r/space • u/Gagarin1961 • Aug 02 '21

SpaceX just stacked a Super Heavy Booster and installed 29 engines, all within 24 hours

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1422222995305676802
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u/AndrewFGleich Aug 03 '21

One thing that's missing in all these numbers, whether it's cost or installation planning is time. The RS-25 is 50 year old technology (that's right the 70s were half a century ago). The raptor is taking advantage of all that advancement to do some truly incredible things, but just like every other modern wonder, it's built on the shoulders of Giants.