{"id":277524,"date":"2024-04-08T05:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=329684"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:46:13","slug":"spacex-tests-its-megarocket-engines-in-a-spectacular-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/spacex-tests-its-megarocket-engines-in-a-spectacular-test\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX tests its Megarocket engines in a spectacular test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The test took place at SpaceX facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, and was conducted without the Starship spacecraft on the booster. The company shared a video showing how the Raptors <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-how-the-new-spacex-system-works-to-prevent-its-spaceships-exploding-at-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">engines are ignited<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once SpaceX receives the launch permit from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), SpaceX will raise the Starship to its position.<\/strong> When it is fully assembled, the vehicle is known as Starship, and with 17 million pounds of thrust at launch, the rocket is the most powerful ever flown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its first test flight took place in April of last year, but it only lasted a few minutes before <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-how-the-most-powerful-and-expensive-rocket-ever-built-by-elon-musk-and-spacex-has-exploded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"an anomaly forced SpaceX engineers to blow up the rocket\">an anomaly forced SpaceX engineers to blow up the rocket<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Static fire of the Flight 4 Super Heavy booster <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6KMgvKSmSK\">pic.twitter.com\/6KMgvKSmSK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1776412650836251053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The SpaceX Starship is the future of space exploration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven months later, in November, the Starship flew again. On this occasion, it managed to separate the stages, but once again the vehicle failed relatively soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After much work, the third test took place in March and was by far the most successful flight of the Starship to date, completing many of the mission&#8217;s objectives. <strong>SpaceX said that the fourth flight could be launched in May, subject to FAA approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Additional views from today\u2019s Super Heavy static fire <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSmw7UxKF8\">pic.twitter.com\/jSmw7UxKF8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1776412789768425751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, recently said that for the fifth flight, <strong>he wants to try landing the Super Heavy rocket&#8217;s first stage at the same starbase as SpaceX lands its smaller Falcon 9 rocket<\/strong> shortly after launch, a process that paves the way for the reuse of the same components, thus reducing costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They could also attempt to land the Starship spacecraft in a test in 2025. <strong>Currently, both parts of the Starship are designed to fall into the water at the end of their respective flights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" 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