SpaceX Live - Elon Musk JUST REVEALED Insane NEW Starship's 9 Raptor Engines!

SpaceX Live
Sept 24, 2023
Elon Musk JUST REVEALED Insane NEW Starship's 9 Raptor Engines!
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Elon Musk JUST REVEALED Insane NEW Starship's 9 Raptor Engines!

Elon Musk is akin to a daring explorer charting uncharted territories in the cosmos. Starship currently has three vacuum Raptors and three sea-level Raptors, producing a powerful 1500 tonnes of thrust. According to Elon Musk's ambitious plan, this "monster's power" will be increased by three additional Raptor engines, bringing the total up to nine—a truly astronomical leap forward. What kind of challenges and breakthroughs are anticipated with the introduction of three additional Raptor engines on SpaceX's Starship?

Prepare for an exciting journey into the future of space travel. With the astounding addition of three additional Raptor engines to SpaceX's Starship, it promises to reshape the boundaries of cosmic exploration like never before. Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Starship rocket is "good to go" and fully stacked. Its recent progress indicates that Starship might soon transport humans to Mars.

Starship has two stages. The first stage, known as "Super Heavy," is equipped with an astounding 33 Raptor engines. These engines can generate a powerful thrust of up to 7,600 metric tonnes, or 17 million pounds, which is twice as powerful as the legendary Saturn V Moon rocket. Six Raptor engines are included in its upper stage, which is intended for both crew and cargo. When Starship took off, it soared to new heights, clinching the record as the largest rocket ever launched into space, like a true giant among rockets.

Is Elon Musk content with Starship's current power level? Not a chance! Just as the proverbial sky's the limit, he's relentlessly shooting for the stars. He plans to equip it with 42 Raptor engines in total, 33 on the Super Heavy stage and nine on Starship, to increase its thrust to an incredible 9,000 tonnes.

Elon Musk Just revealed NEW Starship's 9 Raptor engines!
Elon made a joke about this conceivable improvement in a tweet from July that included a picture of a starship with six engines and the words, "Three more engines for the meaning of life.” This hints at his intention to increase the number of engines on the upper stage from six to nine, which will increase the rocket's thrust.