On February 9, SpaceX performed the static fire test of Starship, its reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle. In such a test the rocket goes nowhere – it's to test the performance of the engines.

An earlier test of the same booster in July resulted in a giant fireball that sent the prototype back to the factory for repairs. Reading time 3 minutes Engineers at SpaceX have performed the first ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said one more test might be required before the 394-foot-tall behemoth embarks on its first orbital flight. Reading time 2 minutes Yesterday, SpaceX performed a static fire test ...

SpaceX continues to gear up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket. The company performed a "static fire" test with the Flight 9 upper stage this week at its Starbase site in South Texas ...

Chinese rocket startup Landspace performed a crucial static fire test on Friday, June 20. The company is working toward an orbital launch attempt of its Zhuque-3 rocket. The static fire engine test ...