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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship could be followed by a dramatically larger rocket

Hinted at in a brief tweet on August 28th, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX's massive Starship and Super…

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says Starship, Super Heavy will have more than 40 Raptor engines

According to tweets published by CEO Elon Musk on July 21st, SpaceX's combined Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicle (BFR)…

Starhopper update: SpaceX’s ungainly Starship testbed survives night of fireballs, Raptor testing

SpaceX's Starhopper appears to have come out the other end of an eventful night of fires, fireballs, and Raptor testing…

SpaceX’s Starhopper engulfed in fireball after critical Raptor static fire test

SpaceX's Starhopper was engulfed in a fireball shortly after a static fire ignition of its Raptor engine, almost certainly delaying…

SpaceX delays Starhopper’s first flight a few days despite Raptor preburner test success

SpaceX has (partially) ignited Starhopper's freshly-installed Raptor engine, successfully verifying that the engine is ready for its next major test:…

SpaceX ships Raptor to Texas for first Starhopper hover tests after fixing vibration bugs

After a brisk week of no fewer than three lengthy static fire tests, SpaceX has effectively confirmed that a critical…

SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy rocket needs a launch pad and work is already starting

According to SpaceX job posts published early this month, the company has already begun the process of looking for the…

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk & Raptor engine make surprise visit to Florida Starship

While on the East Coast for Falcon Heavy's third launch, also described as SpaceX's most difficult launch yet, CEO Elon…

SpaceX is constructing a second Starship prototype

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company's second orbital Starship prototype is already in the early stages of…

SpaceX’s steel Starship gets new official render, this time with a huge NASA telescope

SpaceX recently provided NASA with the third known official render of its stainless steel Starship, focused on the vehicle's potential…

SpaceX builds new orbital Starship sections as Starhopper loses its engine

Amidst the growing buzz centered around the imminent second launch of Falcon Heavy, SpaceX's South Texas team has continued to…

SpaceX begins static Starhopper tests as Raptor engine arrives on schedule

SpaceX has officially begun static ground testing of Starhopper, a full-scale pathfinder Starship prototype meant to support an early series…

SpaceX’s Starship prototype moved to launch pad on new rocket transporter

Over the last two or so weeks, SpaceX engineers and technicians have continued to make progress on the company's first…

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that BFR could cost less to build than Falcon 9

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes that there may be a path for the company to ultimately build the massive Starship…

SpaceX’s Starship engine breaks Russian rocketry record held for two decades

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the company's Raptor engine, meant to power Starship and Super Heavy, has surpassed a rocketry…

SpaceX’s Starship engine hits twice the thrust of Merlin just days after test debut

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company's Raptor engine - static-fired for the first time at full scale barely…

SpaceX’s Starship prototype is looking increasingly rocket-like as hop test pad expands

As SpaceX's South Texas operations continue full steam ahead in pursuit of the first integrated hop tests of a full-scale…

SpaceX’s first redesigned Raptor static fire paves the way for Starship’s hop test debut

After years of development, multiple prototypes constructed, and more than 1200 seconds of cumulative static fire testing at durations longer…

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives in Texas for milestone Starship engine test

On Saturday evening, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk landed in Waco, Texas - perhaps along with additional SpaceX propulsion engineers -…

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals photos of Starship’s first completed Raptor engine

Shortly after Teslarati reported that the first operationalized Raptor had shipped to McGregor, Texas for its first full-scale static fire…