In May 2018, SpaceX’s propulsion engineering lead Tom Mueller said that flight-ready Raptor engines were already in work. The Raptor design would have to be completed and manufacturing work was beginning. Elon Musk just said he was really excited about the propulsion system’s advanced design.
Over the next 12 months, dozens of Raptor engines will be built and many will be put into the first BFS and BFR which will begin hop tests.
An immense liquid oxygen (LOX) tank just arrived at @SpaceX's prospective Boca Chica, TX facility, likely to be dedicated to BFR & BFS testing. @NASASpaceflight forum user "Nomadd" caught some of the first detailed photos, as well as the tank's arrival at SpaceX land on July 11. pic.twitter.com/hr7SeA6BGw
— Eric Ralph (@13ericralph31) July 12, 2018
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This is all photo-shopped. Not real.
This is all photo-shopped. Not real.
IMHO getting the desired/projected performance from these engines is the last technical show stopper for the BFR. I hope the testing goes well.
IMHO getting the desired/projected performance from these engines is the last technical show stopper for the BFR. I hope the testing goes well.
it was just a joke.
The holes in the Soyuz capsule are real.. he he he.
Can you point out what is fake or is this one the I don’t know but I know its true kind of deals?
it was just a joke.
The holes in the Soyuz capsule are real.. he he he.
Can you point out what is fake or is this one the I don’t know but I know its true kind of deals?
Awesome!
Awesome!
And yet, it cannot be told from your usual hate America pathological skepticism.
They’ve already been testing prototypes for a while now. Their performance isn’t a mystery. I think the hop tests are more about flight testing them under more realistic conditions and integration testing of the spacecraft.
They’ve already been testing prototypes for a while now. Their performance isn’t a mystery. I think the hop tests are more about flight testing them under more realistic conditions and integration testing of the spacecraft.
And yet it cannot be told from your usual hate America pathological skepticism.
They’ve already been testing prototypes for a while now. Their performance isn’t a mystery. I think the hop tests are more about flight testing them under more realistic conditions and integration testing of the spacecraft.
They’ve already been testing prototypes for a while now. Their performance isn’t a mystery. I think the hop tests are more about flight testing them under more realistic conditions and integration testing of the spacecraft.
And yet, it cannot be told from your usual hate America pathological skepticism.
And yet it cannot be told from your usual hate America pathological skepticism.
Awesome!
Awesome!
They’ve already been testing prototypes for a while now. Their performance isn’t a mystery. I think the hop tests are more about flight testing them under more realistic conditions and integration testing of the spacecraft.
it was just a joke.
it was just a joke.
The holes in the Soyuz capsule are real.. he he he.
The holes in the Soyuz capsule are real.. he he he.
Can you point out what is fake or is this one the I don’t know but I know its true kind of deals?
Can you point out what is fake or is this one the I don’t know but I know its true kind of deals?
IMHO getting the desired/projected performance from these engines is the last technical show stopper for the BFR. I hope the testing goes well.
IMHO getting the desired/projected performance from these engines is the last technical show stopper for the BFR. I hope the testing goes well.
This is all photo-shopped. Not real.
This is all photo-shopped. Not real.
And yet, it cannot be told from your usual hate America pathological skepticism.
Awesome!
it was just a joke.
The holes in the Soyuz capsule are real.. he he he.
Can you point out what is fake or is this one the I don’t know but I know its true kind of deals?
IMHO getting the desired/projected performance from these engines is the last technical show stopper for the BFR. I hope the testing goes well.
This is all photo-shopped. Not real.