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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by rocqua on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:31AM (#16324592)
Is the normal landing a 1-engine landing? If so, is the advantage of a 3-engine landing that it requires less fuel due to having a much shorter 'suicide burn'?
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by dtparr on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:57AM (#16324763)
Yes, and yes. The less time you're in the air, the less fuel needed to counter gravity's continual pull, so the most efficient landing burn is basically the highest acceleration you can handle without coming apart such that your velocity hits 0 as your altitude does.
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by TimTheTinker on Friday February 09, 2018 @12:35PM (#16342128)
What’s a “suicide burn”?
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