Elon Musk Explains the Raptor 2 Engine

Everyday Astronaut · Interview · YouTube title: Elon Musk Explains SpaceX's Raptor Engine!

Why it's here

HN points to it as a rare, detailed first-person explanation of Raptor engine design from Musk himself.

What it covers

Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut gets a close-up walkthrough of SpaceX's Raptor 2 engine from Elon Musk at Starbase. They cover how Raptor 2 was simplified and upgraded relative to Raptor 1, including cooling and thrust vectoring details.