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Re:SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could b... by prox on Sunday April 02, 2023 @06:53AM (#35409213)
Starship does kinda do a shuttle wing entry right?
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Re:SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could b... by phire on Sunday April 02, 2023 @08:19PM (#35416924)
Yeah, it has some lift. Not as much as the space shuttle, but more than apollo.

I couldn't find published numbers for reentry.

I know it hits 2.5g for a second during the final flip maneuver, I suspect they have engineered it to hit about the same during reentry.

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Re:SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could b... by prox on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:45AM (#35419921)
Cool stuff!
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