SpaceX completes static fire test in push toward third Starship launch
Enlarge / Ship 28 is seen after being moved to SpaceX's launch site in South Texas. (credit: SpaceX)
Just one month after the second flight of its massive Starship rocket, SpaceX is making progress toward a third attempt.
On Wednesday, at 1:37 pm local time in South Texas, the company performed a static fire test of the next Starship-which bears the serial number Ship 28. The test of the rocket's six engines appeared to be nominal as the Raptors ignited for a handful of seconds. The rocket and ground support equipment looked undamaged after the test.
Also this week SpaceX rolled the booster to be used for the next attempt-Booster 10-to the launch site at its Starbase facility in South Texas. The vehicle has since been lifted onto the orbital launch mount. Presumably this rocket, too, will undergo a static fire test in the coming days.