Stoke Space is developing a fully reusable two-stage rocket it calls Nova. Credit: Stoke Space Technologies WASHINGTON — Stoke Space has test-fired a highly efficient engine it is developing for the ...

SpaceX bypassed a second attempt to catch a returning Super Heavy booster in its launch gantry, but demonstrated for the first time reignition of a Starship Raptor engine during the program’s sixth ...

A qualification test of a Raptor 2 engine has resulted in a dramatic explosion at SpaceX’s McGregor facility. The company has yet to comment on the incident, but it’s unlikely to affect the upcoming ...

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