A SpaceX Raptor engine, designed for the Starship rocket, exploded during a test. The incident raises concerns about the future of Starship.
With that important milestone just around the corner, Space X has seemingly faced a fiery setback. Footage from NASA Space flight shows a massive explosion during a Raptor engine test. Space X has yet to provide an update on the explosion, which took place at its Boca Chica Starbase facilities in southern Texas. The footage shows Space X’s engine test pad going up in flame.
The footage started a little after 4:12 pm local time. Roughly 14 seconds after ignition, the Raptor engine shut off. As the vapor surrounding the test tower dissipated, a fire appeared to start underneath the engine. These flames traveled upwards, causing a second explosion to engulf the entire tower.wrote, “The raptor testing stand at McGregor experienced an anomaly a few moments ago. The vapors from the anomaly caused a secondary explosion on the test stand.
The raptor testing stand at McGregor experienced an anomaly a few moments ago. The vapors from the anomaly caused a secondary explosion on the test stand.There is no indication so far that the latest incident will push back the launch of SpaceX’s IFT-4 test flight. SpaceX always puts Raptor engines through qualification tests before attaching them to Starship, and it has plenty to spare. The Raptor engines that are currently undergoing testing are SpaceX’s Raptor 2 engines.
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