Elisar Priel@ENNEPSA unique moment today at the SpaceX McGregor Test Site as a Falcon 9 second Stage rolled by past the @NASASpaceflight McGregor Live camera as a Raptor engine test was occurring behind.
https://twitter.com/ENNEPS/status/2001050171891654970QuoteElisar Priel@ENNEPS·Over at SpaceX's McGregor testing facility, a brand new Falcon 9 first stage booster has roared to life undergoing a static fire test. If all was nominal, next step would be transport to one of SpaceX's launch sites.
Elisar Priel@ENNEPS·Over at SpaceX's McGregor testing facility, a brand new Falcon 9 first stage booster has roared to life undergoing a static fire test. If all was nominal, next step would be transport to one of SpaceX's launch sites.
Thomas Hayden@_thomashayden·Goal beat!Not only did SpaceX meet their updated goal of 165 Falcon flights this year, they ended the year with a surplus of second stages at the McGregor test site!Lots of analysis and a 2026 prediction in thread ⬇️
Not only did SpaceX meet their updated goal
Adam Cuker@AdamCukerTook a flight this weekend over SpaceX McGregor with pilot @ClaudiusNDX. Posted below are the mystery tent, components testing area, Raptor north stand, and Raptor vertical stand. @NASASpaceflight
Claudius@ClaudiusNDX·Ahhh, the mystery building. Many theories, I wonder which is correct? @NASASpaceflight Photos by @AdamCuker
Landing leg drop test of a full-scale article at flight energies onto simulated lunar regolith to verify system performance and to study foot-to-regolith interaction
Any idea what the "Mystery Test" was about? I scrubbed* back to it and only HEAR noises (could be venting), don't see anything happening on any of the views. And it's actually two of them -- you can see them on the sound amplitude graph crawling in the middle of the frame. (*which you'll only be able to do for another 7 hours from this post ...)McGregor Live: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cOmmvhDQ2HM
Quote from: ChrisC on 01/13/2026 03:27 amAny idea what the "Mystery Test" was about? I scrubbed* back to it and only HEAR noises (could be venting), don't see anything happening on any of the views. And it's actually two of them -- you can see them on the sound amplitude graph crawling in the middle of the frame. (*which you'll only be able to do for another 7 hours from this post ...)McGregor Live: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cOmmvhDQ2HMYou mean the black smoke test today? View the split-screen video. I think I saw someone asking in L2 for further clarification from someone "in the Know".https://twitter.com/mcrs987/status/2010817654978732296
https://twitter.com/GewoonLukas_/status/2013645638676762863QuoteLukas C. H.@GewoonLukas_SpaceX has converted another Falcon Heavy Center Core into a Falcon 9! B1099 just rolled to the test stand, and external features indicate this is a Center Core. Like B1091, B1099 will likely fly a few times as Falcon 9 before being converted back.
Lukas C. H.@GewoonLukas_SpaceX has converted another Falcon Heavy Center Core into a Falcon 9! B1099 just rolled to the test stand, and external features indicate this is a Center Core. Like B1091, B1099 will likely fly a few times as Falcon 9 before being converted back.
MattZ@wvmattz·Today was a busy day at McGregor, as Falcon Heavy center core B1099 arrived and was then lifted to vertical. Keep an eye on things in the coming days, as you know it's good for at least one cryo test and a static fire!@NASASpaceflight | 24/7 livestream: http://nsf.live/mcgregor
Adam Cuker@AdamCukerSpaceX McGregor flyover this afternoon with pilot @ClaudiusNDX. The photos capture the mystery tent with the booster test tank to the right, Booster 1103, a Stage 2, and the Raptor Vertical Stand receiving deluge hardware following the RUD. @NASASpaceflight
Claudius@ClaudiusNDX·5hGrasshopper I’m coming back! SpaceX McGregor Test and Development photos on my way to pick up @AdamCuker for some real @NASASpaceflight photos!I think that is Falcon booster 1103 in the test stand and of course, the MYSTERY building. Stay tuned for pictures by @AdamCuker
Adam Cuker@AdamCuker·54sHere’s Part 2 of yesterday afternoon’s SpaceX McGregor flyover, with pilot @ClaudiusNDX. The images showcase the super heavy booster test article, the large site component stand, the Raptor building, as well as the Raptor South and Raptor North stands.@NASASpaceflight
