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Video: SpaceX Starhopper Fires Raptor Engine in Explosive Display

By Doug Messier

Parabolic Arc

July 17, 2019

Filed under Boca Chica, Raptor, SpaceX, Starhopper, Starship

Raptor Ignition on Starhopper. Went five minutes earlier than scheduled it seems, but blimey that was powerful. Checking it was nominal.@LabPadre stream cliphttps://t.co/a6PmzBKdOc pic.twitter.com/Keq4Psg1LY
— Chris Bergin – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) July 17, 2019

Secondary. Ouch! pic.twitter.com/mIi7flZgmV
— Chris Bergin – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) July 17, 2019

The test vehicle seemed to survive just fine. It looked worse than it was.

Doug Messier