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To: DuncanWaring

“10 minutes acceleration... 10 minutes deceleration”

That’s not how rockets work. An eight minute burn at >1g to 3g’s will take the rocket to orbit (~two minutes for first stage, six minutes for second stage). For a suborbital flight, it will be less then that. Upon descent, re-entry into the atmosphere will provide most of the deceleration, then a landing burn for soft landing.


17 posted on 08/02/2019 11:05:39 AM PDT by R7 Rocket (Freee Helicopter Rides!!!1!!!11!1!!1!)
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To: R7 Rocket

To make it half-way around the world in under 20 mins, per Musk’s claim, that’s the way the rocket would have to work.


18 posted on 08/02/2019 12:20:35 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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