SpaceX has taken a major step toward its eighth Starship launch by successfully conducting static test fires of its Super Heavy booster and Starship "Ship" in preparation for the upcoming mission. In ...

In preparation for its eighth Starship launch, SpaceX is finishing up preflight shakedowns for the megarocket's first stage, ...

SpaceX has shared dramatic footage and images of its Super Heavy booster firing up ahead of its eighth test flight.

Blazing remnants of the Starship ... For the second time, SpaceX caught a super-heavy booster with the “chopsticks” launch tower arms. Initially, only 12 of 13 Raptor engines relit for the ...

During the initial seconds of flight, SpaceX’s Starship appeared to fly smoothly, and the rocket’s Raptor engines operated correctly during take-off. However, things quickly went awry when, at ...

18 (UPI) --The Federal Aviation Administration has paused SpaceX's launch ... Advertisement The Starship's upper stage successfully lit all six Raptor engines and performed its ascent burn to ...

But the Starship spacecraft lost communication with ground. SpaceX said that at launch, all 33 Raptor engines powered the Super Heavy booster and Starship on a nominal ascent. Following a ...

18 (UPI) --The Federal Aviation Administration has paused SpaceX's launch of its Starship ... test flight of the heavy-lift spacecraft. The Starship's upper stage successfully lit all six Raptor ...

Falling debris from the SpaceX Starship explosion yesterday created ... It was also the first time one of the booster’s Raptor engines was reused from a previous flight. The launch was a testbed ...

The last time a Starship upper stage failed was in March last year, as it was reentering Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. SpaceX ... by reigniting its Raptor engines as it hooked ...

A SpaceX Super ... Super Heavy-Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built, generating a staggering 16 million pounds of thrust at liftoff using 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines.

SpaceX's Starship rocket is pictured after launching ... making a successful return to its launch pad by using Raptor engines to lower the descent and engage mechanical arms for a smooth landing.