![Aerospace company SpaceX tested the launch engine of the Super Heavy - designed to fly the new Starship rockets. The accelerator fires during previous tests, which took place a month ago. Image Source: SpaceX SpaceX continues its path to the first test orbital flight of the [...] first spacecraft.](https://i0.wp.com/michmutters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SpaceX-conducts-the-physics-test-of-Super-Heavy-rocket-booster.jpeg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1)
SpaceX tested the engine of the Super Heavy launch vehicle to fly the new Spacecraft. During the previous tests, which took place three months ago, the accelerator broke in.
Source: SpaceX.
SpaceX is starting the first study orbital flight of the Starship system, which consists of a big, heavy upper stage and spacecraft. The total height of this system is 120 meters. According to the available data, Elon Musks company plans to conduct a first orbital flight of the new ship from September 1, 2022 to March 1, 2023. The Super Heavy Booster 7 rocket and the Ship 24 will be used for this purpose.
The test runs were done by the Starbase site, South Texas. This time, only one of the 33 Raptor engines ran, but it ran for more than 20 seconds. The tests were aimed at investigating the engine’s quality. It’s assumed that during further testing SpaceX will gradually increase the number of engines that are launched simultaneously.
Remember that SpaceX plans on using a giant Starship system to fly to the Moon, Mars and more distant space objects. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tested the possible possibility of the project, using the Starship design as the first lander to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface as part of an Artemis program. As for the next test flight, Booster 7 will splash down in Mexico at a moment, while Ship 24 will fly over the Earth before splashing down in the Pacific on Kauai’s Hawaiian island.
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