SpaceX didn’t just improve rocket engines — they reinvented them. From the Falcon 9’s Merlin to the full-flow staged-combustion Raptor engine, this is how Elon Musk’s team changed spaceflight forever.

SpaceX’s Raptor engine and Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine are two key innovations in rocket propulsion, each with its unique design and performance characteristics. While the Raptor engine leverages ...

The Earth is much larger than most people realize. You need to use engines if you want to efficiently navigate large sections of the planet. Everything from cars to planes relies on engines, but they ...

Welcome to Edition 8.08 of the Rocket Report! What a week it’s been for SpaceX. The company completed its first successful Starship test flight in nearly a year, and while it wasn’t perfect, it sets ...

minus 10 987. 54321, engines full power and lift on. Go Falcon, go in roll 77. Vehicles pitching downrange. And with chamber pressure is nominal. At T + 30 seconds and counting, Falcon 9 has ...

Here is a comparison of Ariane’s Themis prototype in 2025 and SpaceX’s Grasshopper tests (2012–2013) and the early Falcon 9 reusability program (2013–2016). Ariane is 13 years behind SpaceX. SpaceX ...

SpaceX is planning a late-night Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission's purpose is to deliver another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth ...

SpaceX has one final launch scheduled from Southern California before Christmas. A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Tuesday, Dec. 16 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will deploy 27 ...

Back to start leaning back away from the rocket, giving it room for lift off. OK. Almost complete. There it goes. Now At this point, both stages are nearly fully loaded with about *** million pounds ...