SpaceX is making progress toward the first orbital launch of its Starship launch vehicle, as the company recently conducted a successful static fire test. SpaceX took to its Twitter account to ...

SpaceX has cleared an important hurdle that brings it closer to the Starship system's first orbital flight test. The company has successfully completed a static fire test of the Super Heavy's current ...

NASA said the Green Run static-fire test Jan. 16 was terminated when the hydraulic system for one of four engines hit a limit intended to be conservative in order to protect the core stage. Credit: ...

SpaceX performed a static fire of Booster 15 for the eighth flight of Starship. SpaceX has applied for a communications license from the FCC for Starship Flight 8 with a start date of February 24, ...

When it comes to rockets, a “static-fire engine test,” by definition, means that the rocket should remain on the ground and not move. But during such a test in China on Sunday, that clearly didn’t ...

SpaceX performed a static fire test of its latest Starship prototype this week, but not all went as planned. This was the third static fire test of the SN8 prototype, in which the rocket is fueled as ...

The two BE-4 engines in the Vulcan Centaur booster fire for several seconds during a static-fire test June 7. Credit: ULA webcast WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance carried out a static-fire test of ...

SpaceX moved a step closer to launching another Starship with a successful test of its powerful engines. The Elon Musk-led company completed a static test Friday of its Super Heavy Booster No. 9 at ...