An engine fit for the Moon
NASA is collaborating with SpaceX on its Starship human landing system for the Artemis 3 and 4 missions, aiming to land astronauts near the Moon’s south pole using two Raptor engine variants. Addressing the challenge of the landers’ prolonged exposure to space cold, SpaceX successfully tested a vacuum-optimized Raptor engine last month, ensuring its performance in extreme cold conditions beyond those in low Earth orbit.
