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Raptor is a family of rocket engines developed and manufactured by SpaceX.It is the third rocket engine in history designed with a full-flow staged combustion (FFSC) fuel cycle, and the first such engine to power a vehicle in flight. [15]
Raptor is a family of methane/liquid oxygen rocket engines under development by SpaceX since the late 2000s, [2] although LH2/LOX propellant mix was originally under study when the Raptor concept development work began in 2009. [15] When first mentioned by SpaceX in 2009, the term "Raptor" was applied exclusively to an upper stage engine ...
The 30-foot-wide Super Heavy first stage, loaded with 6.8 million pounds of liquid oxygen and methane propellants, stands 230 feet tall and is powered by 33 SpaceX-designed Raptor engines ...
Raptor is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use in Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. It burns liquid oxygen and methane in an efficient and complex full-flow staged combustion power cycle.
Congrats to @SpaceX on Starship's sixth test flight. Exciting to see the Raptor engine restart in space—major progress towards orbital flight. Starship’s success is #Artemis’ success ...
SpaceX CEO celebrated the first test firing of a full-scale, built-for-flight Raptor engine for his Starship super-rocket in the usual way tonight: by tweeting about it. "So proud of great work by ...
SpaceX conducted the sixth Starship and Super Heavy test flight Tuesday afternoon, the fastest turnaround yet in the company’s test campaign. ... After firing up its 33 powerful Raptor engines ...
SpaceX McGregor engine test bunker, September 2012. SpaceX's Rocket Development and Test Facility in McGregor, Texas is a rocket engine test facility. Every rocket engine and thruster manufactured by SpaceX must pass through McGregor for rigorous final testing, ensuring their reliability and performance before being used on flight missions.