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Elon Musk's SpaceX company has performed a key test on its huge new rocket system, Starship.Engineers conducted what's called a "static fire", simultaneously igniting 31 out of 33 of the engines at the base of the vehicle's lower-segment.The firing lasted only a few seconds, with everything clamped in place to prevent any movement.Starship will become the most powerful operational rocket system in history when it makes its maiden flight.Read more: SpaceX tests the most powerful ever rocket system