static fire test

ULA Test Fires its New Vulcan Rocket

The United Launch Alliance took a major step with the first successful test firing of the Vulcan first stage.

11 months ago

SpaceX Super Heavy Fires Just one of its Engines. Imagine What it’ll be Like When it Fires all 33

Musk just tweeted an image of the BN7 Super Heavy Booster successfully conducting a static fire test!

2 years ago

SpaceX Releases a Recap Video of their SN8 Making its Hop Test!

SpaceX just released a recap video of their SN8 making its first-ever high-altitude hop test. Soon enough, the SN9 will…

3 years ago

Big News for SpaceX: Static Fire Today, Hop Test This Weekend?

SpaceX conducted another successful static fire test today in advance of a hop test that could be happening later this…

3 years ago

Will We See a Starship Test This Week?

Barring a further delays, the fifth Starship prototype (SN5) could be ready for a static fire and hop test by…

4 years ago

The SpaceX Starship Could Fly This Summer!

Despite an unexpected fire during the latest static fire test, SpaceX's Starship prototype is alive and well and closer to…

4 years ago

Another Starship Success! Raptor Engine Fires for 4 Seconds and Nothing Explodes

SpaceX has passed another milestone with their Starship prototype after the successful completion of a static fire test

4 years ago

Crew Dragon Exploded Back in April Because of a Nitrogen Tetroxide Leak

SpaceX has revealed the cause of the accident that took place back in April, attributing it to a leak that…

5 years ago

Finally! SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Does its Static Fire Test. Actual Flight Should Be “In A Week Or So”

We've been anticipating this for a long time: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has completed its first Static Fire Test. Should launch…

6 years ago

Successful Engine Test Enables SpaceX Falcon 9 Soar to Space Station in Jan. 2015

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - To ensure the highest possibility of success for the launch of a critical resupply mission…

9 years ago