While both the Merlin and Raptor rocket engines are being used by SpaceX for launch missions, there are key differences between the two designs.

With the Raptor engine, SpaceX reimagined how rockets work—swapping kerosene for methane, adding dual cryogenic turbopumps, and implementing a full-flow staged combustion cycle never before flown in ...

Robert Zubrin talks about reducing the mass of SpaceX Starship by a factor of 5 for a Starboat mini-Starship. The linear dimensions would scale by the cube root of 1/5 ≈ 0.58. This gives a diameter of ...

Youtube channel What About It?, Felix Schlang, dives deep into the technology of the SpaceX Raptor 3 engine. SpaceX has made new alloys for withstanding the heat and have build channels and other ...

A Raptor engine shutdown on Starship’s first orbital flight could delay NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2028.

Explore humanity’s journey from ancient Chinese fire arrows to cutting-edge SpaceX Raptor engines. Discover how rocket technology evolved over centuries through groundbreaking innovations like ...