SpaceX Starship had by far the longest static fire ever of about 1 minute. SpaceX upgraded the flame trench and other systems. This enables longer static fires. They can now test more conditions and ...

Zaps of static electricity are commonplace in everyday life. But can static electricity give enough of a jolt to start a fire? Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and ...

SpaceX lost the Massey static fire stand due to a large explosion. SpaceX appears to be converting the first launch tower for static fire tests. They will perform one or two static fires for the ...

SpaceX is making progress toward the first orbital launch of its Starship launch vehicle, as the company recently conducted a successful static fire test. SpaceX took to its Twitter account to ...

Both the Starship booster and the pad are in good shape after a Feb. 9 static-fire test, the last technical milestone before an orbital launch attempt. Credit: SpaceX ORLANDO — SpaceX’s static-fire ...

SpaceX removed the Starship upper stage from the booster last week in preparation for a 33-Raptor static fire test. Photo: SpaceX SpaceX continues to launch its Falcon 9 rocket at a frenetic pace, as ...

SpaceX moved a step closer to launching another Starship with a successful test of its powerful engines. The Elon Musk-led company completed a static test Friday of its Super Heavy Booster No. 9 at ...

HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace carried out a breakthrough static fire test Friday as it builds towards an orbital launch attempt with its Zhuque-3 rocket. The nine engines of the Zhuque-3 ...

When it comes to rockets, a “static-fire engine test,” by definition, means that the rocket should remain on the ground and not move. But during such a test in China on Sunday, that clearly didn’t ...