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Like the previous videos, the retro rockets are the things that make the impact raise a huge cloud of dust. In previous HN threads people were commenting that t
by greglindahl 10y ago
Like the previous videos, the retro rockets are the things that make the impact raise a huge cloud of dust. In previous HN threads people were commenting that the landing looked hard due to the size of the cloud.
The larger engine isn't going into this rocket. It's going to be a 1st stage engine for Vulcan and BO's orbital rocket; this BE3 engine is going to be the 2nd stage engine for BO's orbital rocket, and the 2nd stage will be about the size of New Shepard. Finally, methane fuel makes for a 1st stage with larger diameter than you're used to seeing.