Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) performed an engine test of its first Falcon 9 launch vehicle on its pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., March 13, successfully igniting all nine ...

SpaceX’s latest test of its upgraded Starship ended in a fireball on the pad, a stark reminder that rapid iteration in rocketry still carries very public risks. The ground test, intended as a routine ...

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023. automation SpaceX launched its Starship rocket Saturday morning for the ...

SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket is poised for its first flight of 2026, and the schedule is finally starting to come into focus. The next mission is expected to debut a new generation of hardware while ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, successfully making it halfway ...

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost communication with the upper stage of the rocket that continues on into space. The company’s webcast showed data ...

(Bloomberg/Loren Grush) — A newly upgraded version of SpaceX’s Starship rocket suffered an apparent failure during a ground test early Friday in South Texas, according to bystander footage of the ...

It has been two weeks since SpaceX’s last Starship test flight, and engineers have diagnosed issues with its heat shield, identified improvements, and developed a preliminary plan for the next time ...

Once Elon Musk decided to build a reusable spacecraft to carry his dreams of Martian colonization, the engineers at SpaceX knew they would need a special engine for the world’s most powerful rocket.

I don't know that it's a great engine. It's certainly a high-thrust engine. It's "just" an ORSC engine which is good, but not great. It's got a chamber pressure of 140 bar vs. a Raptor 2's pressure of ...