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SpaceX fires up Starship's 33-Engine Super Heavy booster ahead of flight 14 [1:03]
YouTube ^ | August 29, 2026 | VideoFromSpace

Posted on 08/30/2026 10:46:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

SpaceX conducted a full-duration static fire test of Starship's 33-engine Super Heavy booster at Starbase, Texas on Aug. 28, 2026, as part of preparations for Flight 14.  
SpaceX fires up Starship's 33-Engine Super Heavy booster ahead of flight 14 | 1:03 
VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 58,856 views | August 29, 2026
SpaceX fires up Starship's 33-Engine Super Heavy booster ahead of flight 14 | 1:03 | VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 58,856 views | August 29, 2026

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KEYWORDS: elonmusk; spacex; starship; videofromspace

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Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta

1 posted on 08/30/2026 10:46:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
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2 posted on 08/30/2026 10:46:28 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: SunkenCiv

What keeps that thing from taking off?


3 posted on 08/30/2026 11:03:47 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: SunkenCiv

I wonder if Mars is survivable? Can humans overcome the loss of muscle mass indefinitely?


4 posted on 08/30/2026 11:07:38 AM PDT by rexthecat
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To: ComputerGuy

A couple of bolts. Nuts. Shit load of loc-tite.


5 posted on 08/30/2026 11:21:00 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: SunkenCiv

You’re a day late. i watched the launch hours ago.


6 posted on 08/30/2026 11:22:59 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

Different rocket. Today was also the launch of the Nancy Grace telescope.


7 posted on 08/30/2026 11:30:07 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: ComputerGuy

Duct tape.


8 posted on 08/30/2026 11:33:54 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: rexthecat

Yeah. I wouldn’t want to go, but physiological changes would be an adaptation to Martian conditions.


9 posted on 08/30/2026 11:35:09 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Oops. That difference didn’t come through in the way you posted, or in the way I read it. I’ll concede. I love watching all the launches and booster landings.


10 posted on 08/30/2026 11:43:29 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: ComputerGuy

Same as a parking brake. You can chain and clamp things down. It’s literally that simple, yet unintuitive to imagine, right?


11 posted on 08/30/2026 11:45:32 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

Like my first wife.


12 posted on 08/30/2026 11:58:37 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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