A SpaceX Raptor engine has exploded on a test stand in Texas, shows footage from local media. The Raptor is responsible for powering SpaceX’s Starship rocket, and the explosion came after an 184-second test run. SpaceX regularly tests its equipment to failure, but a Raptor test explosion is a rare event, particularly as the engine was a second-generation Raptor, which is in the production stage. The test run comes as SpaceX’s progress with its Starship test program remains on hold in 2025 due to the second-generation spacecraft failing to meet its test objectives in all test flights this year so […]
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