BOOSTER 9 CROWNED: SpaceX puts vented interstage ring on Super Heavy for hot staging

Starship gets another step closer to 2nd integrated flight test with hot staging ring placed on Booster 9. What is hot staging? Is it a new tech? How does it work? Watch the video to know all that and much more. Vented interstage and heat shield installed atop Booster 9. Starship and Super Heavy are being upgraded to use a separation method called hot-staging, where Starship’s second stage engines will ignite to push the ship away from the booster. #SpaceX #Booster9 #Hotstagingring