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An image shared by Elon Musk earlier this month shows all 33 Raptor rocket engines installed on Starship. Image: Elon Musk/Twitter

As part of its launch campaign for its Mars rocket, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) lifted the Super Heavy booster prototype of its Starship next generation rocket with a crane in its testing facilities in Boca Chica, Texas on Friday. As opposed to its Falcon 9 rockets which are assembled before being sent out to the pad, SpaceX plans to lift the two pieces of Starship on the launch pad itself, and to do this, the company has built a large crane structure. Starship's operational profile involves SpaceX landing its boosters on the pad, refurbishing them for flight and then lifting the spaceship on the booster. The Super Heavy booster rolled out to the pad earlier this week, and it is the first prototype that is nearly fully assembled - with many hoping that it will also be the one to make the rocket's maiden launch attempt later this year.