48+ Spacex New Rocket Engine Images. The american rocket company spacex conducted a successful flight of its starhopper testbed on tuesday. Last night elon musk posted a pair of low resolution images showing the new raptor engine getting ready for testing at the mcgregor, texas facility.

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The falcon heavy briefly roared to life for the first time wednesday at florida's all three boosters — 27 engines in all — were tested. The american rocket company spacex conducted a successful flight of its starhopper testbed on tuesday. The new engine will soon be incorporated into the company's falcon 9 rocket, officials said.

And if a few engines don't work.

The new engines have surpassed a rocketry record held by russian scientists and engineers for more than two decades. Spacex confirmed that the rocket engine is ready to be tested. Spacex plans to continue using large numbers of small engines in its rockets. The engine is expected to be used with five others just like it in structure and function to power the upcoming new glenn rocket.