spacex put dozens of raptor engines on the starship super heavy how much spacex has
upgraded the super heavy starship rocket how it is different from the previous model what
does the first glimpse of super heavy convey want to know more hello everyone welcome back
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so you don't miss any of our amazing videos and let's begin the recent release of new photographs
by spacex reveals that the business is very close to completing the installation of a total of 39
upgraded raptor engines on a new starship and its super heavy rocket ship 24 and booster 7
are the names of these prototypes they could be used to help starship launch to orbit for the
first time later this year if they both go through their next test campaigns without major problems
even while it is still unclear as to whether or not that is a likely outcome recent developments
imply that it won't be long before the prospects of both prototypes begin to come into sharper view
super heavy booster 7 made its third voyage to the pad on june 23. this came after numerous rounds
of proving testing and two trips to and from spacex's starbase texas orbital launch site in
march april and may spacex used the six weeks that booster 7 spent back in a factory assembly bay
to finish attaching arrow covers surfaces known as chains or strakes car sized grid fins starlink
internet dishes and most significantly 33 improved raptor v2 engines at the time of liftoff or before
booster 7 is capable of producing a combined push of up to 7 600 metric tons
importantly spacex also completed the majority of the installation of the raptor heat shield
on booster 7 over the same time period finishing in just six weeks the job that took booster 4
closer to half a year to accomplish booster 7 should be ready to begin static fire testing
practically as soon as it is put on starbase's orbital launch mount
considering that it already has its heat shield and the majority of its 33 raptors in place
building qualifying shipping and installing 33 new raptor 2 engines on super heavy b7
was already an outstanding effort and it generated the most possibly powerful rocket booster that has
ever been manufactured on july 2nd spacex revealed that they had finished installing all six of
starship s24s raptor engines as well as a portion of the ship's aft thermal protection through the
publication of a pair of photos that showed off booster 7's nearly finished engine section the
photos also showed off the nearly finished engine section of booster 7 which was published at the
same time there are already noticeable differences between ship 24 and chip 20 which is the only
other starship prototypes who have six raptors fitted chip 24 is the lone starship prototype
the most noticeable alteration is the installation of a metal structure that spans the full width of
the ship's aft this framework is most likely intended to hold flat pieces of insulation
and thermal protection that will partially shield off the sensitive engine plumbing pressure tank
and avionics components that are placed inside starship's aft this additional shielding should
assist restrict the harsh circumstances that the gear will be subjected to during ground testing
and maybe in flight the super heavy booster 7 has already finished a considerable amount of testing
which includes four cryogenic proofs also known as cryo proofs and one raptor thrust simulation
test since spacex's third landing back on the launch pad the company has conducted a number
of further experiments none of which appear to involve the loading of cryogenic propellant
it's likely that the tests focused more on booster 7's pressurization system maybe by filling its
tanks with the hot oxygen and methane gases that it will eventually utilize to pressurize its tanks
if so then this is a possibility before attempting to static fire any of its 33 raptors it is likely
that spacex will want to put booster 7 through at least one successful wet dress rehearsal
this rehearsal would involve the actual use of liquid methane and oxygen as the propellant
because the aft thermal protection system of booster 7 is also not totally finished the
technicians will need to finish fitting many more panels before conducting any static fire testing
in combination with the b7 the starship s24 has successfully completed a significant amount of
cryo proof and raptor thrust simulation testing both of which it endured without suffering any
irreparable damage after that on june 9th the ship was brought back to an assembly bay
since then workers there have been installing heat shield tiles putting the finishing touches
on the ship's engine section and finishing scores of other less visible close-out jobs in addition
spacex just recently finished customizing one of its two suborbital tests and launch mounts
for starship static fire testing the company decided to leave the other mount semi-permanently
customized so that it can be used for cryo proof and thrust simulation testing of future prototypes
on the 5th 6th 7th 11th and 12th of july spacex has asked for authorization for road closures
each of which would represent a potential 12-hour test window as you can see the first glimpse of
the starship super heavy was released on july 4 by elon musk on july 4 elon musk gave a sneak
peek at the starship rocket which is currently in the process of being developed and is getting
close to having its first orbital launch musk took to twitter on july 4 the day the united
states celebrates its independence and released an image of the rockets first stage booster which
had recently been fitted with strong engines in preparation for impending flight tests before he
posted spacex showed a few pictures of the first stage super heavy booster with 33 raptor engines
and the second stage starship spacecraft with six engines his spacex mars-bound starship ready to
fly elon musk announced a month ago that the company's massive rocket destined for mars
should be ready to fly in july this news came after the company won approval from the faa
following the publication of a significantly overdue environmental review following the
announcement that spacex had received faa certification musk took to twitter to say
for the first time ever there is a rocket capable of creating permanent bases on the moon and mars
it is anticipated that the finished starship rocket would revolutionize spaceflight
by lowering the cost of subsequent launches due to the fact that it is fully reusable
this is in contrast to spacex's falcon 9 rocket which reuses its first stage boosters but causes
the second stages to burn up during re-entry in march musk expressed his views on the matter the
raptor 2 engines which are significant improvement both in terms of capability and dependability
will power the maiden starship orbital mission 230 tons or about 500 k pounds of thrust at sea level
we expect to have 39 engines that are ready for flight by the end of the following month
and then it will take us another month to integrate everything which will bring us to
may at the earliest musk previously stated that the production cost of the raptor v2 is around
half as much as the cost of manufacturing the previous model the v 1.5 he added that it is far
more powerful and much more trustworthy raptor's maximum thrust was increased by spacex by 25
reaching 230 tons of thrust at sea level as a result of these improvements in comparison
the v 1.5 engines that were utilized on the starships sn8211 and sn15 produced around 185 tons
or 410 thousands pounds f even though the launch was supposed to take place in may spacex finally
has faa certification under its belt which suggests that the first time starship is sent into
orbit could be very near at hand it will be the first launch of a rocket that could someday send
up to a million people to the red planet if musk is to be believed which is obviously a very big if
this will be the first launch of the rocket and that's for today's video we sincerely hope
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