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SpaceX continues to target Thursday, pending successful testing of Booster 20 on Pad 2 on Wednesday. The booster has undergone engine swapouts following last week's T-0 abort, with removed engines spotted at the McGregor test site.
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Another Raptor previously installed on Booster 20 is at SpaceX's McGregor test site.
This is the third we've seen so far, indicating that more than two have been removed. This engine was also part of Booster 19's 10-engine complement back in March.
Following Thursday's T-0 abort on Starship Flight 13, SpaceX has rolled both vehicles back to the Production Site. Booster 20 is undergoing at least two Raptor engine replacements ahead of a reattempt no earlier than Monday.
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STATIC FIRE! Ship 40 has fired up an engine to check another box ahead of Flight 13, NET later this summer. This appeared to have been an approximately 10-second burn with a single engine.
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