Starship – SN8 – High-Altitude Flight Test

Re:Starship – SN8 – High-Altitude Flight Test by endymi0n on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:03PM (#25366615)

I also wasn't entirely sure whether the engine shutoffs were fully intended... at least the sideways acceleration of the Raptors at shutoff looked scary.

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Re:Starship – SN8 – High-Altitude Flight Test by apendleton on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @09:03PM (#25368649)

As engines shut off, the remaining ones that were still going had to rapidly re-center to keep the direction of thrust aligned with the center of mass of the vehicle, and the ones that had shut off had to move out of their way to make room.

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Re:Starship – SN8 – High-Altitude Flight Test by Kye on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:24PM (#25366957)

We don't usually see rocket engines cut off in that much atmosphere, but it's probably normal.

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