
Fuel Loading has begun on Booster 7 ahead of its Static Fire in T-37:00
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Fuel Loading has begun on Booster 7 ahead of its Static Fire in T-37:00


So the new launch schedule will look like this : T-3 Days : Payload integration with second stage 13 T-2 Days : First and second stages are stacked T-36 Hours : Full stack rolls out to pad 1 T-24 Hours : Full stack integrated on pad 1 T-12 Hours : Partial Fuel Load

Second Stage 13 had its engine officially installed last night, and our teams have decided to skip the planned static fire and instead preform a spin prime of the engine on launch day

15 Minute Krypto V2 Engine Firing youtu.be/dGsYyYICfFY?si… via @YouTube


Second Stage 13 currently T-10 Minutes away from its static fire

Tonights static fire entered an unplanned T-30 Second hold due to higher than expected temperatures in the end of the KVac Nozzle, due to the extended nozzle. Because of this, on our next Static Fire attempt we will start engine chilling 14 minutes earlier than previous fires

Now for Second Stage 13 Static Fire tonight

Flight 7 has been rescheduled to NET March 19th

Static Fire Complete

Second Stage 13 is also nearing its static fire campaign, with a cryogenic fueling test in around a week from now, and its static fire shortly after

We had to abort the static fire of Booster 7-2 after 2 engines shutoff earlier than intended, Booster 7-2 will be rolled back to sf1 to undergo engine swaps on the 2 engines, we expect that the next satic fire will take place around mid february