SpaceX test-fires Raptor engine into a water cooled steel plate

Watch SpaceX douse a steel plate with water and then blast Raptor engine fire into it. The private spaceflight company's ...
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Chinese startup Spark Space tests engine, raises funds for electric-pump rocket

Spark Space, established in 2024 and based in the city of Hefei, is developing the Jinhua-1, or Evolution-1, rocket. The ...
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Watch how SpaceX fired up single Starship 26 engine in deorbit burn test at Starbase

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a single Starship 26 engine. The test demonstrated "flight-like startup for a Starship ...
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Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test

A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on ...
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After back-to-back failures, SpaceX tests its fixes on the next Starship

SpaceX fired six Raptor engines on the company’s next Starship rocket Monday, clearing a major hurdle on the path to launch later this month on a high-stakes test flight to get the private rocket ...