SpaceX Super Heavy - Wikipedia
Fuel is fed to the engines via a single downcomer, which terminates in a large distribution manifold above the engines. [17] The design of this manifold was changed when Super Heavy was upgraded from 29 engines to 33, with the more modern design featuring a dedicated methane sump instead of a direct distribution manifold.
Booster 11 (B11) | Starship SpaceX Wiki | Fandom
Booster 11 (B11) was a Super Heavy booster prototype. Stacking began on the 19th of March 2023 and was completed on the 3rd of June 2023. Booster 11 flew with Ship 29 (S29) on Starship Flight Test 4. It was located in Mega Bay 1 from the 19th of November 2023 to 3 April 2024, where both CO2 tanks were installed alongside 33 Raptor Engines.
Structural Testing Complete on SLS Core Stage Powerhouse
2018年2月2日 · The liquid oxygen will travel more than 150 feet to the engines down the outside of the core stage, past the intertank and liquid hydrogen tank, via a large feedline known as the “downcomer.” The tests verified that the engine section feedline brackets would perform as expected when the heavy liquid makes the turn toward the engines in flight.
SpaceX Damages Big Rocket Part In Rumored Test Accident - Wccftech
2022年4月24日 · According to an image shared on several social media platforms, Booster 7's downcomer wasn't so lucky as SpaceX rolled the rocket back to its facilities after conducting several tests. This...
Falcon Boosters on Display - NASASpaceFlight.com
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SpaceX says propellant venting caused loss of second Starship
2024年1月14日 · WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says a propellant dump caused the destruction of the Starship upper stage on a November test flight, giving him confidence that the vehicle can reach...
SpaceX Stuns & Repairs 230 Feet Tall Rocket In Two Weeks
2022年5月8日 · Roughly two weeks after damaging a first stage booster prototype of its Starship next generation launch vehicle platform, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has repaired the...
SpaceX test fires powerful Super Heavy booster in prelude to …
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Elon Musk Confirms SpaceX’s Rocket Test Accident From April - Wccftech
2022年7月24日 · The downcomer is a pipe that transports the fuel from its Methane tank to the rocket engines, and since the tank is located on top of the liquid Oxygen tank, this pipe has to travel through the...
SpaceX Super Heavy booster returns to launch pad after
2022年5月9日 · SpaceX has returned its newest Super Heavy to Starbase’s orbital launch site (OLS) after rapidly repairing damage the booster suffered during its first round of testing.