. It will involve Booster 7 and Ship 24, prototype versions of Starship's Super Heavy first stage and Starship upper stage, respectively.
SpaceX has been performing"static fire" engine tests with both vehicles at its Starbase facility in South Texas over the past six weeks or so. On Monday , for instance, Booster 7SpaceX ignites multiple engines on Starship Super Heavy for 1st time SpaceX moves its Starship Super Heavy Booster 7 prototype from the launch pad at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas to the Starship factory for some"robustness upgrades." This is a screenshot from a video posted on Twitter on Sept. 22, 2022.
Presumably, SpaceX will work its way up to a full 33-Raptor static fire with Booster 7 before the orbital attempt. But that ramp-up will have to wait, at least for a little while, since Booster 7 is no longer on the pad.SpaceX said via Twitter on Thursday . The post featured a 30-second time-lapse video of the 230-foot-tall booster making that journey, accompanied by a fleet of cars and trucks.