Re:If Rockets Were Transparent [video]
by sandworm101 on Friday May 15, 2020 @12:03PM
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Yes but without the mass of the capsule that 'slight' radial thrust isn't so slight And the CG is totally different. The worry is that an ejected tower might spin/spiral or even take a pinwheel motion rather than fly properly out of the way.
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Without the weight of the capsule the acceleration of the escape tower is also much higher. So with even a bit of radial acceleration it should get away from a possible collision course pretty quickly.
Re:If Rockets Were Transparent [video]
by outworlder on Friday May 15, 2020 @06:01PM
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It "should". That's not good enough.