Validation testing on a Raptor 3 engine, simulating a Starship V3 ascent burn. 🚀 Multiple test versions are being run to replicate the different conditions the three inner engines experience during Starship’s initial climb to space. 📸VC: SpaceX #SpaceX #Starship #Raptor3 #RocketEngine #Spaceflight #Engineering #Innovation #SpaceTech #music #fblifestyle #aerospace #spaceexploration | ISRO Spaceflight Now

SpaceX’s Raptor engine is at the heart of the company’s Starship rocket. 39 of them power the combined two stages for both launch and landing, and are key to its future success. Not only do they need to produce a lot of engines, but also test each one of them. In this video we’ll explore all the aspects of testing, from what kind of tests they perform, where it happens, how it works, and why they do it all in the first place. For the full video, hosted by Jack Beyer, and premiering on YouTube at

3.7K views · 301 reactions | A new Raptor engine shield design was spotted on a horizontal test stand at SpaceX McGregor before being tested by a destructive engine firing on the tripod stand. See the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXmt4RTiY_Y And for all the testing action at McGregor, make sure to check out McGregor Live: https://nsf.live/mcgregor | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook