The Merlin engines, for which tests Smith said are now comparatively quiet, have been ongoing at the SpaceX McGregor facility for years. “When they test for Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy (the Merlin ...

SpaceX in 2003 established a rocket-testing facility in McGregor, a town of about 5,300 ... Construction of the new test site should be completed this year and will shift some of the testing ...

The incident, which occurred during a routine static fire test, resulted in a dramatic fireball and a rapid response from ...

has worked for SpaceX for twelve years. He started out as a ground support equipment engineer in 2013 at Space’s Rocket Development Facility in McGregor. His job location changed to Starbase in ...

However, one of the three choices is a man with a history of working for SpaceX in ... Development Facility in McGregor. His job location changed to Starbase in December 2023 where he now works as the ...

SpaceX's ninth flight test for its Starship spacecraft is scheduled to take flight on Tuesday evening after the last two launches sent debris falling back to Earth.

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 ...

SpaceX's latest Starship vehicle has breathed fire yet again. The company performed a long-duration "static fire" test with a Starship upper stage at its Starbase site in South Texas on Monday ...

SpaceX continues to gear up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket. The company performed a "static fire" test with the Flight 9 upper stage this week at its Starbase site in South ...

SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket ... moved toward the launchpad at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Following engine tests ...

Starbase is the site for Starship’s test launches ... For the past six years, SpaceX has used the site—now known as Starbase—as its primary launch facility for Starship, the world’s ...

SpaceX has historically needed to close roads and beaches around Starbase in order to conduct test flights and launches, including for its massive Starship rockets, which Musk sees as a prelude to ...