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I cannot even begin to go into how desirable the technology behind the Raptor is to the military, the fact that it uses methane is only a part of the whole appeal to them. SpaceX upper management knows this and is probably being pressured by the military to accelerate Raptor development.

Starship only exists in reality because it’s cheap R&D testing to pay blue collar workers to assemble water towers made of stainless steel, put your stupid man child CEO in charge of the project so he stops pestering and annoying everyone doing real aerospace work, give him a fuck ton of Raptor engines, and let him try to to bring his stupid fantasy to life. It will probably not happen, but it will generate metric fuck tons of test data from a wide range of different conditions, allowing for faster engine development compared to more traditional methods.

And because and all corporations are evil, including SpaceX. They’re okay endorsing this fucking death trap made with design input from their man child CEO that will kill people because it is flashy, futuristic, and generates hype and ensures support for Raptor development, ensures that there is cash input from rich people with inadequately developed senses of self preservation.

Really it’s a weapons system hardware program being developed by a private corporation for the military. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Area 51 has Raptor engine prototypes and are doing their own testing.

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Tell me how a single person can design and build something like Starship.