SpaceX has shared some stunning footage of the Starship's 33 Raptor engines firing up at the start of the rocket's eighth ...
Three days after a last-minute scrub due to unspecified technical issues, SpaceX fired up the Super Heavy first stage's 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines at 6:30 p.m. EST. Two seconds later ...
Before the explosion, SpaceX completed its third-ever catch of its Super Heavy booster, equipped with 33 Raptor engines, which returned to the Texas launchpad where the so-called “chopsticks ...
Previously, SpaceX has talked saving about 500 kilograms from Raptor 1 to Raptor 3 and 100-200 kilograms from going from Raptor 2 to Raptor 3. But on the Flight 8 launch preparation, they talked about ...
Preliminary information allowed SpaceX to conclude that "an energetic event" in the vehicle's aft section led to the loss of several Raptor engines and the communication breakdown. Thursday's ...
It has the most engines ever in a rocket booster: The Super Heavy booster is powered by 33 of SpaceX’s Raptor engines. As those engines lift Starship off the launchpad, they will generate 16 ...
Update: SpaceX is now targeting a Starship launch ... Additionally, the company plans to once again reignite its Raptor engines in space to attempt an orbital burn – a crucial maneuver to ...
The more than 400-foot Starship, powered by a super heavy booster with 33 Raptor engines, lifted off successfully at 6:30 p.m. ET from SpaceX's launchpad at its Starbase facility near Brownsville ...
Another SpaceX Starship rocket disintegrated in a ... an energetic event in the aft portion of Starship resulted in the loss of several Raptor engines. This in turn led to a loss of attitude ...
“Prior to the end of the ascent burn, an energetic event in the aft portion of Starship resulted in the loss of several Raptor engines,” according to a statement from SpaceX. “This in turn ...