alt Hacker NewsThis is the first flight of the new engines. They look so much sleeker and simpler than the previous two generations:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGMtnP...
* And supposedly with a 20% power increase to boot!
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russdill • yesterday at 11:18 PM
SN1 was a test engine, the flight engines are even cleaner https://fixupx.com/interstellargw/status/2057165036196409820
Culonavirus • yesterday at 11:25 PM
Booster dry mass savings of around one ton per engine iirc.
chasd00 • yesterday at 10:18 PM
The stats are pretty out there. Iirc just the fuel pump, which you can probably pick up and put on your desk, generates 100k HP.
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Oh wow that photo is from years ago but you’re correct, this is the first flight of that design