Once engineers finished that work, they transported the booster to SpaceX’s test site in McGregor, Texas, for test-firings, then finally returned the rocket to Florida for final launch preparations.
There will be no such journey for the Super Heavy booster. First of all, it’s a lot more difficult to transport than the shorter, skinnier Falcon 9. Super Heavy’s design also features improvements informed by lessons learned in the Falcon 9 program. This helped SpaceX get the Super Heavy on the cusp of a reflight in less than three months.
You can watch a replay of Thursday’s static fire test in this video from NASASpaceflight.com.
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With Starship and the Super Heavy booster, SpaceX should get…