Introducing SpaceX Raptor 3: "The Most Advanced Rocket Engine Ever"
Key upgrades:
• No external heat shield (full regenerative cooling)
• Record thrust-to-weight ratio
• Simplified design with fewer parts for faster production & higher reliability
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk:
“Raptor 3 engine is a very advanced engine, by far the best rocket engine ever made.”
"It powers Starship V3/V4 toward 10,000+ tons thrust and rapid reusability—the key to Mars."
As of October 13, 2025, the SpaceX Starship has been "launched 11 times with 6 successes and 5 failures." SpaceX has developed Starship with the intention of lowering launch costs using economies of scale. It aims to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages, increasing payload mass to orbit, increasing launch frequency, creating a mass-manufacturing pipeline and adapting it to a wide range of space missions.
Duration: 29 seconds
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