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Re:Blue Origin BE-4 engines sorts out turbopump issues by corywright on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @07:51AM (#24917672)
Merlin?
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Re:Blue Origin BE-4 engines sorts out turbopump issues by mattashii on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @10:48AM (#24919337)
Ah, yes. I kind of looked over that engine. Oops...

I overlooked it mostly because the Merlin engine uses RP-1, and therefore has limited reuse life due to soot buildup in the engine (unless they've solved that problem). I also suspect that the Merlin engine only has limited time left as (when) SpaceX transitions to Starship.

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