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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by chasd00 on Thursday June 06, 2024 @09:16AM (#40597027)
iirc only 3 ignite for the landing burn, those engines are freaking monsters. I love how small they are, the latest Raptor revision is so slim and compact. The power density is just mind boggling.
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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by sobellian on Thursday June 06, 2024 @09:18AM (#40597063)
You can see for yourself in the video - all 13 center engines attempt to light, and all but one do so.
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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by arpinum on Thursday June 06, 2024 @09:24AM (#40597128)
Similar to ship, they start up more engines than needed in case a few fail, then immediately shut down the extra engines.
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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by arrowsmith on Thursday June 06, 2024 @09:32AM (#40597218)
Where is this visible in the video? EDIT: oh wait is it the diagram in the bottom left?
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