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>Raptor 2 uses hydraulic actuators
>”Raptor 3” or the next Raptor will probably use electrical motors to gimbal the engine
>Raptor 3 development will start “in a few months.”
>Raptor gimbals incredibly fast. The main purpose is to save the vehicle during engine fails, more than just the flip’n’burn
>Raptor 2 has a LOT of parts and valves coagulated into just ONE. Crazy.
> “It’s better to delete a part than to optimize it” - Elon
>Hopefully Raptor 2 will be heat-resistant enough to remove the “engine shields” because they are heavy
>Cooling is a big issue, yeah
>Bubbles will erode the metal in the engine
>Raptor 2 uses a powerhead which is inline, instead of offset like on Raptor 1
>Elon dabbing on aerospikes again: “It’s better to have separate engines for stages which are optimized”
>”Saying you have too much thrust is like saying you’re too good looking” - Elon
>Elon gets weirded out by Tim making a joke
>hooooly shit that was cringey lol everyone got quiet
>booster 7’s lox tube got crushed (as we all know) but Elon mentioned it outright here
>”That’s why Starship is awesome” - Random SpaceX engineer

What even is a “hard start” on an engine? It killed SN11 and destroyed the second stage of that one smallsat company on the ground.

Is anyone else worried of Starship nuking the launch site?

Looks like Starship OFT-1 now has a Wikipedia page. Also S24 received livery.

>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_orbital_test_flight