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SPACEX STARSHIP’S RAPTOR ENGINE JUST REACHED ALL-NEW POWER LEVELS
Inverse ^ | Aug 20, 2020 | Inverse

Posted on 08/20/2020 7:13:56 AM PDT by Shark24

The Raptor, SpaceX's engine used to power the upcoming Starship, has been reaching new levels of power during its development.

On Monday, CEO Elon Musk announced that the engine reached 330 bar of chamber pressure without exploding. That's 31 bar higher than what the engine achieved back in February 2019, when it beat the previous record-holder for an operational engine, Russia's RD-180. Teslarati noted that the engine beat the Soviet Union's RD-701 engine, which at 300 bar, previously held the public record for the highest combustion chamber pressure for an orbital-class rocket.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; musk; raptor; rd180; rd701; spacex
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This is another pretty impressive accomplishment by SpaceX.
1 posted on 08/20/2020 7:13:56 AM PDT by Shark24
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To: Shark24

The PUBLIC record.

Wording like that makes me wonder if there is a not-so-public record that is higher?


2 posted on 08/20/2020 7:16:13 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

Absolutely, Public record. means it didn’t beat the non-public record.


3 posted on 08/20/2020 7:20:45 AM PDT by stockpirate (Anyone who believes Epstein killed himself is a fool, and the DNC wacked Seth Rich)
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To: Shark24

4 posted on 08/20/2020 7:22:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said "There is no marriage in Heaven." ... That's why they call it Heaven............)
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To: stockpirate

If it’s ‘non-public’ how would we know?...................


5 posted on 08/20/2020 7:23:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said "There is no marriage in Heaven." ... That's why they call it Heaven............)
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To: Shark24

Elon better watch it his Chinese buds could steal it


6 posted on 08/20/2020 7:26:26 AM PDT by butlerweave
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Musk’s followup Tweet after the 330 bar news. SN40 is the 40th Raptor engine built:

SN40 is about to be tested & has several upgrades over 330 bar engine. For reference, 330 bar on Raptor produces ~225 tons (half a million pounds) of force.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1295498964205068289


7 posted on 08/20/2020 7:30:14 AM PDT by Moonman62 (http://www.freerepublic.com/~moonman62/)
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...Wording like that makes me wonder if there is a not-so-public record that is higher?...

You can not possibly believe that rocket design and development does not have lots and lots of classified information.

8 posted on 08/20/2020 7:41:37 AM PDT by CurlyDave
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To: Shark24
Now we're cooking...


9 posted on 08/20/2020 7:46:11 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: Shark24
The difference between Elon and the other rocket manufacturers, is while the rest set goals for a new rocket, meet the goal, build the rocket and never touch it again. When SpaceX sets a goal and then reaches it, Elon says...that's great!...here's a new goal, now make it even better! And because of this he has created more innovation in rocketry than we've seen in decades.
10 posted on 08/20/2020 7:48:46 AM PDT by apillar
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To: butlerweave

Yea, his Tesla work in China is interesting.


11 posted on 08/20/2020 7:51:56 AM PDT by Shark24
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It makes me wonder what the chamber pressure was for the F-1 engine on a Saturn V?


12 posted on 08/20/2020 7:54:44 AM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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70 bar


13 posted on 08/20/2020 7:57:48 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Shark24

Teslarati?


14 posted on 08/20/2020 7:58:55 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Pop culture photographers who follow famous electrical engineers around?


15 posted on 08/20/2020 8:04:42 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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Is SpaceX’s Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbH1ZDImaI8


16 posted on 08/20/2020 8:41:11 AM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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King of American rocket engines

We do not know about the advances in the Russian rockets it has replaced


17 posted on 08/20/2020 8:44:25 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies.....all of them)
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To: CurlyDave

I am sure it does. I just like to go fast. I would love to know just how fast.

I am not a simpleton. But I do want to go to Mars.


18 posted on 08/20/2020 9:16:17 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: PIF

https://www.teslarati.com/


19 posted on 08/20/2020 9:19:55 AM PDT by Rio
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To: Rurudyne

70??? Seriously????

Wow.


20 posted on 08/20/2020 9:26:04 AM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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