SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)

Starship's fourth test flight hasn't happened yet, but SpaceX is already gearing up for launch number five. The fourth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket hasn't happened yet, but the company is already gearing up for launch number five. SpaceX conducted a "static fire" with a Starship upper stage today (May 8) at its Starbase site in South Texas, briefly igniting all six of the 165-foot-tall (50 meters) vehicle's Raptor engines while it remained anchored to the pad. SpaceX commonly …