1. static fire - Noun
2. static fire - Verb
static fire (plural static fires)
(astronautics) A type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad.
static fire (third-person singular simple present static fires, present participle static firing, simple past and past participle static fired)
(astronautics) To perform a static fire test.
static-fire (third-person singular simple present static-fires, present participle static-firing, simple past and past participle static-fired)
Alternative form of static fire
static-fire (plural static-fires)
Alternative form of static fire
static-fire
However, that same spacecraft was destroyed in April during preparations for a static-fire test of its SuperDraco abort thrusters, a key test before it was to be used on an in-flight abort test then planned for the summer. Source: Internet
The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will fly on the in-flight abort test performed a static-fire test of its SuperDraco abort thrusters in November. Source: Internet
This was the first time a Falcon 9 was launched without doing a static-fire test on the pad in advance. Source: Internet