SpaceX’s Raptor engine and Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine are two key innovations in rocket propulsion, each with its unique design and performance characteristics. While the Raptor engine leverages ...

The Raptor engine is not just another rocket motor — it’s a complete reinvention of how rockets work. Designed by SpaceX for Starship, it uses an unprecedented full-flow staged combustion cycle and a ...

In response to a query from Ars about the engine test anomalies, Rocket Lab Chief Executive Officer Pete Beck downplayed ...

SLS (Space Launch System) uses a 50 year old rocket engine design that now costs $145 million each (not including labor and ...

The 35-engine SpaceX Starship booster using version 3 raptor engines is coming sooon. Booster 18 could be the first Version 3 booster. 35 Raptor 3 engines (280 tons of thrust each) will be 9800 tons ...

SpaceX hasn't officially announced a target launch date, but the company did fire the upper stage vehicle's six Raptor engines for about 60 seconds on Monday. The impending launch would be the third ...

SpaceX currently controls nearly every rocket launch on Earth. With 98% of global orbital launches under its belt, Elon Musk's company has become the de facto gatekeeper to space. While China is still ...

With the upcoming launch, SpaceX is eager to prove Starship V3’s readiness for more ambitious test flights, including an important orbital refueling experiment considered a stepping stone toward ...

SpaceX's next-generation Super Heavy booster successfully completed four days of crucial cryogenic proof testing, overcoming ...

When most people think of rockets, they likely imagine something like SpaceX's Raptor engine, or they might recall the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon. Rockets aren't ...