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

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 ...

Watch how powerful a SpaceX Raptor engine looks while conducting a long duration test fire at a 15 degree gimbal. Views of the test in real-time and slow motion. Credit: SpaceX | mash mix: Space.com ...

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 ...

Watch SpaceX doused a steel plate with water and then blast Raptor engine fire into it. The private spaceflight company's Super Heavy and Starship rockets are powered by 39 total Raptor engines ...

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,” ...

SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire of all six Raptor engines on its Starship spacecraft on Monday, and shared a video of the dramatic test on social media. Full-duration static fire of all ...

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 ...

Those who follow the exploits of SpaceX – the commercial space launch and exploration company — recently learned that it has announced its third-generation reusable methane-oxygen staged combustion ...

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 ...