SpaceX Successfully Tests Starship Engines Ahead of Third Flight

The next Super Heavy flight aims to send the spacecraft to orbit, with future plans including crewed lunar and Mars missions.

SpaceX has successfully conducted a static-fire engine test of the Starship spacecraft ahead of its third flight.
The test involved the firing of all six of the Starship’s Raptor engines at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
The next Super Heavy flight test will attempt to send the spacecraft to orbit, after which it will splash down off the coast of Hawaii.
NASA has inked a deal with SpaceX to use a modified version of the Starship spacecraft for the first crewed lunar landing since 1972, set for 2025.
SpaceX is also planning to use the Super Heavy and Starship for the first crewed mission to Mars, potentially in the 2030s.