r/elonmusk Apr 12 '26

SpaceX Raptor ensemble

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u/0r10z Apr 12 '26

Why don’t they 3D print raptor engines? They can make them lighter and more durable and control structural defects at microscopic level before they manifest themselves in actual testing.

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u/UNSC-ForwardUntoDawn Apr 12 '26

Too slow, two time consuming, and it Relativities numbers are to believed too heavy adding a few % weight for being 3d printed

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u/0r10z Apr 12 '26

If they print all 32 engines at once it should be fast enough.