01 December 2021
SpaceX risks bankruptcy due to Raptor problems, says Musk
... to his employees last week, the company faces a "genuine risk of bankruptcy" if issues surrounding the production of the Raptor engines that power SpaceX’s Starship vehicle cannot be resolved. The email, which was first reported by Space Explored...
23 October 2017
Space race ramps up between Blue Origin and SpaceX
... have been reports that United Launch Alliance is considering the BE-4 engine to power its new Vulcan rocket. With an engine that is potentially more powerful than SpaceX’s new Raptor engine – the BE-4 has been dubbed the most powerful American...
30 September 2019
Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's massive new Starship
... lowering itself back down to a designated spot/X on the ground. Mk 1 is currently equipped with three of SpaceX’s next generation Raptor engines at its base, however this could increase substantially for the new version of Starship and its Super...
05 August 2020
SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype completes important test flight
..., SN5 is powered by the same methane and oxygen-fuelled Raptor engine SpaceX intends to use to reach Mars. Although SN5 featured a single Raptor, the operational Starship will have 31 Raptors of its own and will launch from Earth atop...
28 September 2016
Musk unveils ambitious plans for Mars
... an Apollo-era Moon programme Saturn V rocket. The booster will have 42 Raptor engines arranged in concentric circles. The spaceship itself will have nine Raptor engines, carry 450 tonnes of crew, life support and cargo, and would be designed...
27 April 2020
SpaceX's first full-scale Starship passes key test
... complete, Starship and its mammoth rocket booster the Super Heavy (collectively referred to as Starship), will house 43 Raptor engines between them, making it the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, say SpaceX. Its purpose...
