SpaceX fired six Raptor engines on the company’s next Starship rocket on Monday, clearing a major hurdle on the path to launch later this month on a high-stakes test flight to get the private rocket program back on track.
Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in South Texas. The engine ran for approximately 60 seconds, and SpaceX confirmed the test firing in a post on X: “Starship completed a long duration six-engine static fire and is undergoing final preparations for the ninth flight test.”
SpaceX hasn’t officially announced a target launch date, but maritime warnings