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 ...

I'd love to know where the camera was situated to capture the above footage, what camera was used, and how it was protected from the intensity of the Raptor engines. SpaceX deemed Flight 8 a ...

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 ...

Before the explosion, SpaceX completed its third-ever catch of its Super Heavy booster, equipped with 33 Raptor engines, which returned to the Texas launchpad where the so-called “chopsticks ...

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 ...

Another SpaceX Starship flight test ended in an explosion on Thursday, grounding some flights in Florida as debris from the rocket rained down from the sky. It was Starship’s eighth flight test ...

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 ...

• 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 ...