Disaster! China just Announced Starship Raptor 3 COPYCAT to Beat SpaceX! Elon Musk Laughs…

Disaster! China just Announced Starship Raptor 3 COPYCAT to Beat SpaceX! Elon Musk Laughs…
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00:00 Another copycat
00:48 How is Tianhuo-21 similar to Raptor 3?
07:01 Why can’t Space Pioneer’s rocket and engine beat SpaceX?
11:30 Unpredictable future
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Disaster! China just Announced Starship Raptor 3 COPYCAT to Beat SpaceX! Elon Musk Laughs…
China may have just revealed a new rocket engine that looks remarkably similar to SpaceX’s Raptor 3. The new Tianhuo-21 from Space Pioneer features a clean, highly integrated architecture, methane and liquid oxygen propulsion, full-flow staged combustion, and an advertised thrust of around 2,450 kN. But does looking like Raptor 3 mean it can actually match what SpaceX has achieved?
In this episode of Great SpaceX, we take a deep look at the Tianhuo-21, why its architecture is drawing comparisons to Raptor 3, and what makes reproducing Raptor 3 far more difficult than simply copying its external design. We examine combustion, cooling, turbomachinery, materials, manufacturing, 3D metal printing, and the extreme engineering challenges behind a modern reusable rocket engine.
We’ll also look at Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 and its similarities to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, including its reusable first-stage architecture, methane propulsion, and ambitious launch goals. But Space Pioneer still has to prove that these technologies can survive real flight, recovery, refurbishment, and repeated reuse.
In this video, we will:
Disaster! China just Announced Starship Raptor 3 COPYCAT to Beat SpaceX! Elon Musk Laughs…
• Examine the new Tianhuo-21 and its Raptor 3 similarities.
• Compare its specifications and architecture with SpaceX’s Raptor 3.
• Explain why manufacturing and internal engine complexity matter.
• Explore Tianlong-3 and its similarities to Falcon 9.
• Examine Space Pioneer’s development challenges and flight experience.
• Discuss Elon Musk’s comments about the difficulty of reproducing Raptor 3.
Tianhuo-21 may look like a Raptor 3 copycat, and Tianlong-3 may resemble Falcon 9, but rocket technology has to be proven through testing and flight. The real question is whether Space Pioneer can turn these designs into reliable, reusable hardware.
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