The Raptor 2 had a 230tf thrust, a 347s specific impulse, and a 1630kg engine mass. The new Raptor 3 has a 280tf thrust, a 350s specific impulse, and an engine mass of 1525kg.

The Raptor engine is made for reusability, not retirement. It’s designed to take off, land, and launch again with minimal work in between— a complete shift in how we think about access to space.

Each Raptor engine has a thrust of 230 ton-force (tf) or 507 kip-force (klbf). Considering the Super Heavy has 33 total engines, that means it's outputting 7,590 ton-force to get the Starship ...

SpaceX has shared dramatic slow-motion footage showing a Raptor engine powering down at the end of a recent test fire. “Shutdown of a Raptor vacuum engine in slow motion,” SpaceX said in a ...

The likely gasses involved in the explosion are methane and oxygen. SpaceX’s Raptor engine uses liquid methane (CH4) as its fuel and liquid oxygen (LOX) as its oxidizer.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the Raptor engine of its Starship launch vehicle is not perfect and needs a few more changes. What Happened: “Still a few final touches to perfect ...