A qualification test of a Raptor 2 engine has resulted in a dramatic explosion at SpaceX’s McGregor facility. The company has yet to comment on the incident, but it’s unlikely to affect the upcoming ...

The sixth flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket, set for takeoff on Tuesday from South Texas, will test the vehicle’s limits in new ways. Most importantly, SpaceX will attempt to briefly reignite ...

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

A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23. According to NASASpaceflight, the engine had an ...

An explosion occurred on Thursday at SpaceX’s test facility in McGregor, Texas, sending flames and a huge plume of smoke into the sky. Reports from NASASpaceflight, which runs a live stream of the ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the Raptor engine of its Starship launch vehicle is not perfect and needs a few more changes. What Happened: “Still a few final touches to perfect Raptor,” ...

Watch SpaceX doused a steel plate with water and then blast Raptor engine fire into it. The private spaceflight company's ...

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket has been known to explode on test flights in South Texas. Now an explosion has happened during a qualification test at the company’s McGregor, Texas, facility. Shortly ...

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SpaceX plans to launch the eighth full-scale test flight of its enormous Starship rocket as soon as Monday after receiving regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. The test flight ...

Elon Musk claimed that the Raptor 3 is the “best rocket engine ever”, a title based on its unprecedented combination of thrust, weight reduction, and extreme simplification. The Raptor ...

SpaceX announced plans for the fourth Starship rocket test flight, possibly in June once the company gets regulatory approval. Starship, SpaceX's enormous rocket, is awaiting Federal Aviation ...