Weekly Space Report: SpaceX Starbase Repairs and Upgrades, Raptor 3 Announced, “Vast” Private Space Station, Virgin Galactic Return to Flight

[johnwalker]

SpaceX Unveils Raptor 3 Engine for Starship, and a Space Station with Vast!

Here is Elon Musk’s teaser tweet announcing the RaptorV 3.

A Super Heavy with 33 Raptor V3 engines will have more than 2.5 times the liftoff thrust of a Saturn V, 2.2 times that of SLS.

[Gavin]

@johnwalker

A Super Heavy with 33 Raptor V3 engines will have more than 2.5 times the liftoff thrust of a Saturn V

… and no flame trench?