Flightworthy SpaceX Raptor Roars To Life
Credit: SpaceX
LOS ANGELES—SpaceX fired up an operational, methane-burning Raptor rocket engine for the first time on Feb. 3, marking a key step toward the start of flight tests of a multipurpose, interplanetary-class space transportation system. Though called Starship and designed for human missions to Mars and...
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