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SpaceX Test Fires 31 Engines on Starship Booster in Preparation for Orbital Launch

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, on the newest of 2 developments

SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad.

NBC Los Angeles's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. SpaceX ignites giant Starship rocket in crucial pad test

    Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ·

  2. Newest

    SpaceX Test Fires 31 Engines on Starship Booster in Preparation for Orbital Launch

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

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Reports & sources

35 articles, oldest first.

  1. Sioux City Journal

    SpaceX ignites giant Starship rocket in crucial pad test (opens Sioux City Journal)

    Published

    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad. Thirty-one of the 33 first-stage booster engines ignited

  2. Engadget

    SpaceX's first attempt to fire all 33 Starship engines at once ends with mixed results (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    SpaceX has successfully fired all 33 of Starship's engines in a test..

  3. New York Times

    SpaceX Test Fires 31 Engines on the Most Powerful Rocket Ever (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The test of the Super Heavy booster may set up an uncrewed orbital flight test next month of Starship, the company’s prototype spacecraft.

  4. Gizmodo

    Everything We Noticed During SpaceX's First Big Test of Starship Megarocket (opens Gizmodo)

    Published

    Gizmodo's feed description

    SpaceX achieved a major milestone in its Starship program with a full static fire test, setting the stage for an orbital flight.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    SpaceX Test Fires 31 Engines on Starship Booster in Preparation for Orbital Launch (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad.

  6. Local News 8

    SpaceX's interplanetary rocket fires up engines in unprecedented test (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN SpaceX just attempted to ignite all 33 engines in a test fire of its gargantuan Super Heavy rocket booster. The trial marks the company’s first “static fire” test for what is expected to be the most powerful launch vehicle ever built.

  7. Al Jazeera

    SpaceX fires up giant Starship rocket engines in key test (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The test of the Starship’s engines may have set a record for the most thrust ever produced by a single space rocket.

  8. FOX Business

    SpaceX test fires Super Heavy booster in Texas, next step on the journey to Mars (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    SpaceX test fired the Super Heavy Booster 7, featuring 33 Raptor engines that ignited for nearly 10 seconds in Texas, though only 31 engines were successful.

  9. CBS News

    SpaceX test fires powerful Super Heavy booster in prelude to maiden launch (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    During the seven-second test, 31 Raptor engines fired in concert, a major milestone for SpaceX.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    SpaceX Successfully Ignites Starship Rocket Engines in Crucial Pad Test in Texas (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad on Thursday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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