Photo of the Day: Starship 25 Moves a Step Closer to Its First Static Fire...

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Yesterday, SpaceX successfully conducted a chill and spin test for Starship 25's Raptor 2 engine pumps...paving the way for the vehicle's upcoming static fire as the company gears up for Starship's next launch attempt.

According to Elon Musk over a week ago, Starship Super Heavy is 6 to 8 weeks away from another effort to send the mega rocket on a suborbital flight across the globe...with Starship 25 ending its test with a splashdown hundreds of miles off the coast of Hawaii.

Of course, the next attempt of the Starship Flight Test is dependent on the ongoing investigation led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) into the environmental impact at Boca Chica Beach—where Starbase is located—after the previous launch ended with Super Heavy self-destructing high above the Texas coastline two months ago. We'll see when the FAA finally clears Starship to soar again.