SpaceX fires up a giant Starship rocket in crucial platform test
SpaceX is one big step closer to putting its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test on the launch pad on Thursday.Thirty-one of 33 first-stage booster engines ignited simultaneously for about 10 seconds in South Texas. The team shut down one engine before sending the firing order and another engine shut down, "but there are still enough engines to reach orbit!" SpaceX's Elon Musk tweeted.Musk estimates that Starship's first orbital test flight could happen as early as March, if test analyzes and remaining preparations go well.The reinforcement remained anchored to the pad as intended during the test. There…
