SpaceX Took a Big Step Toward Reusing Starship’s Super Heavy Booster
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Summary
SpaceX has conducted a static fire test of the Super Heavy booster, which has already been to the edge of space.
This was the first test-firing of a flight-proven Super Heavy, and paves the way for the rocket to fly again.
SpaceX has confirmed a reflight of Booster 14, which previously launched and returned to Earth in January, will occur on the next Starship launch.
Super Heavy is perhaps the most complex rocket booster ever built, and is capable of producing 17 million pounds of thrust.
The successful reflight of the Super Heavy booster would be an important milestone for the Starship program, which is struggling with problems on the rocket’s upper stage.
