Elon Musk Explains SpaceX’s Merlin Engine!

Today we’re getting a history and engineering lesson with Elon Musk about SpaceX’s Raptor engine. We talk about some of the early design decisions and how the engine has evolved. Recommended videos to help with some context [Playlist] - Huge thanks to Ryan Chylinksi from Cosmic Perspective for helping shoot this video! - & 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Overview of Merlin 02:30 - Ablative Merlin 04:45 - Merlin 1C regen and spiral nozzle 09:35 - First Falcon 9 Flight Rotation 11:30 - Pintle Injector 17:00 - Outro -------------------------- Want to support what I do? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter for access to exclusive livestreams, our discord channel! - And extra big thanks to our Mission Directors! Get your name in the credits by becoming a Mission Director on Patreon! Mac Malkawi, Ole Mathias Aarseth Heggem, Tomdmay, TTTA, Max Haot, John Malkin, DLB, Héctor Ramos, David Glover, Simon Pilkington, Tristan Edwards, Arthur Carty, Frans de Wet, Chad Souter, Sam Fisher, Chris Dibbs, Seth Pascale, Manalope , Vincent Argiro, Taron Lexton, Corey Coddington, Tim Engle, Ares Lovlyn, David A. Greer, Robin Haerens, Mark Krieger, Roger Oldfield, Ruben Maier-Gerber, Vignan Velivela, Damian Borth, Scott Ferreira, Steven Hosac, Bravishma Narayan, Eric Johnson, Robert Maynard, Dakota Flemmer, John, Ryan Vandervoort, Justin Hook, Barney Or become a YouTube member for some bonus perks as well! - The best place for all your space merch needs! All music is original! Check out my album “Maximum Aerodynamic Pressure“ anywhere you listen to music (Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, etc) or click here for easy links -