The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...

While the Starship is lost, the mission's first-stage booster successfully returned to the launch tower, where it was caught by the tower's robotic arms.

The gargantuan rocket blasted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility on the Gulf Coast at 5:37 p.m. Eastern Time, firing up 33 methane-burning Raptor engines ...

The booster will fire its 33 Raptor engines for about 2 ½ minutes to propel the attached uncrewed Starship vehicle away from the launchpad toward space. For the first time, one of those 33 Raptor ...

The static fire, involving 33 Raptor engines, forms part of preparations for Starship’s seventh flight. The mission, targeted for January 11, 2024, aims to refine the reusable rocket system’s ...

The Super Heavy booster ignited its 33 Raptor engines, sending the vehicle into clear skies. The booster separated about two minutes and 45 seconds after liftoff and headed back towards Starbase.

“At the time of launch, the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines may be audible while firing upon ignition and as the vehicle launches toward space,” a press release from SpaceX stated. “About eight ...