News
After back-to-back failures, SpaceX tests its fixes on the next Starship
Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas. The engine ran for approximately 60 seconds, and SpaceX confirmed the test-firing in a post on X: "Starship completed a long duration six-engine static fire and is undergoing final preparations for the ninth flight test."
Watch SpaceX blast Starship engines ahead of 9th test flight
SpaceX has yet to announce a date for the ninth flight of the Starship rocket, which comprises the first-stage Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage Starship spacecraft. However, Tuesday’s testing of the spacecraft engines suggests that the flight could take place before the end of this month.
Leap 71 is developing AI to build rocket engines faster and cheaper than ever before.
Interesting Engineering on MSN6h
US tests world’s first hypersonic jet engine that hits Mach 6 straight from runwaysIn a significant step toward closing the hypersonic technology gap with China, Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based startup, has ...
Elon Musk said in an interview this week with Fox News host Jesse Watters that his focus on Mars has to do with ensuring ...
After launching from Cape Canaveral in January, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket could fly again by late spring.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback