BlastOff! SpaceX Fires Up Starship Prototype Again Ahead Of Test Flight

continues to gear up for the first-ever orbital test flight of its Starship Mars rocket. They performed another "static fire" test today (Dec. 15) at its South Texas facility, lighting up Ship 24, a prototype of Starship's 165-foot-tall upper-stage spacecraft. One of Ship 24's six Raptor engines ignited at 2:01 p.m. EST, firing for about seven seconds while the vehicle remained anchored to the ground. The brief test was captured on video by NASASpaceFlight and Rocket Ranch Boca Chica. Ship 24 will