Testing of the Raptor Engine

Starship's 'lucky number 13' test flight moves SpaceX

SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship blasts off on 13th test flight

SpaceX launched its 13th Super Heavy-Starship rocket Friday, with the giant booster chalking up an on-target but "hard" splashdown off the Texas Gulf Coast due to engine issues while the Starship uppe...

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SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship's engines ahead of 13th test flight (video)

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SpaceX is gearing up for Starship’s 13th test flight later this week

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FAA weighs new SpaceX Starship route over western U.S., emergency landing zones in Pacific

An expedited federal review could give SpaceX 's Starship a new flight path over the U.S. and more space for emergency landings as the company races to meet NASA's Artemis moon mission timelines.

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Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a “dead end” for rapid reuse

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SpaceX Stock Falls After ‘Near Perfect’ 13th Starship Test. Flight 14 Will Be Wild.

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Watch what happens to the Raptor engine after a SpaceX test

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 combined.

Digital Journal

SpaceX prepares to test ‘Raptor’ rocket engine for Mars mission

Company president Gwynne Shotwell made the announcement during the Small Satellite Conference Tuesday in Logan, Utah, saying the company has shipped its next-generation Raptor engine to its test site in McGregor, Texas, according to what a spokesman told ...

Ars Technica

SpaceX will try some new tricks on Starship’s sixth test flight

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 one of Starship’s six Raptor engines in space.

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SpaceX Tests Starship Fixes After Back-to-Back Failures

SpaceX fired six Raptor engines on the company's next Starship rocket on Monday, clearing a major hurdle on the path to launch later this month on a high-stakes test flight to get the private rocket program back on track. Starship ignited its Raptor ...