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To: SunkenCiv

Looks like there is a lot of “drag” on that design overall, yes?


9 posted on 03/26/2021 10:31:51 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

The rocket suffers from gender dysphoria! ;^)

It’s only taking a 6 mile hop, then doing a bellyflop, homing in, and landing on its new legs. Y’know, if it works right. Drag I don’t think it’s an issue; while this isn’t the final design, the production version will take off from an offshore barge kinda thing, do a high suborbital jump, and land on the other side of the (for example) Pacific Ocean in 20 minutes. So, I doubt it has much drag. :^)

It’ll be a nice show either way — perfect landing, or rapid unscheduled disassembly.


11 posted on 03/26/2021 10:50:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: BenLurkin
Looks like there is a lot of “drag” 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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