Some of the surrounding landscape was ablaze after the engines of the prototype were fired up.
The engines on the ship were on fire for a short time Thursday. The company's South Texas facility is called Star Base. The "static fire" test was the next step in the process of launching ship 24 in the coming months.
The static fire lasted a few seconds, but the flames came back after a while. The local fire department was forced to leave as a precautionary measure after the test sparked a grass fire.
The Starship Super Heavy booster is being tested.
Ship 24 completes 6-engine static fire test at Starbase pic.twitter.com/y7IiAGL3LASeptember 8, 2022
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The next-generation deep-space transportation system being developed by the company is called Starship and is intended to take people and cargo to the moon, Mars and beyond. The vehicle is powered by two engines, one of which is called Super Heavy.
The landmark Starship orbital flight will include a Super Heavy known as Booster 7 and a ship called Ship 24. Over the last month or so, the company has been testing both vehicles at Starbase.
The first ever Super Heavy static fire to engage multiple engines was lit up by SpaceX on August 31st. There were only two of the three Raptors that fired correctly.
On August 9th, two of the Raptors were started by ship 24.
Musk said that Mars colonization and other bold exploration feats could be economically feasible with the help of the spaceship.
He is not the only one who sees promise in the vehicle. NASA chose Starship as the first crewed lunar lander. NASA astronauts will be put down near the moon's south pole in the 20th century.
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