The Raptor is a highly reusable full-flow staged combustion, methane-fueled rocket engine manufactured by . The engine is powered by cryogenic liquid methane and liquid oxygen (LOX), rather than the RP-1 kerosene and LOX used in 's prior Merlin and Kestrel rocket engines. The earliest concepts for Raptor considered liquid hydrogen (LH 2) as fuel rather than methane. The Raptor engine has more than twice the thrust of the Merlin 1D engine that powers the current Falcon 9 launch vehicle. White schematic design.
The Raptor is a highly reusable full-flow staged combustion, methane-fueled rocket engine manufactured by . The engine is powered by cryogenic liquid methane and liquid oxygen (LOX), rather than the RP-1 kerosene and LOX used in 's prior Merlin and Kestrel rocket engines. The earliest concepts for Raptor considered liquid hydrogen (LH 2) as fuel rather than methane. The Raptor engine has more than twice the thrust of the Merlin 1D engine that powers the current Falcon 9 launch vehicle. White schematic design.
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