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Shutdown of a Raptor vacuum engine in slow motion. The engine’s nozzle is sized for use by Starship in the Earth’s upper atmosphere and outer space, so operation at sea level and low chamber pressures results in flow separation creating visible rings in the exhaust | SpaceX

A busy day at SpaceX McGregor test facility, as three Raptor Vacuum engines rolled by NASASpaceflight McGregor Live cameras. First was Rvac 98 heading out after testing, followed by Rvac 103 & Rvac 100 arriving for testing. | NASASpaceflight.com