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Raptor is the engine that powers both the Super Heavy rocket boosters (1st stage) and the Starship spaceships (upper/2nd stage) to liftoff from Earth, reach and navigate in space. Raptor engine development has reached 3rd generation (August 2024).

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Starship Flight 12: V3 Booster 19 shows boosted propellant load speeds, static fire next with only 10 Raptor 3 engines

The road to Starship's 12th Flight test with the latest V3 generation is getting even more interesting with each passing day. Elon Musk's SpaceX...
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Starship Flight 12: SpaceX to test Raptor 3 engines on the V3 Booster 19 for the first time

Earlier this morning, Elon Musk's SpaceX shared an update on the development progress and further plans in preparation for the Flight 12 Starship launch. The...
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SpaceX prepares for Starship Flight 11 launch with a Booster 15-2 static fire test

Elon Musk's astronautics, commercial spaceflight, and satellite company SpaceX is preparing for Starship's 11th flight test at Starbase, Texas. The fast-track preparations are a sign...
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Flight 5 Starship is ready to fly — pending FAA approval

Last week, SpaceX announced on X (Twitter) that Flight 5 Starship (Ship 30 + Super Heavy Booster 12) is ready to fly and the...
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SpaceX fires the Raptor 3 engine for the first time and silences the critics

SpaceX performed an engine firing test on the newly-developed Raptor 3 Starship/Super Heavy rocket engine. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Gwynne Shotwell shared the...
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Raptor 3 Starship engine is lighter, less complicated, yet more powerful and reusable

Elon Musk's space exploration and commercial space launch company, SpaceX, revealed the 3rd generation of Starship Raptor engines this past weekend. After Raptor 1 and...
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SpaceX conducts a successful six-engine static fire test on Flight 3 Starship, next test is expected after Christmas

SpaceX conducted a successful six-engine static fire test on the next orbital flight candidate Starship on Wednesday. SpaceX calls it the Flight 3 Starship....
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Starbase update: SpaceX conducts 2nd static fire test on Booster 9, Starship factory expands, Mid Bay demolished, more

Starbase, Texas: SpaceX has been intensely busy in preparation for the next Starship orbital flight since the 1st static fire test of Super Heavy...
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Starship Booster 9 static fire served as a test bed for the new OLM water deluge system

SpaceX performed a static fire test on its Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 rocket yesterday. This test was performed with all 33 engines installed...
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Starship to get 3 more vacuum engines for a total of 42, SpaceX upgrades OLM at Starbase, Raptor V3 attains new milestone

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted a new picture of the aft section of Starship 25 on Sunday. This photo was taken from under the...
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SpaceX performs a 6-engine static fire test on Starship 25 as it gets ready for the next orbital launch

SpaceX is speeding up tests on the next Starship prototype i.e. Ship 25 to get it ready for the next orbital flight attempt. The...
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SpaceX called off today’s Starship launch due to a 1st-stage frozen valve issue

Everything was looking good for a launch today until at around T-17 minutes the 1st stage (Super Heavy booster) team reported a pressurization issue....
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SpaceX performs single-engine static fire on Starship 24, Booster 9 gets design refinements, more

Lately, there has a lot been going on at SpaceX's Starbase station for the Starship program located at Boca Chica Beach in Texas. Starship's...
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Gwynne Shotwell takes charge of the Starship program, SpaceX produces the 200th Raptor 2 engine, Starlink V2 satellites spotted at Starbase, more

While Tesla & SpaceX CEO's attention is diverted to his new venture and the mission at Twitter, a leadership vacuum was created at SpaceX....
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SpaceX performs Rapid Relight test on a Raptor 2 engine at McGregor, upgrades Orbital Launch Mount at Starbase (videos)

SpaceX has recently been busy testing the Raptor 2 rocket engines for the last week or so at its Rocket Development Facility in McGregor,...
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SpaceX moves Starship Super Heavy Booster 8 to the Starbase launch site after Booster 7 static fire tests (videos)

On Monday, September 19th, SpaceX performed successful static fire tests on Starship's rocket booster Super Heavy prototype #7 aka Booster 7 or even called...
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SpaceX drops Starship SN20 from the first orbital flight test for a new prototype

SpaceX has been preparing for the first Starship orbital flight test since the last year. But this experiment is getting delayed due to one...
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SpaceX delivers Starship Transfer Tube with an Anti-Vortex Device to Starbase

SpaceX delivered a large object to Starbase yesterday. At first, this large structure was unidentified but later on, it was recognized as a fuel...
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SpaceX to launch Starship to orbit for the first time in January 2022, says Musk

Elon Musk has finally talked about the first Starship orbital flight test schedule. The CEO of SpaceX is optimistic that the first flight of...
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Watch SpaceX perform the 6-engine static fire test on Starship SN20

In our last Starbase update, we reported that SpaceX is preparing the Starship SN20 prototype for the full-spectrum 6-engine static fire test. SpaceX finally...
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