An amplifier of that size has never been tested in Texas
For lovers of space activities, there is now a real spectacle in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX is rapidly preparing to begin its maiden orbital flight. The spaceships form the top tier, which will be transported into space by Super Heavy rocket boosters. The first prototype of this rocket stage has now reached the test bed.
How? ‘Or’ What Teslarati wrote in its report that Super Heavy Booster 3 (B3) is being built by SpaceX at a record speed of just six weeks. Interested about
NASA space flightwhich operates a network of cameras around the SpaceX system, was recently able to capture in a spectacular video how the giant construction was transported from the production hall via a highway to the so-called suborbital platform A.
These images once again show the true dimensions of the Super Heavy Booster. The construction is 65 meters high, about 9 meters in diameter and consists of 36 welded steel elements. When fully powered, the entire structure will weigh about six times the weight of the Falcon 9 rocket. In terms of dimensions, only the Saturn V moon rocket can track these values.
Hard work
The next step for B3 is initial testing with nitrogen gas, by which the general structural integrity can be pressure tested and any leaks can be detected. This was followed by the first cryogenic pressure tests to simulate the enormous thermal and mechanical stresses the rocket would experience during refueling and flight. SpaceX uses liquid nitrogen as a test equivalent for real propulsion, liquid oxygen, and methane. An interesting detail, which further underscores the size of the project: The Super Heavy can hold more than 3,100 tons of liquid nitrogen, but according to Teslarati, SpaceX hasn’t built that much capacity, at least for now.
One of the greatest boosters…
…had to prove himself now
EspaceX According to his own information, he is still pursuing the goal of making the spacecraft’s first orbital flight in July. Even if the company has big ambitions and a real speed record in the field of rocket construction, this goal is unlikely to be achieved even if the tests are absolutely convincing. But one thing is always certain: there will be photos of Boca Chica, Texas in the coming weeks that will make space lovers’ hearts beat faster.
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