SpaceX Static Fires Booster 12 for Fifth Starship Flight Test

SpaceX is testing B12, which might be the first Booster to undergo a catch attempt at the Orbital Launch Site. This test is most likely a static fire attempt. An overpressure notice was delivered to residents. Road closures are scheduled from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m..

Booster 12:
The Booster already features 33 Raptors. Booster 12 is the first stage for the fifth flight of Starship. The Booster previously performed two cryogenic pressure tests, and a spin prime test.

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[AerospaceHorizon]

Stream start - 1:25
OLM Vent stop - 6:35
CH4 load start - 9:47
OLM Vent back (Waterfall mode) - 13:08
LOX load start - 15:07
Engine Chill start - 35:01
CH4 load complete - 51:23
LOX load complete - 52:26
OLM Vent stop - 53:28
Hold-Clear (T-40 sec) vent - 53:43
DSS activation - 53:59
Water Deluge activation - 54:15
STATIC FIRE! - 54:18
OLM Vent back - 55:16
LOX tanks unloading vent - 55:55
Replays of Static Fire - 1:21:43

[FerociousPancake]

Ughhhh I literally KNEW this was happening today and I slept through it! It’s a good thing we have these livestream replays.

[MrKellymcilrath]

Awesome commentery Jack, Adrian, Alex, Trevor, Awesome Coverage NSF, Thank you!!!!

[TrixyFR]

Missed it! But good thing I have NSF's livestream to rewatch it

[VloggRJ]

Nice commentary stream Jack! And Go B12!

[thomasplaisted]

Always impressive and great coverage too!

[DebraJean]

#ReplayCrew glad you guys have replays. Great for those of us who stupidly sleep through the actual live stream!

Great coverage as always!!!!

[isingbass]

Looked at this first on the Starbase Live feed.
Pretty sure I heard an echo of the SF at about 40 seconds delay from the original sound?? 😲

[jimchapman]

Clark Griswald.... my National Lampoon movie series. Let's all go to Wally World! 😅

[grampa]

is smooth the best texture for reducing friction?? not acording to nature

[daleamon]

@thejackbeyer Don't worry. The cloud is water vapor. I've been inside the water vapour cloud from LOX dumps many times

[scottpayne]

@NASASpaceflight thats why there is so much glass at the top levels of Megabays, pull the glass and raise the

[MichaelBruckheimer]

Tip of the hat to The Kingston Trio; Starliner is the ship that never retu

[donntabale]

Things sometime happens unexpectedly nothings perfect but the good thing about SpaceX is they are always striving perfection thats super good to me..

[scottpayne]

@NASASpaceflight would a flame trench get rid of the rusty water/could? Why does it always look like the OLM is giving off proof of less-than rapid reusability?

[déd-.]

ho laI have the imppression that the deluge is less powerful, not normal that it spits orange like that

[scottpayne]

@NASASpaceflight learn SCUBA and you could walk in those clouds for hours with a mask and a tank and a wetsuit

[PremierSullivan]

I don't listen to vaporwave. I only listen to the hardvapor album Vaporwave is Dead.

[fabfrith]

Mission to the dark side of the moon 🌚

[jghogg]

Tell you've never traveled around rural Texas without traveling rural oil field tank farms right against roads everywhere!!!!