SpaceX Faces Fiery Setback with Explosive Raptor Engine Test Ahead of Starship’s Fourth Integrated Flight Test
Boca Chica, Texas – SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is gearing up for Starship’s fourth integrated flight test, IFT-4, which could be just days away. However, the journey to this milestone has hit a snag with a fiery setback. Recent footage captured by NASASpaceflight shows a massive explosion during a Raptor engine test at SpaceX’s Boca Chica Starbase facilities in southern Texas. The explosion occurred during an engine test when the Raptor engine shut off roughly …