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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by bagels on Thursday June 06, 2024 @11:50AM (#40598866)
They already use a shallow angle. There's just a lot of energy involved. As soon as the drag kicks in, the angle gets steeper and steeper on its own as the drag slows the craft down.
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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by notact on Thursday June 06, 2024 @12:03PM (#40599040)
I guess this sorta makes sense - the slightest slowdown starts to deorbit the vehicle, at which point a particular descent rate becomes difficult to maintain?
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