Space Exploration Technologies COR tested the vacuum version of the Raptor engine

The first vacuum Raptor — the space version of the engine for the ship Starship — passed the first land tests on the basis of Space Exploration Technologies COR in McGregor (State of Texas, United States of America). Space Exploration Technologies COR the Test of the engine which was built at rocket plant of Space Exploration Technologies COR in Los Angeles three weeks ago and is delivered on September 4 to the range in State of Texas, passed successfully. It is not known, what is the time worked the engine at the stand, but published video of tests lasts 15 seconds. Vacuum Raptor is similar to the version of the engine calculated for work in the atmosphere of Earth which lifted not so long ago a prototype of SN6 of the ship Starship on height near...