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Raptor 1 vs. Raport 2 and Raptor 3 (SpaceX engines) (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 3 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/interestingasfuck@lemm.ee

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[–] incompetentboob@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Wow that’s impressive.

Is it because the first two were prototypes so they bolted on whatever they needed without care for it looking nice or did they just refine it so much that they were able to simplify the design significantly?

[–] atocci@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's more of a refinement thing, where anything not absolutely necessary is removed, or 3D printed straight into the structure of the thing instead of added to the side.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m sure there is also a lot of diagnostic equipment that became superfluous or redundant once they figured out how the engine ran.

[–] BastingChemina 6 points 3 months ago

I think this happened mostly between Raptor 1 and 2

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