Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
@teslaownersSV · Feb 2, 2026
STARSHIP V4: 42 ENGINES – THE PROPHECY FULFILLED, AS FORETOLD IN THE GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Starship V4 is leveling up with 3 additional vacuum Raptor engines on the ship, bringing the total stack count to the ultimate answer: 42.
This isn’t just a nod to Hitchhiker’s Guide—it’s a
Elon Musk@elonmusk· Feb 2, 2026@teslaownersSV The Starship V4 ship will have 3 more vacuum engines, making the total stack engine count 42, as foretold in the prophecy
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Raptor V4 engines will need to deliver 300 (metric) tons of force for the 33 engines to generate a collective 10,000 tons of force.
Note, I use ton to refer to 10,000 Newtons of force. I just don’t like the way tonne-force looks and nobody knows what a Newton is. It also makes estimating things like acceleration in your head easier when vehicle mass is also in tons.
08:47 PM · February 2, 2026 · 442.5K views
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