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numpad0
1969 days ago
Vacuum engines can’t be used at low altitudes, exhaust underexpansion cause flow to delaminate which will damage the nozzle which goes the way rocketry goes
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rbanffy
1969 days ago
They can't be used for long. The Raptor was test fired with the vacuum nozzle at sea level. Not perfect, but beats hitting the ground.
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