SpaceX completes major Starship test in prep for rocket's first orbital launch attempt

Key Points

• SpaceX announced on Monday it completed a major test of its latest Starship prototype.
• Starship prototype 24, stacked on Super Heavy booster prototype 7, was fueled up at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas in a test known as a "wet dress rehearsal."
• An orbital launch attempt of Starship marks the next step in flight testing for the rocket.

Starship prototype 24 stacked on top of Super Heavy booster prototype 7 at the company's facility near Brownsville, Texas on January 9, 2023.

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SpaceX announced on Monday it completed a major test of its latest Starship prototype, as the company prepares for the first orbital launch of the towering rocket.