Is SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?
Is SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?
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This is a very well made video comparing the currently available liquid rocket engines and explaining their operation. 49 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbH1ZDImaI8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbH1ZDImaI8
RE: Is SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?
An update with the Raptor engine would be timely.
SpaceX seems to be choosing propulsion systems that are mid-way on the performance/cost curve. Unlike NASA and ESA, the point is to minimize the cost. Also unlike the gov't space agencies, they do not need to achieve 99% of all potential future mission objectives that can be imagined by a committee of bureaucrats, scientists and generals. Instead, SpaceX can choose preferred customers, building a rocket to suit a core business model.
Thanks for the video link.
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