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Elon Musk Explains SpaceX's Raptor Engine!

Everyday Astronaut · interview · Watch on YouTube

Space exploration & spaceflightMechanical & precision engineering

What it is

Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut gets a close-up walkthrough of SpaceX's Raptor 2 engine from Elon Musk at Starbase. They cover how Raptor 2 was simplified and upgraded relative to Raptor 1, including cooling and thrust vectoring details.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a rare, detailed first-person explanation of Raptor engine design from Musk himself.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a video of Elon explaining the Raptor engine design”

    Explains Raptor engine design and Raptor 1 versus 2.

    Geee, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Starship Flight Test (Launch in 3 hours)”

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Topics: spacex, raptor, starship, full-flow staged combustion, elon musk

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