A vacuum Raptor engine was recently test-fired after being "chilled to mimic conditions after a long coast period in space," ...

The 35-engine SpaceX Starship booster using version 3 raptor engines is coming sooon. Booster 18 could be the first Version 3 booster. 35 Raptor 3 engines (280 tons of thrust each) will be 9800 tons ...

SpaceX recently test fired a Raptor 3 engine to simulate a Starship V3 ascent burn. Credit: SpaceX Trump erupts over ...

SpaceX has ramped up its engine testing efforts at the McGregor test facility this past week, conducting a total of 24 Raptor engine firings and achieving multiple milestones in engine performance and ...

On March 6, 2025, Starship’s eighth flight test successfully lifted off at 5:30 p.m. CT from Starbase in Texas. All 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster started up successfully and completed a ...

SpaceX will make a third attempt as early as May 27 to send a next-generation Starship vehicle into a suborbital test flight around Earth following the loss of two Starships earlier this year. In an ...

SpaceX’s engine development and testing site in McGregor—the world’s most active rocket engine test facility—continues to be a hive of activity. Recent updates reveal intensified Raptor engine trials ...

Velo3D, Inc. recently deepened its role in aerospace and defense manufacturing, highlighting expanded partnerships with SpaceX and Anduril and presenting its progress at the IAccess Alpha Virtual Best ...

SpaceX is getting closer to launching the world's largest rocket once again on a critical flight test later in May. Were the Starship vehicle to launch in the coming weeks, it could come more than two ...

WASHINGTON — The failure of SpaceX’s Starship on its most recent test flight had a different root cause than the previous failure, despite happening at about the same time. SpaceX released details May ...