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To: BenLurkin
Looks like there is a lot of โ€œdragโ€ on that design overall, yes?

That's intentional. The Starship is designed to return to Earth on its side for most of the descent, eliminating the need for either a parachute or a lot of residual fuel.

Because of the "draggy" nature of the design, SpaceX originally considered naming the craft "RuPaul."

14 posted on 03/26/2021 11:02:33 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

The first booster has been stacked and ready for testing. One step at a time.


15 posted on 03/26/2021 11:18:29 AM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Yo-Yo

Or the frankenfurter.
Let’s do the Time Warp again.๐Ÿ˜


24 posted on 03/26/2021 4:20:37 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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