SpaceX Fires Up Raptor 3 For First Time

Raptor 3

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX test-fired its first Raptor 3 engine, a heat shield-free upgrade to the methane-fueled Raptor 2 currently used for flight tests of the Starship-Super Heavy reusable launch system. Plumbing and wiring were removed or incorporated into the new engine’s primary structure, eliminating the need...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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