The Algorithm: SpaceX’s Five-Step Process For Better Engineering
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SpaceX uses 3D printers and a process of relentless refinement to streamline its Raptor engines. In the Raptor 3, plumbing and wiring that had been on the outside were fused into the motor’s metal structure.
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What is behind SpaceX’s success? According to one former top employee, it is something called “The Algorithm.” Tim Berry, head of manufacturing and quality at blended-wing-body startup JetZero, spent a decade at SpaceX leading the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy family of rockets upper-stage production...
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