SpaceX Big Slap to ULA CEO About "Partially assembled" Raptor 3 engine!

SpaceX Big Slap to ULA CEO About "Partially assembled" Raptor 3 engine!
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00:45: Flight 5’s progress
03:37: SpaceX leaders’ response about ULA CEO comments
06:38: Rocket Lab's new engine progress
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SpaceX Big Slap to ULA CEO About "Partially assembled" Raptor 3 engine!
There's no time to wait-exciting developments are on the horizon.
Starship hardware is in the final stages of preparation, ready to overcome the last obstacles on its path to Flight 5.
Recently, Elon Musk and Gwynne Shotwell responded to ULA CEO Tory Bruno’s critical remarks about the Raptor 3 release, drawing attention across the industry.
Additionally, Rocket Lab has tested a new engine for its forthcoming reusable rocket, signaling its readiness to compete in the rapidly evolving space race.
With a wealth of intriguing updates to explore today, let’s get started.
SpaceX Big Slap to ULA CEO About "Partially assembled" Raptor 3 engine!
The countdown to the fifth integrated flight of Starship is in its final weeks, with anticipation building for the missions ahead.
SpaceX has been diligently preparing for this significant event. Recently, the company shared a tweet on X featuring images of the two critical components for the flight: S30 and B11. The accompanying message was clear: "Flight 5 Starship and Super Heavy are ready to fly, pending regulatory approval."
Following the static fire on July 26, S30 was brought back to the Production Site for thorough checks on its engine system and heat shield. After a brief stint at the Rocket Garden for additional checks, it was moved to Mega Bay 2. One notable update to S30 was the installation of a new Raptor Vacuum engine.
SpaceX Big Slap to ULA CEO About "Partially assembled" Raptor 3 engine!
After the engine replacement, S30 was transferred to Massey. Initially, it seemed another static fire test was on the horizon, but SpaceX opted for a spin prime test instead, indicating confidence in the new engine's reliability. With these steps completed, S30 is fully prepared for the upcoming flight.
Regarding B11, following the static fire test on July 15, it was returned to Mega Bay. Recently, the hot-staging ring for B12 has emerged, indicating that it is ready to be assembled onto the booster.
With these preparations in place, both S30 and B11 are poised for the next phase. They are expected to proceed to the Launch Pad for Wet Dress Rehearsal, likely within the next two weeks. The subsequent steps will be expedited in preparation for a potential launch in early September.
However, everything is contingent on FAA approval. While the FAA is not investigating the recent mishap, they may be evaluating a proposal for catching the booster with the Mechazilla Arm, which could extend the timeline. We anticipate an update on the license approval soon.
In the tweet mentioned, SpaceX also noted: “Additional booster catch testing and Flight 6 vehicle testing is planned while waiting for clearance to fly.”
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[@jasonwise8957]

Imagine you’re so ahead of time that your competitor thinks your engine is”“partially assembled”!

[@LeoLau-ip9bv]

lol

[@PlanXV]

The Starship is partially assembled 😊

[@lukeb3930]

​@@PlanXV fair play 😂

[@richardpark3054]

The 'competition' doesn't even comprehend what they're competing against!

[@brantcraft7267]

I admit I'm a fanboy but objectively, this level of business dominance is rare

[@raytribble8075]

ULA has no room nor business talking about Raptor

[@colonbina1]

Agree 👍

[@greggorystaples3780]

That’s the hilarious part 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TonyBongo869]

Keep the Raptors name out your ULA %€*@$ mouth

[@ondramencik7179]

Before, it also seemed to me that the engine was partially assembled. This is how it seems to me that ULA is doing spacex more advertising than criticism.

[@DreamskyDance]

Considering ULS's Vulcan also uses methane, better approach for them would be if they ask "hey, does that mean you dont need all those raptor 2's which you made ? How much a piece ?"

[@Chuck8541]

Raptor 3 looks like something that could be a prop in a sci fi tv show.

[@Chuck8541]

Absolutely hilarious. ULA is so stuck in dogmatic ways of doing things, they think that SpaceX's Raptor 3 is fake? lol Omg. That old school paradigm thinking is why SpaceX is leading the space race for the entire planet

[@DunnickFayuro]

Did you see the age of the guy? Tells a lot...

[@M5guitar1]

Hats off to SpaceX for this development

[@danthemanzizle]

I wake up in the morning a little more optimistic about life knowing that Raptor 3 is real. :)

[@N.California]

That burn against Bruno with pictures and text from Elon and SpaceX CEO was FIRE.

[@njamatia]

Fire..,.....it's funny when the legacy competitors don't even have a CLUE and comment like "Partially Assembled" and so on......Says everything about their state of Mindset. THEY COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE SUCH AN ENGINE, let alone develop it........TALK ABOUT Being LEFT BEHIND

[@jeffingram8279]

Well said

[@avgjoe5969]

I think that's the point. He couldn't believe they could create such a clean engine. I was a bit confused too. Chucking the heat shield (and all that weight).,. yikes! This is way ahead of BO or anyone else.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

Yes it is truly incredible that he said that.

[@michaelotoole1807]

and the ceo of ula said this. with such confident smugness. he must resent he ever woke up that morning.

[@JC130676]

You wanna know who's REALLY left behind? Astronauts flying on a Starliner.... 😉

[@hiredgoon242]

ULA criticizing someone else's rockets is like the government telling you not to spend beyond your means

[@stevesmith-xd3ph]

Let's go SpaceX I think Tori's comment just shows how far ahead and how far behind the two companies are.....#5 let's go

[@colonbina1]

Yeah

[@straighttalk2069]

That comment ricocheted off Blue Origin, since they now make the engines for ULA.

[@THX..1138]

I don't think you can classify Tory Bruno's comment was critical in as much as he just couldn't believe what he was seeing. In that I agree, Raptor 3 is so amazing it's hard to believe it's real.

[@danfeeney956]

Being ignorant doesn’t excuse his attempt at embarrassing SpaceX in my opinion.

[@laserjock509]

I have worked with Tory Bruno in the past and know him to be extremely intelligent, disciplined, effective, and not prone to this type of misstep. What this episode indicates to me is that he's feeling some serious pressure.

[@ganymede6535]

Space X isnt the one he should be worrying about now. They are too far ahead to catch back up for ULA. What Tory needs to worry about is the younger US rocket companies who are making their own launch vehicles that actually share the same market space with Vulcan​@@laserjock509

[@THX..1138]

@@laserjock509 Pressure?...Yeah I'll say....When Bruno took over ULA he had to develop Centaur to satisfy Federal requirements they use American made engines. When he did he made the miscalculation that Falcon9 or at least Falcon9 reusability would fail and what would come to be known as Starship could never ever happen. So he built a rocket that would be the best in a world where F9 and Starship didn't exist. Now here we are 10 years later F9 built for 10 reuses is looking more like it will last 100 reuses. SpaceX is turning around boosters in as little as 48 hours. Starship and it's booster that are being built to fly multiple times a day just made successful water landings. Now SpaceX is showing off their new engine that looks like aliens built it🙄 I think Bruno is a good guy who ran his company well, but he's building the world's best horse drawn carriage and SpaceX is building the Ford F150 and showing off his new Small-Block V8.

[@TimeMasterOG]

He was criticising. He said they were purposely ommiting parts of the engine

[@jonsmith4037]

FIRE!! Let's go Space X!!

[@colonbina1]

🚀🚀🚀

[@donaldbohn3183]

Those who can, do. Those who can't sue.

[@JonathanHernandez-tj7uk]

I feel all these other companies are just doing everything possible to be in the way of Space X.

[@avgjoe5969]

No he really thought it was incomplete. So did I.... damn!

[@straighttalk2069]

​@@avgjoe5969 Even though Raptor 3 is very impressive I do believe there are control systems at the very top of the engine that aren't shown in the pictures from Elon and Gwynne.

[@robertweekley5926]

​@@straighttalk2069- Many of the Normally "External" bits, have been "Internalized" or made "Redundant!"

[@straighttalk2069]

@@robertweekley5926 I'm fully aware of that. Have you seen the very top of an actual Raptor three engine on a test stand or on it's way to be fitted into Starship or Super Heavy?

[@user-ve1zb8xq8h]

Let's face it; Tory (ULA) wouldn't recognize modern rocket engines if they bit him. ULA, BO and Boeing are so 1960's in their approach. I just wish NASA had the balls to tell them all that until they decided to spend some internal R&D to come up with reusable vehicles, they weren't getting any new contracts.

[@1flash3571]

Even without any contracts, they are still paid annually for keeping their infrastructure running in the tune of several billions of dollars per year.....

[@mahbriggs]

Politics! Boeing and ULA contribute hugely to members of Congress to keep the contracts and the money flowing!

[@KurtColville]

3:56 Tell us how far behind you are without telling us how far behind you are.

[@TimberWolfCLT]

Fire! Tory should learn to not judge SpaceX by ULA's limitations.

[@colonbina1]

Yeah

[@ph11p3540]

Let's go SpaceX 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@LowGearHiker]

The fact the CEO of a rocket manufacturer was unable to realize this was a completed engine tells exaclty how far behind ULA is behind SpaceX. NASA really needs to reevaluate who they give billions of dollars too.

[@AmbientMorality]

NASA has been using SpaceX a lot though? That being said Vulcan is quite competitive with Falcon 9 and they're both winning contracts

[@3rdPinEye]

Well lets give ULA some slack, perhaps they thought that spacex decorated a partially completed engine to look like completed for the unknowimg eyes within the public. Spacex 3d printed the fucking thing with its infastructure integrated within the engine, so it looks incomplete unless you expect the unexpected.

[@Electrohydrodynamics]

Considering ULA is a competitor, I do think the have business knowing what Raptor and SpaceX are doing. Their business depends on it.

[@1flash3571]

If the head is that clueless about the latest SpaceX's engine, that says it all.

[@andrewdubose9968]

They’re paying attention, but they don’t seem to have done much introspection.

[@jackdbur]

They are bitter that they went with BO its Be4 it delivers less thrust, weights almost twice as much, needs to be totally covered by a shield & costs something like 5+ times as much Plus the delivery rate is awful! The Raptor 3 is going to be produced daily is fully electric (no hydraulics) & is like comparing an Olympic athlete to an overweight jogger! 😊

[@markhag715]

Let's go!🚀🚀🚀

[@matfax]

Quite impressive what the SpaceX engineers achieved with Raptor 3. Remember, the real challenge is to mass produce it.

[@colonbina1]

Let's wait for their next feats

[@jackdbur]

Raptor 3 has been specifically designed for large scale production!

[@matfax]

@@jackdbur It's presumably easier to assemble, which is a plus with mass production. It simplifies quality control as well. But it also makes minor changes more difficult.

[@LeoLau-ip9bv]

@@matfax ya

[@PlanXV]

​@matfax changes 😊😊 delete and copy paste 😂

[@jaeluatl]

Tori‘s comment proves the epitome of the problem at UL. That is a very close minded person. That is a very close minded engineer. He should not be running ula space division he will not be able to get his reusable rocket off the ground on time to fight all the new companies that are coming for this business

[@jaeluatl]

Good episode guys. 👍🏾One of those ones that’s hypocritical of your clickbait titles 🫤

[@favesongslist]

What reusable rocket? had no idea ULA had any plans, except one day in the far future to see if they can save the BE4 working engines.

[@1flash3571]

Problem is that they are getting PAID annually just for keeping their infrastructure online. They are paid multiple billions per year. I wish that the Gov't move the money to SpaceX but that won't happen anytime soon though....

[@favesongslist]

@@1flash3571 11 FH launches cost less than $1B

[@richardhammill3213]

You hit the nail on the head! Blue Origin has the same leadership problem. Bezos litigates his way to the top not innovates.

[@markthomas7279]

SpaceX is tte epitome of responsible technical progress. A true example of US innovation in the face of the Boeing debacle!!

[@davidbarr1579]

Let's go Space X

[@donaldaguirre6372]

Let’s go SpaceX ‼️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@colonbina1]

🚀🚀🚀

[@jamescrews3516]

Let's go!💥

[@colonbina1]

🚀🚀🚀

[@LeoLau-ip9bv]

fire! 🔥

[@kstaxman2]

The FAA needs to get this license done.

[@comperator2323]

Fire! 🔥

[@JohnSostrom]

Light that candle!!!

[@colonbina1]

👍👍👍

[@Reddogovereasy]

Good Show Rocket Lab!!!!!!!

[@colonbina1]

Yeah, do you think they can beat BO and ULA?

[@MichaelCater]

Good on Rocketlab!

[@colonbina1]

Better than Sue Origin Launch Alliance 🤣

[@djosephshears]

Let's go! Full send baby ... Fire!

[@charlesrovira5707]

@8:38 *RocketLabs* and the *Neutron* rocket design with the *Archimedes* engines means they're poised to take over the small-payload market and work _cooperatively_ with *SpaceX.*

[@colonbina1]

👍👍👍

[@Jeppelelle]

Is that really true? Surely it is cheaper to rideshare on one of SpaceX other launches than sending up a single rocket, no matter how small and effective it is. I saw another video saying the main selling point is the quick call-up launches RocketLabs are doing? So, SpaceX is still more attractive for small payloads if companies can wait for a slot, and those who can pay the extra money for a quicker launch call-up choose RocketLabs, so "take over" with a disclaimer, SpaceX will still do alot of small payloads as ridesharing for non time sensitive launches

[@jackdbur]

​@@JeppelelleHow many ride sharing satellites can a Starship carry ? Once it comes online the whole launch market will be given a huge shaking! 😅 There should be opportunity for cube & even double cube sats to launch on Starlink missions!

[@powderperson1949]

Let's Go!

[@teachmecookinmama]

Fire!

[@John-yl4tj]

Let's go now!

[@vodkarage8227]

Competition in the space industry is the quickest way to innovation and cost affordability and will get humans beyond the moon much much sooner.

[@ivanbeach1665]

Let's go, SpaceX!

[@Bad666Moon]

Elon has only been saying for months that Raptor V3 looks like it’s unfinished in its final form. Also, what vehicles, particularly ULA vehicles, are flying on ULA designed and manufactured engines?

[@user-mx3uc8mk7c]

Let's go!!! Send #5 up and then make adjustments/improvements as needed.

[@colonbina1]

♥️♥️♥️

[@MrHalvnir]

LET'S GO !!!

[@teachmecookinmama]

Let’s go ❤

[@colonbina1]

🚀🚀🚀

[@jtjames79]

🔥

[@Dave_the_Dave]

Super exciting to see Neutron launch in the near future, as well as other launch providers coming online. Let's get hardware into space.

[@christianvitroler5289]

FIRE!

[@kennyleger8839]

🚀🔥🔥🔥

[@gunsightmtn.1821]

We are living in wild times🔥🔥

[@XDin4D]

I like space x, and good luck to starship. Hopefully they figured out the issues the plagued the Soviets when they tried a ship like this, lots of small engines vs few large ones.

[@zhongxina9420]

they already solved that since 2018. falcon heavy has 27 engines. all launches of falcon heavy, no engine failures.

[@tjscandlas9387]

LETS GO!!

[@davidsmithers3353]

That's not what he suggested at all. He didn't know it was a finished engine.

[@1flash3571]

That is precisely why others are mocking him.....HE has no clue.

[@richardpark3054]

Mr Bruno stepped in it this time!

[@Psi105]

ULA doesn't seem to understand that innovation (i.e building awesome) means putting engineers above management in the organizational structure. Having good engineers who "tell" management what "needs" to be done, as opposed to engineers who simply take orders from management. If you give power to management nothing ever gets fully completed, as soon as it's "good enough to sell" the engineers are told to stop working on it and instructed to work on a new project. Management should support engineers doing engineering but all to often management try to take control of engineering and make engineering decisions.

[@BlackWolf18C]

After watching Tim's recent Blue Origin New Glenn facility tour video, being reminded of Starship's production cadence really puts the asperations into perspective a little. Both are massive and awesome rockets, but whereas BO is building a rocket, SpaceX really have built up a rocket factory. I hope both succeed, but it's obvious that SpaceX will come out on top for launched mass per year capability. NASA won't be looking so hard at Blue Origin when they need a mission-specific modification for a super heavy launch vehicle.

[@charlesrovira5707]

@6:38 *_FIRE!!!_* 😉

[@colonbina1]

♥️♥️♥️

[@ericmcmanus5179]

The fact that rocket lab didn't tell us how long the burn at 102% was leads me to think it was probably a millisecond or something like that. Enough to say technically that it got there. But not long enough to be of any significance.

[@tomdarco2223]

Right on

[@oker59]

Raptor 1 was a revolution, with is accomplishment of full flow combustion. Raptor 2 was an improvement. Raptor 3 is a revolution on top of Raptor 1. Raptor 3 is a great accomplishment. It's hard to imagine going beyond Raptor 3. I'll keep the nanotech out of this one. I'm actually waiting for next march/april for what I'm expecting a huge Quantum Computer announcement. But, on the SpaceX front, Starship and Super Heavy are metal. I'm sure they try to save weight, but the original plan was to be all carbon fiber composite. I just bring it up to suggest SpaceX can go much further!

[@1fastal1]

Non reuse SScld be aluminum and increase payload.

[@colonbina1]

Let's wait for their next feats

[@viarnay]

o problem with weight Raptor engines are plenty of thrust

[@jackdbur]

Composite construction was ruled out by its Expense, difficultly of production & low tolerance to high heating!

[@richardshultz6834]

Everyone else, we are testing industry leading tech, Space X we have been flying industry leading tech for 10 years.

[@tiagopinto365]

good stuff! the design is otherwordly comparing to all the previous rocket engines... a Scientific Marvel!!

[@mountainman5173]

Pretty strong words coming from Mr. Bruno considering ULA has no engines of it's own...

[@sAus1922]

Fire🔥🚀

[@davidhurlburt1075]

Let's go! Fire!

[@garthbews4863]

wow that BE-4 is a mass of failure points..poor tory just jelly.. sue Blue made BE-4 look like string art

[@favesongslist]

Big thing is how many BE4 have BO made that work, 2 maybe 2 more if ULA want to launch their next expendable Vulcan test this year.

[@lcstarchaser]

Yup sue origin just jelly

[@curtischilders3024]

ULA would license raptor3 if they had any sense. BE4 was the wrong bet for Vulcan. Fire

[@1flash3571]

To their credit, they were successful in using it in 2 flights so far?

[@1flash3571]

@@curtischilders3024 That wouldn't happen...They are competitors....

[@russellmitchell8643]

FIRE

[@Astinsan]

you would think that they would know because they work with GE, they print parts for jet engines all the time

[@Nahrix]

Has the same energy as my professor accusing me of cheating because my code was "too perfect". Thanks, prof!

[@tapassingha236]

Fire

[@stephensfarms7165]

Enjoyed watching Thanks 🙏

[@colonbina1]

♥️♥️♥️

[@markdebeer1252]

LET'S GO - 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Verrisin]

5:44 - I swear, it DOES look unreal compared to the rest there. XD

[@seeker4749]

35 engine test🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.... 🔥🔥 🔥🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥.... 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥.. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 coming soon go starship

[@colonbina1]

OMG😱

[@whoguy4231]

Let's Goooo ... Mars here we come.

[@colonbina1]

❤❤❤

[@c016smith52]

🔥🔥🔥

[@juliancrooks3031]

If ULA was smart they would try their new rocket with raptor engines if sue origin can't deliver.

[@RichTheNoun]

What a "burn". Yeah I know I didn't say that first

[@willnelson5692]

Extraterrestrial sees Raptor 3, "whoa, alien tech!"

[@rogerrussell9544]

How far would ULA be if Space X used patents for their cutting edge developments?

[@Anthony-m6p4x]

Let's go......

[@arnoldvil72]

Let's go

[@Dan888-rb9wv]

let’s go 🚀

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro. Go Elon you got this

[@colonbina1]

♥️♥️♥️

[@arnoldsmith5754]

🔥🔥🔥yes number 3

[@stevebrown4985]

fire !!!

[@DougForce]

That’s a tad embarrassing there, Bruno.

[@ThomasTomiczek]

It is only good engineering if you CAN NOT REMOVE ANYTHING ANYMORE. Someone should tell ULA.

[@hallahgray3190]

Let’s go start ship

[@ujjuwr2785]

I like how spaceX is most open book company compared to other secretive competitors, yet they're all far behind now...

[@colonbina1]

♥️♥️♥️

[@GregoXWK4225]

let's Go !!

[@colonbina1]

🚀🚀🚀

[@StMyles]

Let’s Go 🔥

[@SimonBarlow-3Dkiwi]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nicolaslanglais]

SpaceX is years ahead of any real competition. I don't see how their competitors can catch up at this point.

[@zhongxina9420]

it seems the chinese have a better chance of catching up than ula or blue origin

[@fredpryde8555]

lets go fire those rockets

[@tommyrjensen]

As soon as it is ready, Elon should definitely have the honor of becoming a testpilot for the first launch.

[@PanioloBee]

I was thinking that eventually Falcon 9 could be replaced with a rocket the uses Raptor engines. Starship is like a “Semi truck” for carrying large cargo. There are launches that only require a “pickup”. SpaceX could have two rockets using the same engines.

[@colonbina1]

So how about Merlin engines?

[@PanioloBee]

@@colonbina1 Keeping the Merlin engines would require two production lines to support as well as multiple engineering departments. Having one series of Raptors could allow SpaceX to streamline his production and reduce launch costs even further.Elon could sell Merlin engines on the open market but I doubt he would.

[@young_quad_vet]

Fire, fire, fire! I think I smell something burning over at Boing!😊

[@frecko]

Fire , so much for the haters

[@MichaelTrevino-sc5yq]

Light the candle on flight 5!!

[@colonbina1]

So close

[@TheNefastor]

I don't care about CEO tweets. They aren't the ones actually designing or building anything.