Lacey
@LaceyPresley · May 10, 2026
SpaceX prints Raptor parts only where casting or machining cannot deliver the internal channels and complex geometry.
For everything else, traditional methods win on speed, cost, and scale. The real edge is not adopting every new tool but ruthlessly choosing the process that
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
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10:12 PM · May 10, 2026 · 75.6K views
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