raptor
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SpaceX Starship Prototype Belches Superhot Debris, Causes Literal Dumpster Fire
SpaceX performed a static fire test of a prototype Starship rocket on Thursday, in which all six raptor engines were engaged. The eight-second test appeared to go well, save for the problematic brush fire that ensued.
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Elon Musk’s Plan to Send a Million Colonists to Mars by 2050 Is Pure Delusion
In a recent interview, Elon Musk repeated his stated goal of wanting to transport one million people to Mars by 2050. The SpaceX founder says the future of humanity is at stake, which, ok, but the timeline he offers is ludicrous, and here’s why.
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It’s Official: Ford Bronco Raptor Coming In 2022
I’m pretty certain we all knew this was coming, but now we all know that it’s coming. The “it” is a Raptor version of the new Ford Bronco, which, like the F-150 Raptor, will likely use the 450 horsepower, 3-litre Ecoboost V6, with Fox shocks, big tires (likely BFGoodrich KO2s), increased ride height, and, thanks…
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This Is How We’re Getting To Mars: Elon Musk
There was some concern recently that Elon Musk wouldn’t be attending Guadalajara for the 2016 International Astronautical Congress, where SpaceX had scheduled to reveal the technical construct transporting humans to Mars for colonisation. The reason for this concern was the “fast fire” that occurred during a static fire test of the AMOS-6 mission, which was…