For the second flight test, SpaceX engineers designed a more robust and secure launchpad able to handle the incredible force generated by the Raptor engines as the Starship lifted off. Once ...

As for the recent footage released by SpaceX, I didn't think it was possible to capture the ignition of the 33 Raptor engines from beneath the booster, given the intense temperatures, especially ...

Previously, SpaceX has talked saving about 500 kilograms from Raptor 1 to Raptor 3 and 100-200 kilograms from going from Raptor 2 to Raptor 3. But on the Flight 8 launch preparation, they talked about ...

Three days after a last-minute scrub due to unspecified technical issues, SpaceX fired up the Super Heavy first stage's 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines at 6:30 p.m. EST. Two seconds later ...

“Prior to the end of the ascent burn, an energetic event in the aft portion of Starship resulted in the loss of several Raptor engines,” SpaceX wrote on X. “This in turn led to a loss of ...

The test will also see the Super Heavy boosters, equipped with 33 Raptor engines, return to the launchpad in Texas, where SpaceX is hoping to catch the massive boosters with its Mechazilla ...

SpaceX's latest attempt to launch and test ... Less than 10 minutes into the flight, several Raptor engines on the Starship upper stage failed, causing the spacecraft to lose control.

• SpaceX called off an attempt to get the eighth test flight of Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed, off the ground. • It’s not yet clear when SpaceX will make ...

Robert Zubrin talks about reducing the mass of SpaceX Starship by a factor of 5 for a Starboat ... allowing it to land safely even if one engine fails. One Raptor, while sufficient for thrust in some ...

Update: SpaceX is now targeting a Starship launch ... Additionally, the company plans to once again reignite its Raptor engines in space to attempt an orbital burn – a crucial maneuver to ...