SpaceX announced on Monday it completed a major test of its latest Starship prototype, as the company prepares for the rocket's first orbital launch. The rocket is nearly 400-foot-tall and is designed to carry cargo and people beyond Earth.
It is also critical to NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the moon, with SpaceX having won a nearly $3 billion contract from the agency in 2021.
An orbital launch attempt of Starship marks the next step in flight testing for the rocket. It’s been nearly two years since the company last performed a Starship flight test, andin Texas as the company pushes to get the next launch off the ground. SpaceX has a few more steps remaining before Starship can next launch, including a planned test firing of all 33 engines at the base of the Super Heavy rocket booster. The company also needs
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