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Watch SpaceX Starship test fire engines ahead of flight 7 launch (video)

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SpaceX fired up its next Starship spacecraft during an engine test over the weekend .

The rocket will be the first fully reusable rocket in history, with both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage designed for return and fast refurbishment back at SpaceX's Starbase launch and test facility in Texas .

Once mated, the rocket's Super Heavy/Starship stack towers a staggering 400 feet ( 122 meters ) tall, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty .

Starship managed a total of four test flights in 2024 .