Starship fires all six Raptor engines while tethered to Texas launchpad

星艦在連接到德克薩斯州發射台時點燃所有六個猛禽發動機

SpaceX has performed a crucial test of its Starship rocket ahead of the next launch attempt of the Mars-bound craft.

在下一次發射火星飛船之前，SpaceX 對其 Starship 火箭進行了關鍵測試。

The upper stage Starship, which will sit atop a Super Heavy booster during the next flight test, was anchored to a launchpad at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas, before all six of its Raptor engines were fired up on Wednesday.

在下一次飛行測試期間，上層星艦將安裝在超重型助推器上，該星艦被固定在 SpaceX 位於德克薩斯州 Starbase 設施的發射台上，週三其所有六台猛禽發動機均已啟動。

“Flight 3 Starship completed a full-duration static fire with all six of its Raptor engines,” SpaceX wrote in a post to X, formerly Twitter.

「Flight 3 Starship 的全部六台 Raptor 引擎完成了全程靜態起火，」SpaceX 在 X（前身為 Twitter）的帖子中寫道。

The private space firm shared slow motion and drone video shots of the engine test, showing all six Raptors firing successfully.

這家私人航太公司分享了引擎測試的慢動作和無人機視訊鏡頭，顯示所有六架猛禽都成功發射。

When fully stacked, Starship is the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built, however it is yet to deliver a payload to orbit.

當完全堆疊時，星艦是有史以來最高、最強大的火箭，但它尚未將有效載荷送入軌道。

SpaceX has already performed two flight tests, with the first one in April ending in a fiery explosion when the two stages attempted to separate. The second test last month achieved separation but both stages broke apart shortly after.

SpaceX 已經進行了兩次飛行測試，第一次是在 4 月份，當兩個等級試圖分開時發生了劇烈爆炸。上個月的第二次測試實現了分離，但不久後兩個階段都破裂了。

No date has been set for the next launch attempt but SpaceX boss Elon Musk hinted last month that flight tests could occur more frequently in the future after engineers were able to build a launchpad that could withstand the massive forces exerted at lift off.

下一次發射嘗試的日期尚未確定，但SpaceX 老闆馬斯克上個月暗示，在工程師能夠建造一個能夠承受升空時施加的巨大力量的發射台後，未來可能會更頻繁地進行飛行測試。

“Just inspected the Starship launch pad and it is in great condition,” he wrote on X.

「剛剛檢查了星艦發射台，它狀況良好，」他在 X 上寫道。

“No refurbishment needed to the water-cooled steel plate for next launch. Congrats to SpaceX team and contractors for engineering and building such a robust system so rapidly!”.

「下次發射時不需要對水冷鋼板進行翻新。恭喜 SpaceX 團隊和承包商如此迅速地設計和建造瞭如此強大的系統！」。

Ship 28 is one of three upper-stage prototypes under development at SpaceX’s Starbase facility, according to Next Spaceflight, alongside two Super Heavy boosters.

據 Next Spaceflight 稱，28 號船是 SpaceX Starbase 設施正在開發的三架上級原型之一，另外還有兩架超重型助推器。

SpaceX will need to wait for approval from regulators, including the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), before any Starship launch can be attempted.

SpaceX 需要等待包括美國聯邦航空管理局 (FAA) 在內的監管機構的批准，然後才能嘗試進行任何星艦發射。

SpaceX is expected to ramp up testing of its Starship rocket in 2024, having already secured a multi-billion dollar contract with Nasa to use the next-generation rockets in its Artemis program.

SpaceX 預計將在 2024 年加大對其 Starship 火箭的測試力度，該公司已經與 NASA 簽訂了一份價值數十億美元的合同，將在其 Artemis 計劃中使用下一代火箭。

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