Raptor (rocket engine family)

Raptor is a family of cryogenic, methane-fueled, rocket engines under development by SpaceX. The engines are specifically intended to power both high-performance lower and upper stages of the ITS launch vehicle, a part of a more extensive Interplanetary Transport System that Elon Musk is championing to support substantial new technological and economic capabilities in the area of interplanetary spaceflight, particularly with respect to a long-term aim of colonizing Mars. The engine will be powered by densified liquid methane and liquid oxygen (LOX), rather than the RP-1 kerosene and LOX used in all previous Falcon 9 rockets, which use Merlin 1C & D engines. The very earliest concepts for Raptor were looking at using liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel rather than methane.The Raptor engine will have

Raptor (rocket engine family)

Raptor is a family of cryogenic, methane-fueled, rocket engines under development by SpaceX. The engines are specifically intended to power both high-performance lower and upper stages of the ITS launch vehicle, a part of a more extensive Interplanetary Transport System that Elon Musk is championing to support substantial new technological and economic capabilities in the area of interplanetary spaceflight, particularly with respect to a long-term aim of colonizing Mars. The engine will be powered by densified liquid methane and liquid oxygen (LOX), rather than the RP-1 kerosene and LOX used in all previous Falcon 9 rockets, which use Merlin 1C & D engines. The very earliest concepts for Raptor were looking at using liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel rather than methane.The Raptor engine will have