Yesterday, 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 of thrust.show more

SpaceX Makes History with 33 Raptor Engines 🚀 🚀... HISTORIC STATIC FIRE! SpaceX has completed the most powerful static fire test ever performed, igniting all 33 Raptor engines on the upgraded Super Heavy V3 booster at 100% thrust for the full planned duration. 🔥show more

Full duration static fire of all 33 Raptor engines... on the Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's next flight testshow more

Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire successfully lit all... 33 Raptor engines, with all but two running for the full duration. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on this exciting milestone!show more

Here's the verdict from SpaceX with some absolutely insane... videos!!! "Super Heavy Booster 9 static fire successfully lit all 33 Raptor engines, with all but two running for the full duration." Success! 😍 Look at those shockwaves!!! 🤩show more

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

Static fire of the Super Heavy preparing to launch... Starship's ninth flight test. This booster previously launched and returned on Flight 7 and 29 of its 33 Raptor engines are flight provenshow more

SpaceX just performed the first ever static fire test... of Starship Super Heavy Booster version 3 with the new Raptor V3 rocket engines. The first Starship V3 test flight is currently scheduled for sometime in April. Via NSF - NASASpaceflight.com stream:show more

🇺🇸 SPACEX FIRES UP SUPER HEAVY FOR STARSHIP FLIGHT... 9 SpaceX just completed a static fire test of its Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship’s 9th flight. This isn’t its first rodeo—this booster flew on Flight 7 and returned safely. 29 of its 33 Raptor engines are already flight-proven, making this one of the most battle-tested rockets yet. All systems go for the next big push to orbit. Source: SpaceXshow more

STATIC FIRE! Booster 9 fires up 33 engines (pending... confirmation). Potentially for the final time before launch day! Super smooth count and that looked great! Full duration confirmed by SpaceX.show more

NEWS: SpaceX has released a statement after today's successful... 11th Starship test flight. "Every major objective of the flight test was achieved, providing valuable data as we prepare the next generation of Starship and Super Heavy. The flight test began with Super Heavy igniting all 33 Raptor engines and ascending over the Gulf. The successful first-stage ascent was followed by a hot-staging maneuver, with Starship’s upper stage igniting its six Raptor engines to continue its flight to space. Following stage separation, the Super Heavy booster completed its boostback burn to put it on a course to a pre-planned splashdown zone off the coast of Texas using 12 of the 13 planned engines. Under the same angle of attack tested on the previous flight, the booster descended until successfully igniting all 13 planned engines (including one that did not relight during the boostback burn) for the high-thrust portion of the landing burn. The booster successfully executed a unique landing burn planned for use on the next generation booster. Super Heavy hovered above the water before shutting down its engines and splashing down. After completing a full-duration ascent burn, Starship achieved its planned velocity and trajectory. During flight, Starship successfully deployed eight Starlink simulators and executed the third in-space relight of a Raptor engine, demonstrating a critical capability for future deorbit burns. Starship re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and was able to gather extensive data on the performance of its heatshield as it was intentionally stressed to test the limits of the vehicle’s capabilities. In the final minutes of flight, Starship performed a dynamic banking maneuver to mimic the trajectory that future missions returning to Starbase will fly. Starship then guided itself using its four flaps to the pre-planned splashdown zone in the Indian Ocean, successfully executing a landing flip, landing burn, and soft splashdown. Focus now turns to the next generation of Starship and Super Heavy, with multiple vehicles currently in active build and preparing for tests. This next iteration will be used for the first Starship orbital flights, operational payload missions, propellant transfer, and more as we iterate to a fully and rapidly reusable vehicle with service to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond."show more

🚨🇺🇸 STARSHIP COMPLETES FULL-DURATION STATIC FIRE AHEAD OF FLIGHT... TEST 10 SpaceX just lit up Starship for a full-duration static fire, this is essential before launch. All Raptor engines ignited while the vehicle stayed clamped to the pad, simulating real flight conditions without liftoff. This test checks engine performance, fuel flow, and system integrity. Source: SpaceXshow more

If you look closely, you can see a human... walking around the base of the rocket. Each Raptor rocket engine produces twice as much thrust as all 4 engines on a 747. There are 33 Raptor engines powering the Starship rocket booster.show more

Raptor 3 removed the heat shield. It cools itself... now. Full regenerative cooling means the fuel itself keeps the engine alive. Fewer parts. Fewer failure points. Faster to build. Starship V3/V4 stacks 33 of these beasts. That's 10,000+ tons of thrust pointed at Mars. Elon called it "by far the best rocket engine ever made". Hard to argue with that. SpaceX Tesla Owners Silicon Valleyshow more

This is the most impossible launch moments ever captured... this close A camera sat beneath Starship’s Super Heavy booster as all 33 Raptor engines ignited at once Inside each Raptor, methane and oxygen produce combustion gases approaching 3,000°C, or roughly 5,400°F Then the full engine array erupts, hammering the launch mount with supersonic exhaust, violent shockwaves, extreme acoustic energy, vibration, water spray and enormous clouds of steam Yet the camera kept recording through the entire ignition sequence from directly beneath the mount, without the view ever clouding or fogging SpaceX team engineered a way to capture footage from the most brutal launch environments imaginable The camera system behind this shot may be almost as impressive as the footage itselfshow more

Watch the flawless launch sequence of SpaceX’s Starship, showcasing... one of the most advanced engineering feats in modern rocketry. Notice the hot staging sequence, where the upper-stage Starship ignites its Raptor engines before separating from the Super Heavy booster. This method reduces gravity losses and improves overall flight performance, although it requires additional shielding and adds some complexity and weight to the booster. Also pay close attention to the engine startup sequence: the outer Raptor engines ignite first, followed by the center engines, ensuring a smooth, stable, and efficient ascent into space.show more

Air superiority in the making! ✈️💪 The first #Eurofighter... Halcon for the Ejército del Aire y del Espacio has successfully completed its first engine run at our Getafe facilities! 🇪🇸🔥 This key milestone validates the operation of the engines, verifying the integration of systems such as hydraulics, electrical and fuel... across their full power range, from idle to maximum reheat. Next stop: first flight!show more

TESLA DINER SERVES FRONT-ROW SEATS TO STARSHIP FLIGHT 11... Dinner came with liftoff. Guests at Tesla’s new diner watched Starship Flight 11 rise from Starbase as fries hit the table and “Charged Sodas” fizzed. The eleventh test flight marked another leap toward full reusability, powered by 24 Raptor engines and a five-engine divert burn planned before splashdown in the Gulf of America. Between Tesla Burgers and the roar of engines, diners got the ultimate combo, comfort food and the future of spaceflight in the same frame. Source: SpaceX Zackshow more

A multi-spectral camera captures the Airbus A350’s Trent XWB... engines unleashing 97,000 pounds of thrust at full power — pure engineering beauty in motion. 📹: scottiebatemanshow more