The Earth is much larger than most people realize. You need to use engines if you want to efficiently navigate large sections of the planet. Everything from cars to planes relies on engines, but they ...

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 ...

“Raptor wouldn’t look the way it does without the IPD program,” Thornburg says. “Not only did IPD pave the way for a lot of things that are happening with Raptor and other engines, the same process ...

SpaceX’s engine development and testing site in McGregor—the world’s most active rocket engine test facility—continues to be a hive of activity. Recent updates reveal intensified Raptor engine trials ...

SpaceX recently test fired a Raptor 3 engine to simulate a Starship V3 ascent burn. Credit: SpaceX ...

Watch how powerful a SpaceX Raptor engine looks while conducting a long duration test fire at a 15 degree gimbal. Views of ...

SpaceX has long marketed Starship as a fully and rapidly reusable rocket that’s designed to deliver thousands of pounds of cargo to Mars and make life multiplanetary. But reusability at scale means a ...