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).
SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) performed a single-engine static fire test on Starship 40. This is the 40th test prototype of the Starship upper stage spacecraft,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
