On April 27, Beijing time, Musk tweeted,Raptor 2 engine in place at Starbaseeach can produce more than 230 tons of thrust.
SpaceX’s Raptor 2 engine can generate more than 230 tonsthrust, compared to 185 tons in the previous generation.
According to Phoenix Network Technology, on March 22 this year, Musk updated the latest progress of the first orbital launch of SpaceX’s new-generation Starship rocket, saying in Twitter: “We will manufacture 39 flight engines next month, and then use integration in a month,Orbital flight test expected in May. “
At the time, Musk said that SpaceX would use the Raptor 2 engine for the first orbital flight test of its Starship spacecraft, which is expected to take place in May.
Starship is a nearly 400-foot-tall, reusable spacecraft developed by SpaceX to transport people and cargo beyond Earth. The rocket was developed to further enable SpaceX to send humans to other planets such as Mars.
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