Inside a SpaceX Raptor 3 Engine.

Tesla Cybertruck transporting the SpaceX Raptor engine

Ignition of a single Raptor engine on Flight 3... Starship demonstrating a flight-like startup for an in-space burnshow more

Did you know how SpaceX films inside a 33-engine... Raptor inferno without the camera melting? SpaceX captures these views using protected high-speed cameras placed at safe angles, with shielding and remote systems built to survive the engine test environment.show more

Test of a Raptor Vacuum engine chilled to mimic... conditions after a long coast period in spaceshow more

Incredible footage from SpaceX of the first 33-engine Starship... Booster V3 static fire test with the next-generation Raptor 3 rocket engines 🔥show more

Flight 3 Starship completed a full-duration static fire with... all six of its Raptor enginesshow more

Static fire of Super Heavy’s 33 Raptor engines ahead... of Flight 3show more

🇺🇸 SpaceX just flew an engine so advanced, only... 2 other organizations in history ever built one. The Soviet Union tried, the US barely demoed it, but SpaceX actually flew it. Raptor 3 hits 350 bar chamber pressure, a world record, and shaved 10+ tons by eliminating heat shields, fire suppression systems, and basically anything that wasn't absolutely necessary. Pure confidence in engineering. "Raptor 3 is engineering art." Definitely. Source: AstroMind Hub YT, Elon Musk, SpaceXshow more

SpaceX just completed a single Raptor engine static fire... on Starship, demonstrating the deorbit burn needed for future orbital missions The test shows the engine performance required to slow the vehicle from orbital velocity for a controlled reentryshow more

You are looking at the most advanced rocket engine... ever built SpaceX’s next-generation Raptor 3 engine is not just an upgrade, it is a complete redesign of what a rocket engine can be Compared to the original Raptor 1, Raptor 3 is expected to deliver nearly 2x more thrust, around 4x lower cost, a much lighter design saving about 42.9 tons per launch, no external heat shield required, and cleaner, simpler, more integrated hardware This is not just an engine upgrade. It is a major step toward making Starship cheaper, lighter, more reusable, and capable of launching at a scale humanity has never seen before The first flight of Starship V3, powered by Raptor 3, is currently targeted for mid-May 2026 SpaceX is building the future of spaceflight in real timeshow more

Raptor 1 to Raptor 2 was progress. Raptor 3... is a different story. Trust me. Almost double the thrust, and somehow it costs way less. More reliable, simpler, stronger. All at once. That’s a proper upgrade. SpaceXshow more

Starship’s Raptor engines have ignited during hot-staging separation

In case you were wondering why Musk delayed the... next Starship launch (again) until after SpaceX's IPO. Or maybe Musk just told SpaceX to run the Raptor 3 engine to destruction because he was jealous of Artemis II getting all the attention.show more

Starship Flight 14 hardware has now cleared its biggest... propulsion-test milestones SpaceX completed a full-duration 33-engine static fire of Booster 21 at Starbase • Ship 41 → full-duration 6-Raptor static fire • Booster 21 → full-duration 33-Raptor static fire Both vehicles have now completed their major engine tests for Flight 14 Next up: vehicle integration, stacking and final launch preparations as SpaceX works toward the official launch date Starship Flight 14 is getting very close to launchshow more

How did SpaceX film inside a 33-Engine Raptor inferno... without the camera melting? 🚀🔥 What looks like a camera melting inside a massive explosion is actually a masterclass in extreme aerospace engineering: SpaceX capturing close-up footage of its 33-Engine Raptor ring firing simultaneously. Instead of relying on standard commercial camera housings that would vaporize instantly, this setup uses heavy-duty, customized protective enclosures engineered to withstand thousands of degrees of intense heat and vibrational stress. Paired with optical-grade sapphire crystal viewports and active cooling systems, the lens remains entirely uncompromised as the engine cluster ignites into a blinding wall of fire. At a time when deep-space exploration requires pushed technical boundaries, this unbelievable footage proves that capturing the heart of a rocket blast no longer requires sacrificing the gear. Simply put: Bringing highly specialized thermal shielding to a high-speed camera setup marks a massive evolution in aerospace diagnostic engineering and launch documentation.show more

Full-duration static fire of all six Raptor engines on... Flight 4 Starshipshow more

33 Raptor engines powering the Super Heavy booster off... the pad from Starbaseshow more

SpaceX successfully completed a full-duration, full-thrust static fire of... the 33-engine Super Heavy V3 booster. All Raptor engines fired at maximum power for the planned burn, generating massive shockwaves and demonstrating the booster’s structural strength and roughly 74-76 meganewtons.show more