Raptor Rocket Engine Test, February 2019

SpaceX performed the first static fire test of a Raptor rocket engine for its Starship test flight rocket on 3 February 2019, at SpaceX’s rocket development and test facility located in McGregor, Texas. Three Raptor engines will power SpaceX’s Starship test flight rocket. The Raptor engines use cryogenic liquid methane and liquid oxygen (LOX). Credit: SpaceX/Elon Musk #Raptor #Starship