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SpaceX 'a Raptor a day by 2020': delivered late

Elon Musk promised A Raptor engine a day by 2020 by the end of 2020. It happened, but 1.1 years late.

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“SpaceX engine production is gearing up to build about a Raptor a day by next year, so up to 365 engines per year.”
— Elon Musk · Nov 8, 2019 · @elonmusk, 2019-11-08 ↗
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What actually happened

SpaceX did not reach that rate in 2020. At the Feb 10 2022 Starbase update Musk said SpaceX was now making about one Raptor a day, about 14 months late. Payload, Feb 2022 Starship update: 'one Raptor a day' ↗

The Progression

Nov 8, 2019
The promise: “SpaceX engine production is gearing up to build about a Raptor a day by next year, so up to 365 engines per year.” · @elonmusk, 2019-11-08 ↗
Feb 10, 2022
Delivered · Late — 1.1 years late. SpaceX did not reach that rate in 2020. At the Feb 10 2022 Starbase update Musk said SpaceX was now making about one Raptor a day, about 14 months late. Payload, Feb 2022 Starship update: 'one Raptor a day' ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 1.1 years late. It happened — eventually.

In November 2019 Elon Musk said SpaceX would build about one Raptor engine a day in 2020. He said it had reached that rate in February 2022.

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