Ship 42 static fires complete. The Starship preparing for Flight 15 performed a full duration, six-engine static fire, and fired a single Raptor engine to simulate a deorbit burn
Good job testing all of the engines. That seemed to be one of the major issues in a totally successful launch.
This one is going to be quite a stressful launch. If everything falls into place correctly you'll be on the road to the vision.
Fingers crossed 🤞!
flight 15 literally fast forwarding straight to a simulated deorbit burn, while old space next door is honestly still writing their project proposal reports lol
I'd love a short explainer on what this ground deorbit simulation can verify, and what still has to be learned in flight. Same engine, very different conditions. That distinction would help put the test in context.
