Watch how powerful a SpaceX Raptor engine looks while conducting a long duration test fire at a 15 degree gimbal. Views of the test in real-time and slow motion. Credit: SpaceX | mash mix: Space.com ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Watch SpaceX douse 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 ...

SpaceX has ramped up its engine testing efforts at the McGregor test facility this past week, conducting a total of 24 Raptor engine firings and achieving multiple milestones in engine performance and ...

SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire of all six Raptor engines on its Starship spacecraft on Monday, and shared a video of the dramatic test on social media. Full-duration static fire of all ...

SpaceX has performed a static fire test of the mighty Super Heavy booster ahead of the seventh test flight of the Starship rocket. Secured firmly to the ground, the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines fired ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Things are getting hot for SpaceX's next Starship launch. SpaceX fired up its next Starship ...