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 ...

Private space company SpaceX spilled all the details on what makes the Starship V3 different from the versions that were ...

SpaceX’s Raptor 3 engine, built for the upcoming Starship V3 vehicle, now produces 250 tonnes-force of thrust at sea level, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Historic engine firing: All 33 Raptor 3 engines on the Super Heavy V3 booster were ignited in a 14-second full-thrust static fire at Starbase. Why it matters: The test clears a major hurdle for ...

As Elon Musk's SpaceX works toward a May 19 debut of its third-generation Starship, here's a look back at all the previous test flights to date.

The launch window for the 12th flight test of Starship opens at 5:30 pm CT, and, as with previous test flights, the vehicle ...

The first stage of the design, the Super Heavy booster, has 33 Raptor engines to get it going. These are reengineered ...

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 ...

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