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SpaceX fires up its Starship Raptor engine

Nick Lavars February 4, 2019

Lifting all the pieces needed to colonize Mars off the face off the Earth is going to involve some serious firepower, and SpaceX has just tested out an important piece of the puzzle, engaging a flight version of its Raptor engine for the first time.

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SpaceX shows off shiny Starship built for Mars travel

Nick Lavars January 10, 2019

Having recently rebranded its BFR to the more benignly named Starship, SpaceX has now added the finishing touches to the first prototype of its super heavy-lift vehicle with hopper tests to commence in the coming months.

The assembled SpaceX Starship test vehicle doesn't look quite as smooth and shiny as this render ...