The 35-engine SpaceX Starship booster using version 3 raptor engines is coming sooon. Booster 18 could be the first Version 3 booster.
35 Raptor 3 engines (280 tons of thrust each) will be 9800 tons of thrust. This is 29% more than 33 Raptor 2 engines with 230 tons of thrust each for 7590 tons. The old Saturn V had 7.75 million pounds of thrust vs the SpaceX V3 booster with 21.7 million pounds of thrust. 2.8 times more thrust than a Saturn V.
A new test article is getting ready for some crushing tests. Will we see the new Can Crusher 2.0 in action soon? The final piece of the puzzle for the brand-new flame diverter has been delivered.
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I’m pretty sure I made this ship in Kerbal.