SpaceX has tested the engine for flight to Mars

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SpaceX испытала двигатель для полета на МарсRaptor is about three times exceeds the capacity of the engines installed on modern launch vehicles, the Falcon 9.

Company SpaceX conducted the first tests of the rocket engine Raptor, which will be used for expedition on Mars by 2024. This was announced by CEO Elon Musk on Twitter.

Raptor is a methane engine of the new generation of SpaceX, designed for the space ship Red Dragon, designed to carry humans to Mars.

As reported by Musk, Raptor is about three times exceeds the capacity of the engines installed on modern launch vehicles, the Falcon 9.

The first engine test were conducted at the SpaceX test facility in Texas.

Learn more about the spacecraft, designed for missions to Mars, and equipping the head of the company SpaceX will speak at the International conference on Astronautics in Mexico city on Tuesday.

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