SpaceX Major Change With Raptor Reusability Shock Blue Origin, Even NASA!
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0:00-0:41: Intro
0:42-6:03: Raptor Reusability
6:04-8:01: Why NASA has not been able to develop reusable rockets?
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SpaceX Major Change With Raptor Reusability Shock Blue Origin, Even NASA!
“What goes up must come down.”
The rocket was once a one-shot wonder. They burn up fuel in a few minutes and splash down into terrestrial oceans, having put their payload on the right trajectory. This is wasteful and that is why scientists have dreamt of building reusable launch vehicles.
SpaceX’s Starship is a type of rocket designed to turn that dream into reality. And its Raptor engine is a “holy grail” that makes the reuse process more efficient than anything from any other company.
So, in today’s episode of Alpha Tech, let’s explore how a major change in the reusability of SpaceX’s Raptor engine is shocking competitors like Blue Origin and even NASA.
SpaceX Major Change With Raptor Reusability Shock Blue Origin, Even NASA!
The Raptor engine is a beast that has been developed over the past decade. After many iterations, it is currently one of the most impressive rocket engines in the world. Each engine can generate half a million pounds of thrust, equivalent to one of the main engines on NASA’s retired Space Shuttle or the Space Launch System rocket.
SpaceX Major Change With Raptor Reusability Shock Blue Origin, Even NASA!
Not only powerful, but SpaceX’s Raptor engine is also unique with its remarkable reusability. As Elon Musk has stated, each engine needs to be capable of flying up to 1,000 times to support the ambitious operations of Starship. Indeed, this is a huge challenge, as no engine in the world has achieved this. The most reused engine in space exploration history is the main engine on each Space Shuttle, each of which only flew a dozen times.
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