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  • SpaceX Did it Again: Was That One Small Step or One Giant Leap?

    10/14/2025 9:08:32 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 66 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 10/14/2025 | Stephen Green
    SpaceX did it again. At 6:23 p.m. local time — eight minutes late, but who's counting? — the most powerful rocket in history, launched on a column of flame from Starbase, Texas, delivered its second stage to a hot separation, then minutes later made a perfect water landing in the Gulf of America. Even before the Super Heavy first stage had successfully completed its part of Integrated Flight Test 11 (IFT-11), the Ship second stage's six engines moved it to near-orbital velocity, initiating a series of flight, deployment, and engine tests before making its own water landing half a world...
  • SpaceX Reveals Raptor 3 Engine and Specifications

    08/05/2024 8:06:50 PM PDT · by Jonty30 · 29 replies
    https://nextbigfuture.substack.com/ ^ | Aug 03, 2024 | NextBigFuture
    SpaceX has unveiled the Raptor 3 engine, marking significant advancements in thrust, specific impulse, and mass efficiency compared to previous versions. The Raptor 3 boasts a thrust of 280 tf, a specific impulse of 350s, and an engine mass of 1525 kg. The SpaceX Raptor 3 engine has potential to exceed 300 tons of thrust in future iterations, emphasizing ongoing efforts to improve efficiency.