SpaceX moves closer to sending giant Starship into orbit after engines test

A Starship first-stage booster undergoes an engine-firing test at the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX has moved a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit after completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad.

Thirty-one of the 33 first-stage booster engines ignited simultaneously for about 10 seconds in south Texas.