• BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
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    3 months ago

    The first two prototypes looked like what traditional rocket engine looks like.

    For example:

    The RS-25 engine that equipped the space shuttle and now the SLS launcher

    https://www.spaceupclose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/0050_2_SLS_KenKremer.jpg

    The Vulcain 2.1 that is on the Ariane 6

    https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2017/10/vulcain_2.1/17217857-1-eng-GB/Vulcain_2.1_pillars.jpg

    SpaceX put a lot of work on refining the engine, they also already produced more than 600 engines ! It’s a crazy amount !