Impressive power
A single Raptor engine produces around 507,000 pounds of force, so with all 33 Raptors working simultaneously, Starship exerted approximately 16.7 million pounds of force at lift-off, making it the most powerful rocket to ever take flight. By contrast, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) produces 8.8 million pounds of force (and it remains the world’s most powerful operational rocket).
