It is lighter and has more thrust and higher efficiency than Raptor 2, Musk said. “Truly, a work of art,” Musk wrote about the engine while adding that the team at SpaceX put a “staggering ...

SpaceX President ... Starship engine does not require any heat shield as everything is regeneratively cooled. It is lighter ...

For the second flight test, SpaceX engineers designed a more robust and secure launchpad able to handle the incredible force generated by the Raptor engines as the Starship lifted off. Once ...

An curved arrow pointing right. SpaceX has shipped a Raptor engine to its base in Texas for testing, marking a key step forward in the company's goal to colonize Mars. The Raptor is capable of ...