[paulsutter]

The key was the full scale combustion simulator software that SpaceX developed to design the Raptor.

This talk was given at NVIDIA GTC 2015 and inspired me to go into manufacturing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYA0f6R5KAI

title: "GPUs To Mars: Full Scale Simulation of SpaceX's Mars Rocket Engine"

[thot_experiment]

This talk is FANTASTIC and has been an inspiration for me for years as well. Highly HIGHLY recommend it.