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Booster 9 was a Super Heavy prototype. It was the first booster to feature electronic thrust vector control of the Raptor engines and was the first to support hot-staging through the use of an added hot-staging ring at the top of the booster.
Second static fire of the 33 Raptor engines of the Super Heavy B9, two engines shut down shortly after ignition.
Booster 9 conducted a spin prime test with 33 Raptor engines.
Booster 9 attempted a static fire of all 33 of its Raptor engines. Of the 33 engines, 4 shut down prematurely, and the static fire ended at 2.74 seconds out of an expected duration of just under 5 seconds. This was the first static fire supported by the new deluge system.
Booster 9 conducted a spin prime test with many Raptor engines.
Booster 9 conducted a cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the vehicle.
Booster 9 conducted a cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the vehicle.
Booster 9 conducted a cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the vehicle.