With the Raptor engine, SpaceX reimagined how rockets work—swapping kerosene for methane, adding dual cryogenic turbopumps, ...
The Earth is much larger than most people realize. You need to use engines if you want to efficiently navigate large sections of the planet. Everything from cars to planes relies on engines, but they ...
Just a couple of minutes after a flawless launch, the Raptor engines on the upper-stage Ship ignited during hot-staging separation, with the first-stage Super Heavy booster heading back to Earth.
I don't know that it's a great engine. It's certainly a high-thrust engine. It's "just" an ORSC engine which is good, but not great. It's got a chamber pressure of 140 bar vs. a Raptor 2's pressure of ...
Once Elon Musk decided to build a reusable spacecraft to carry his dreams of Martian colonization, the engineers at SpaceX knew they would need a special engine for the world’s most powerful rocket.
The launch window for SpaceX's next Starship launch, known as flight 11, is due to opens Monday, Oct. 13. SpaceX launches Starship test missions from its sprawling Starbase – the complex that doubles ...