Elon Musk
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Best rocket engine ever:
Full-flow, staged combustion
330 bar main chamber pressure
Highest T/W
Inexpensive to build
Tesla Owners Silicon Valley@teslaownersSV· Jan 23, 2026SpaceX’s Raptor 3 engine is sublime engineering
• No basic heat shield needed → saves mass and dramatically boosts reliability
• Small fuel leaks aren’t dangerous — they simply burn off safely in the open plasma
• Major improvements in payload capacity, efficiency, and
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