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SpaceX Conducts Starship Static Fire, Plans 150-meter Hop

By Doug Messier
Parabolic Arc
July 31, 2020
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SpaceX conducted a successful static fire on its Starship vehicle at its south Texas test site on Thursday, paving the way for an 150-meter hop as early as Monday.

Cameron County has issued the following notice for the closing of Boca Chica Beach and Highway 4.

TEMP. CLOSURE DATETIME OF CLOSURECURRENT BEACH STATUS
Primary DateAugust 2, 20208:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.Closure Scheduled
Backup DateAugust 3, 20208:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.Closure Scheduled
Backup DateAugust 4, 20208:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.Closure Scheduled

3 responses to “SpaceX Conducts Starship Static Fire, Plans 150-meter Hop”

  1. Andrew Tubbiolo says:
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    Congrats to all involved, you’ve all been on a long road, and best of success for the flight. Happy landings.

  2. Terry Stetler says:
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    Hop with SN5, then SN8 for jumps and skydiver tests.

  3. redneck says:
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    Hopefully a nail in the coffin of my scepticism

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