Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-17 06:59:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6402585EA56EE60BF24595E6F1A27AED18F89EAAE43D5A8FDF18FE10D9BE7B20
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Original Note:
If "firing" here was intended to mean "ignition and shutdown", then it is correct. None of the methane engines that have previously flown in space were ignited in space: - Zhuque-2 stages below 100km: https://i.imgur.com/DMZvbQY.jpeg - Starship stages at ~70km: https://youtu.be/sSgozq8B-7A?si=C5P_URuPX_bhZv2d&t=2495 - Vulcan's BE-4s were ignited on the ground
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