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With the Raptor engine, SpaceX introduced methane-fueled full-flow staged combustion, achieving higher efficiency and performance than any engine before it ... in Greenland after JD Vance visit ...
Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas. The ...
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 ...
No choice was more critical than the Merlin rocket engines used to power Falcon 9. SpaceX propulsion ... a few days before launch. And just before liftoff, for a few moments after the engines ...
This is notable because it suggests that Musk directed SpaceX to elevate the "sniper" theory to the point that the FAA should ...
As the SpaceX webcast announcer ... during the last minute before liftoff — swiftly shut down the engines. "Abort," the announcer said three seconds after T-0. Start the day smarter.
Tonight's launch was SpaceX's 54th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 and 56th liftoff so far this year. The other two missions ...
There's no rest for the space-enthused Starlink launch follower, as SpaceX continues lofting ... executed main engine cutoff of its nine Merlin engines about 2.5 minutes into flight, followed ...