Raptormotor
Raptormotor is a line of rocket engines developed by SpaceX. These engines are designed for vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) spacecraft and are a key component of the Starship launch system. The Raptor engine utilizes a full-flow staged combustion cycle, a highly efficient method of rocket engine design. This cycle involves pre-burning propellants at high pressure to drive the engine's turbopumps before they are fully combusted in the main combustion chamber.
The Raptor engine uses liquid methane (CH4) as fuel and liquid oxygen (LOX) as oxidizer. Methane was
SpaceX has developed several iterations of the Raptor engine, including Raptor 1, Raptor 2, and the latest