From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   JF Mezei was thinking very hard :   
      
   Skipping a bit:   
      
   > Am more concerned about engine shutdowns well after launch.  The engine   
   > tests we've seen in last 2 years have actually been engine start tests,   
   > not engine runs, except for 1 engine and 6 engine tests where engine ran   
   > for a number of seconds after spin-up And the 6 engine test causing much   
   > concrete damage).   
      
   The primary engine testing, like that of Merlins, happens at a Texas   
   site up nearer the horn of Texas.  Engine runs of a couple minutes   
   happen there.  Of course, that location tests engines one at a time, so   
   the vibration environment is different.   
      
   /dps   
      
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