SpaceX Raptor - Wikipedia
Raptor is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for its Starship vehicle. It uses methalox propellants and a twin-shaft staged combustion cycle that allows for high reliability and reusability.
SpaceX Reveals Raptor 3 Engine and Specifications
Aug 3, 2024 · Learn about the latest version of SpaceX's Raptor engine, which has 280 tf of thrust, 350s of specific impulse, and 1525 kg of mass. See how Raptor 3 compares to previous versions and other rocket engines, and how it could power future SpaceX missions.
The wild physics of Raptor: SpaceX's methane-guzzling rocket engine - WIRED
Jul 31, 2019 · To get humans to Mars, SpaceX is building the mighty Starship spacecraft, powered by the Raptor engine - one of the first to be powered by methane and designed to be reused 1,000 times. SpaceX...
Raptor 1 vs Raptor 2: What did SpaceX change? - Everyday …
Jul 14, 2022 · The Raptor engine is a full flow staged combustion cycle (FFSCC) engine that runs on super chilled liquid oxygen and super chilled liquid methane (CH4), both of which will power SpaceX’s next-generation vehicle: Starship.
SpaceX shows off new iteration of its Starship's Raptor rocket engine
Aug 7, 2024 · Learn about the latest iteration of SpaceX's methane powered rocket engine, the Raptor 3, which is smaller, cleaner, and more powerful than previous versions. See photos and details of the full-flow staged combustion engine and its plumbing.
Starship - SpaceX
The Raptor engine is a reusable methane-oxygen staged-combustion engine that powers the Starship system and has twice the thrust of the Falcon 9 Merlin engine.
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing
Oct 13, 2024 · It has the most engines ever in a rocket booster: The Super Heavy has 33 of SpaceX’s powerful Raptor engines sticking out of its bottom.
SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says
Nov 2, 2022 · NASA's deputy associate administrator praises SpaceX's rapid and successful manufacturing of Raptor rocket engines for Starship, a vehicle to land humans on the Moon. Raptor 2 engines...
How SpaceX ignited a new Raptor engine on Starship without an explosion
Oct 22, 2021 · SpaceX successfully fired a Raptor engine with a large nozzle designed for space on the upper stage of Starship, a rocket that can fly in both atmospheres and vacuum. Learn how SpaceX solved the...
See SpaceX's Starship ignite all 33 1st-stage engines (photos)
Nov 21, 2023 · The rocket's Super Heavy first stage is powered by 33 Raptor engines, which the photos capture igniting for liftoff. This second test flight marked a major milestone for SpaceX, with the...