Booster 9
Test Vehicle
Booster 9 was a Super Heavy prototype. It was the first booster to feature electronic thrust vector control of the Raptor engines and was the first to support hot-staging through the use of an added hot-staging ring at the top of the booster.
Destroyed
History
33-Engine Static Fire #2
Spin Prime #2
33-Engine Static Fire #1
Booster 9 attempted a static fire of all 33 of its Raptor engines. Of the 33 engines, 4 shut down prematurely, and the static fire ended at 2.74 seconds out of an expected duration of just under 5 seconds. This was the first static fire supported by the new deluge system.
Orbital Pad A, Starbase, Texas, USA
Sun Aug 06, 2023
Spin Prime #1
Cryogenic Proof Test #3
Cryogenic Proof Test #2
Booster 9 conducted a cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the vehicle.
Cryostation, Massey Outpost, Texas, USA
Thu Dec 29, 2022
Cryogenic Proof Test #1
Booster 9 conducted a cryogenic proof test to verify the structural integrity of the vehicle.
Cryostation, Massey Outpost, Texas, USA
Wed Dec 21, 2022