00:00Who has the better upgrades? If you think that the Raptor 2 and the BE-4 have already reached their
00:07final design, then you're underestimating these two competitors' drive to innovate. Because both
00:13engines are being further developed and the upcoming versions could be even more efficient,
00:17more powerful, and perhaps even more revolutionary. One, SpaceX, the Raptor 3. Even more thrust,
00:24less weight. SpaceX has already built and pested the first version of the Raptor 3. And the upgrades
00:30are nothing to sneeze at. 50 tons more thrust than Raptor 2. That is about 280 tons per engine in
00:41a
00:41vacuum. And 100 kilograms lighter. That pushes the thrust to weight ratio even higher. Simpler design
00:48and faster production. SpaceX wants to ramp up the production rate and designed Raptor 3.
00:54so that it can be manufactured even faster.
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