SpaceX's Starship 'hopper' freezes up, but could still throw fire soon

SpaceX's Starship 'hopper' freezes up, but could still throw fire soon

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Early Tuesday morning, Elon Musk said on Twitter that the first test of a Raptor engine as part of Starship had been set back by "some challenges with ice formation in the cryogenic propellant prevalves. Hopefully overcome soon."

Close-up video of the rocket prototype obtained by a local information site from nearby South Padre Island showed that everything seemed to be normal as of Tuesday morning. 

SpaceX's Starship 'hopper' freezes up, but could still throw fire soon

Apr 2, 2019, 4:49pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-starship-hopper-freezes-up-but-could-still-throw-fire-soon/ > Early Tuesday morning, Elon Musk said on Twitter that the first test of a Raptor engine as part of Starship had been set back by "some challenges with ice formation in the cryogenic propellant prevalves. Hopefully overcome soon." > Close-up video of the rocket prototype obtained by a local information site from nearby South Padre Island showed that everything seemed to be normal as of Tuesday morning.