7 to 13 seconds. Today, the crews prepped the BN7 Booster for the first static fire test, where all thirty-three engines would fire simultaneously. While two of its Raptors did not fire, the test was a success and set a new record for the amount of thrust produced in a single booster fire.
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SpaceX test-fires 31 engines on Starship’s gigantic Super Heavy booster
SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster fired for approximately seven seconds at 3:14 p.m. CST (4:14 p.m. EST; 2114 GMT) Thursday. Credit: LabPadre
In a significant milestone preparing for liftoff of the world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX test-fired 31 of the booster’s 33 methane-fueled engines Thursday in South Texas as the company eyes a launch attempt as soon as March.
SpaceX's huge Starship booster conducts historic 31-engine burn (video)
A Starship first-stage prototype known as Booster 7 ignited 31 of its 33 Raptor engines during a "static fire" test today (Feb. 9), far more than it ever had before.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield meets King Charles III, pushes space sustainability
King Charles III met on Feb. 9 with Chris Hadfield, the retired Canadian astronaut best known for commanding the International Space Station in 2012-13 with social media flair.
The Raw Materials for Life Form Early on in Stellar Nurseries
Life doesn’t appear from nothing. Its origins are wrapped up in the same long, arduous process that creates the elements, then stars, then planets. Then, if everything lines up just right, after billions of years, a simple, single-celled organism can appear, maybe in a puddle of water on a hospitable planet somewhere.
SpaceX worked to prevent Ukraine from using Starlink internet with drones: report
SpaceX took measures to prevent Ukraine from using the company's Starlink internet service to control drones during its ongoing war with Russia, Reuters reported.
Blast aliens to bits as bounty hunter Samus Aran in in 'Metroid Prime Remastered'
Samus returns to the Nintendo Switch in Metroid Prime Remastered, a new version of the GameCube classic with updated and improved graphics and dual stick and classic control system options.
NASA's CAPSTONE moon probe bounces back from 11-day communications glitch
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Sound test of Hera asteroid mission antenna
Image: Sound test of Hera asteroid mission antenna
SKA Observatory (SKAO): A guide to the soon-to-be largest radio telescopes in the world
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SpaceX conducting epic 33-engine Starship test today: reports
SpaceX aims to fire up all 33 Raptor engines on the first-stage booster of its Starship vehicle today (Feb. 9) for the first time ever, according to media reports.
Our Valentine’s Day Gift list is brimming with Star Wars, Star Trek, and NASA ideas
Valentine's Day Gift List 2023 for Star War, Star Trek, Lego, NASA fans and more.
Andromeda galaxy crash triggered a mass galactic migration 2 billion years ago
Astronomers have discovered evidence that the Andromeda galaxy grew by merging with another galaxy, resulting in a mass stellar migration event.
Knott's Berry Farm celebrates Snoopy and NASA in 'To the Moon' exhibit
Where does a world-famous beagle go after a touchdown from the moon? To a theme park, of course. Snoopy has landed at Knott's Berry Farm, in an exhibit about the character and the space agency.
The Universe Is Too Smooth By Half
Results from a complex new analysis support cosmologists’ suspicions that something is missing from our understanding of the universe.
Juice’s odyssey of exploration
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China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts prepare for their 1st spacewalk
The coming EVA will be the first of three or four spacewalks the Shenzhou 15 trio will perform during their six months aboard the Tiangong space station.
James Webb Telescope question costs Google $100 billion — here's why
A promo ad for Google's unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot made an embarrassing mistake.
Watch green comet near Mars Saturday with free telescope livestream
The Virtual Telescope Project is hosting a free livestream of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) near Mars on Saturday (Feb. 11) starting at 2:00 p.m. EST (1900 GMT).
New Indian rocket will make 2nd attempt to reach orbit on Thursday
India's new SSLV small-satellite launcher will attempt to bounce back on Thursday night (Feb. 9) from an August 2022 failure.
Hubble Space Telescope reveals a stunning star cluster (photo)
Hubble snapped a great shot of NGC 376, a loose gathering of stars located outside our Milky Way, in a dwarf galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
