NASA Declares SpaceX Raptor Engine Test a Success, but Bigger Hurdles remain for Starship Human Landing System
Starship during its first test launch.
Image credit: SpaceX.
Sometime in August, SpaceX successfully test-fired one of the company’s Raptor rocket engines that could be used to safely land astronauts on the Moon in 2025 via Starship, according to a new NASA blog post, proving the engine could start up in the extreme cold of space.
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