SpaceX Successfully Test-Fires Its ‘Starhopper’ Prototype Spacecraft in Texas
Spaceflight company SpaceX test-fired the engines of its prototype Starship vehicle on Wednesday at its Boca Chica, Texas, test facility, the Verge reported, in a “static fire” configuration that saw the spacecraft tethered to the ground. SpaceX calls the prototype vehicle in question a “Starhopper,” and it is meant to test various technologies that the…