The deluge system is the new system that was installed to prevent heavy damage

 The deluge system is the new system that was installed to prevent heavy damage

 To the launch site in future attempts after Booster 7 destroyed most of the concrete below the launch mount at liftoff and also damaged several other parts of the launch infrastructure, including the tank farm and parts of Mechazilla.

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After the spin-up of the deluge system, Booster 9 fired 29 of its Raptor engines against the concrete below it. Seemingly, the deluge system worked, as no further damage to the launch infrastructure was observable. However, the Static Fire of Booster 7 also did not destroy the infrastructure, as the fire tests before launch were performed with a shorter duration and less thrust.

From observing the dust cloud, compared to Booster 7´s Static Fire, it was, however, visible that the energy seemingly was better suppressed by the new system, as the forming dust and steam cloud was lower and less energetic. Besides some flying dirt and a damaged fence close to the launch site, nothing seems to have taken damage from this test.

SpaceX, after the test, confirmed that the test was aborted after 2.74 seconds, instead of the planned five, and that four Raptor engines did not correctly ignite. Hence, the test was conducted with 29 instead of 33 Raptors. It is unknown if this comes down to a failure of the individual Raptors or if a joint part between these engines was the reason for the failure.