马斯克的SpaceX将成为全球最大的卫星公司_BEC初级作文

马斯克的SpaceX将成为全球最大的卫星公司

But before it can launch, SpaceX put the vehicle through a routine launch rehearsal. The brief test, known as a static-fire test, is a standard part of prelaunch procedures and one of the last major milestones before liftoff. During the test, teams loaded the Falcon’s super-chilled propellants — kerosene and liquid oxygen — into the rocket before igniting the first stage’s nine Merlin 1D engines.

但发射之前，SpaceX公司让飞行器进行例行发射演习。这个简单的测试被称为静态点火测试，是发射前的标准程序，也是升空前最后阶段的关键部分。团队在测试时会将“猎鹰”的超冷推进剂——煤油和液态氧注入火箭，然后点燃第一级的九个“梅林1D”发动机。

The engines briefly fired at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT), generating more than 1 million pounds of thrust while the booster remained firmly on the ground. Engineers reviewed the data before deciding to proceed with the Falcon 9’s planned launch attempt Monday evening.

这些发动机在美国东部时间中午12点（格林尼治标准时间17点）的短暂发射会产生超过100万磅的推力，而助推器则稳稳地留在地面上。工程师检查了数据，然后决定将“猎鹰”9火箭的计划发射时间定于周一晚上。

"Static fire complete — targeting Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Pad 40 in Florida," SpaceX wrote on Twitter shortly after the test.