From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   JF Mezei was thinking very hard :   
      
   > It is interesting that NASA does fiull engine test truns of 8 minutes   
   > while SpaceX only does test firings lasting a second or two.   
      
   NASA is using this:   
      
      
   SpaceX Boca Chica doesn't have a noise suppression system, or even a   
   flame diverter.  SN8's first static fires were longer than SN9's, and   
   one of them required the blow valve to avoid a RUD because concrete and   
   control lines met in an improper embrace.   
      
   /dps   
      
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