SpaceX Super Heavy Fires Just one of its Engines. Imagine What it'll be Like When it Fires all 33 universetoday storybywill
. Known as an “engine spin start test” , it consisted of fuel being pumped through the booster’s fuel lines and engine system without ignition. Unfortunately, the spilling fuel caught fire, causing an explosion that damaged the landing pad and booster. Luckily, ground teams inspected the BN7 and revealed that the damage was not too significant.
that BN7 would be “returning to the launch stand probably next week” . He also took to Twitter to explain the cause of the explosion, stating that the fuel evaporated and created a “fuel-air explosion risk in a partially oxygen atmosphere like Earth.” A Twitter user then asked if it would be possible to burn off leaked fuel before ignition, something the Space Shuttle did with its
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