They're more than a few years behind SpaceX. SpaceX reached a similar milestone back in 2016, when they test fired a subscale Raptor engine[1] that produced 1 m

They're more than a few years behind SpaceX. SpaceX reached a similar milestone back in 2016, when they test fired a subscale Raptor engine[1] that produced 1 meganewton (~100Tf) of thrust.[2] By 2019, they'd tested their full size Raptor at 1.5 meganewtons (172Tf) of thrust.[3] The current production version of Raptor produces 2 meganewtons (225Tf)[4]. SpaceX has successfully tested a newer version of Raptor that produced 2.4MN (269Tf) for 45 seconds.[5] 1. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/780275236922994688 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/780275236922994688 2. "With a thrust of 1MN (225klbf) at sea level, this was to be the first methane full flow engine to ever reach a test stand." https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/10/its-propulsion-evolution-raptor-engine/ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/10/its-propulsion-evolu... 3. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1093424663269523456 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1093424663269523456 4. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1295498964205068289 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1295498964205068289 5. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657249739925258240 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1657249739925258240