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With Falcon 9 grounded, SpaceX test-fires booster for subsequent Starship flight
Enlarge / A drone shot trying down on SpaceX’s Tremendous Heavy booster throughout a test-firing of its 33 Raptor engines Monday. (credit score: SpaceX) It is unclear but how lengthy SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket will stay grounded as engineers