Thirty-three engines roared to life at Starbase and checked off the easy problem — the hard one is a damage lawsuit that could cap how often Starship flies

Thirty-three engines roared to life at Starbase and checked off the easy problem — the hard one is a damage lawsuit that could cap how often Starship flies

SpaceX has cleared one of the last major technical hurdles before the debut flight of its Version 3 Starship, completing a full-duration, full-thrust static fire of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster at Starbase, Texas. But even as the rocket moves closer to flight readiness, a new lawsuit from South Texas homeowners is putting fresh scrutiny on the launch cadence NASA’s Artemis program is counting on. The company is targeting a mi…