Ahead of the fourth Starship test flight and after stacking the second stage Starship spaceship on the Super Heavy booster in Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX conducted a wet dress rehearsal of its rockets earlier today. Before a test launch, SpaceX fills up the two rockets with their propellants to evaluate their performance ahead of flight. These tests allow it to certify the rockets’ multiple systems to ensure that they will be able to handle the high propellant pressures on the day of flight. A fuel up, which might also be a wet dress rehearsal, is not indicative of an imminent […]
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