Numerous Raptor 2 engines are now being put through their paces at SpaceX’s test center in McGregor, involving static fire testing at the five test bays, ahead of the evolved engine being shipped to Starbase to be involved in future launches.
While Booster 4 and Ship 20 remain at the launch site, Boosters 7 and 8 and future Ships are continuing their build-up processing at the Production Site.
SpaceX’s engine testing facility on 4,300 acres of land in McGregor, Texas, just south of…
SpaceX continues with the Starship pace, with another busy week involving the reveal and first…
Reviewing the week in spaceflight and upcoming events, it’s been another busy period, including NASA…
The recent focus at Starbase has been Booster 7 and Ship 24. Booster 7 appears…
The new Raptor factory is now rising out of the ground at SpaceX’s Rocket Development…
SpaceX Starbase may be lacking a rocket at the launch site, but work is still…
Just one year after losing Starship SN4 after a Static Fire test, SpaceX’s progress at…
Just days after Starship SN11 conducted a fog-cloaked test flight that ended in an explosive…
The three Raptor engines tasked with Starship’s third high altitude test flight have been installed…
Starship SN9 is no more, following her successful flight and return, prior to losing a…
Installation of the three Raptors that will power Starship SN8’s unique test flight began on…
Starship SN6 is now into the business end of its initial test campaign, with a…
SpaceX is renovating the former Falcon 9 first stage test stand at their McGregor, Texas…
Testing of SpaceX’s Starhopper suborbital vehicle in Boca Chica, Texas, achieved a new milestone on…
With the spaceflight community still in awe at the unveiling of the Interplanetary Transport System…
SpaceX Co-Founder and Vice President of Propulsion Development Tom Mueller has revealed the company is…
Another Starship flight is in the books after a flawless countdown and waiting through the…
SpaceX completed a significant milestone in the Starship program with Flight 5 and is set…
SpaceX is setting the stage for acquiring final approval to launch the fifth flight of…
