SpaceX Ignites Giant Super Heavy Booster Engines Ahead of Daring Starship Launch

SpaceX gears up for 15th Starship-Super Heavy flight, completes key booster test

SpaceX fired all 33 Raptor engines on Booster 22 ahead of Starship Flight 15. The test advances preparations for a November launch and a planned dual recovery.

SpaceX ignites giant Super Heavy booster engines ahead of daring Starship launch

SpaceX is shooting for new heights with its upcoming Starship test flight, and the booster tapped for the mission is in its final stretch of preparations before the mission. The Super Heavy booster for Flight Test 15, Booster 22, underwent a static test fire on Sunday (Oct. 25), igniting all of its Raptor 3 engines for about 15 seconds. "Full duration 33-engine static fire for the Super Heavy booster preparing for Flight 15," SpaceX said in a po…

SpaceX completes Flight 15 pre-launch static fires and simulations on Starship 42 and Super Heavy

SpaceX (SPCX) aims to make each Starship flight more epic than the previous one. Elon Musk’s rocket company is fully prepared for the next launch, i.e., Flight 15 (IFT-15). Starship’s 14th launch entered and left orbit safely for the first time. Starship 41 also delivered Starlink V3 satellites to orbit as payload. Flight 15 Starship […]

SpaceX Fires All 33 Super Heavy Engines Ahead of Starship Flight 15

SpaceX has test-fired all 33 engines on its Super Heavy booster as Starship Flight 15 preparations continue, with a potential first tower catch planned.

SpaceX Fires 33 Engines as Starship Faces a New Recovery Test

Starbase, October 27, 2026, 07:08 (CDT) SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) has completed a 33-engine ground firing for Starship Flight 15. The October 25 test moves its next booster toward launch. Recovering the redesigned vehicle remains a separate challenge. The distinction matters for Starlink’s expansion. SpaceX’s latest results say September’s orbital Starship flight carried 26 V3 satellites. That…