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The S-II, or second stage, of the V , with its 5 J-2 that burned liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
This high-energy fuel/oxidizer combination made it much easier for the US to reach the Moon during the Space Race.
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: The first 9 launch from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A.
In this shot, all three of the rocket are clearly visible, along with the hot exhaust of the 27 -1D .
The Falcon 9 Heavy became the most powerful launch vehicle in most categories once it became operational.
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Spaceflight 🚀 · @spaceflight
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removed the 🚀 vehicle from atop the first stage (see 7:45 youtu.be/7YqgwBN0_SQ) and set it aside for a 🔥 test of all 33 Raptor presently attached to the first stage.
It is possible that this could occur within the next week or 10 days 📆 arstechnica.com/science/2023/0

#SpaceX #starship #static #fire #rocketengines #test

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