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Re:Starship / Super Heavy by Koiwai on Monday December 28, 2020 @12:03AM (#25556831)
Thanks for the explanation! it this also the reason why Raptor is (relatively compared to like F-1) small and BFR uses so many of them?
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Re:Starship / Super Heavy by morlockabove on Monday December 28, 2020 @10:23AM (#25559854)
That, and for redundancy. I've heard it's designed so that even if a significant number of engines malfunction, others can be used to compensate.
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