SpaceX’s Starship SN9 tests of its Raptor engines – signaling the rocket could blast off TOMORROW

Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship SN9 tests of its Raptor engines – signaling the rocket could blast off TOMORROW

Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship fires up its raptor engines in second static test of SN8

SpaceX is one step closer to launching its Starship SN8 prototype 50,000 feet into the sky. The Elon Musk-owned firm fired the rocket’s raptor engines for the second time during a static fire test at the company’s Texas facility. SN8’s engines ignited, releasing debris, orange smoke and flames from the base that lit up the … Read more

SpaceX Raptor engine breaks pressure chamber record

SpaceX celebrated a milestone that brings the firm’s Starship rocket one step closer to Mars. CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter that the Raptor engine did not explode after reaching a new high combustion chamber pressure during a controlled burn test. The engine, a crucial piece of the Starship rocket, hit a record breaker of … Read more

Elon Musk hails SpaceX Raptor engine as it breaks pressure chamber record without exploding

SpaceX celebrated a milestone that brings the firm’s Starship rocket one-step closer to Mars. CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter that the Raptor engine did not explode after reaching a new high combustion chamber pressure during a controlled burn test. The engine, a crucial piece of the Starship rocket, hit a record breaker of 330 … Read more