AURaptor 1,137 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 SpaceX has done its first test of the Raptor rocket engine that will take humans to Mars as early as 2024, Elon Musk said in a series of tweets. It was fired at the company's McGregor, Texas facility on a stand that can handle the extreme thrust. Pointing out the "mach diamonds" from the test, Musk said the "production Raptor goal is a specific impulse of 382 seconds and thrust of 3 MN [680,000 pounds]," more than three times that of the current Falcon 9. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/spacex-test-fires-raptor-rocket-that-will-take-humans-to-mars/ar-BBwD0zw?OCID=ansmsnnews11 - namesake or not, I just think this is wicked cool. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,137 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Oh yeah ? Well, take THAT ! Space Race to Mars: Boeing CEO Says It Will Land People First http://abcnews.go.com/US/space-race-mars-boeing-ceo-put-man-mars/story?id=42584441 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptau 169 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Jeff Bezos may want to give it a go too with his New Glenn rocket http://www.space.com/34034-blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-for-satellites-people.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 8,705 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Do a test run first? Send Kim and Con-yeah or Donald and Hillary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptau 169 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 1 hour ago, SaltyTiger said: Do a test run first? Send Kim and Con-yeah or Donald and Hillary Any elected federal offical should have to go on a space test flight or a ground or air combat mission in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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