Elon Musk's SpaceX company has conducted significant testing of its massive new Starship rocket system.
The engineer performed a "static fire" that simultaneously ignited 31 of his 33 engines at the base of the vehicle's lower segment.
The firing lasted only a few seconds and everything was fixed to prevent movement.
Starship's maiden flight will make it the most powerful operational missile system in history.
Assuming SpaceX is happy with the results of Thursday's test, that could happen in the coming weeks. A static fire broke out at SpaceX's R&D facility in Boca Chica on the Texas-Mexico border.
Elon Musk said on Twitter that the team shut down one engine before the test, another automatically shut down, and a total of 31 engines fired.
However, he added, "we still have enough engines left to reach orbit."
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