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Combine that with the tyranny of the rocket equation and it becomes sensible.
by vlasev 9y ago
Combine that with the tyranny of the rocket equation and it becomes sensible.
- ThrustVectoring 9y agoRight. Reducing the delta-v by a constant amount reduces the fuel requirements by a specific percentage. The correct thing to measure delta-v savings to isn't the launch requirements, but rocket exhaust speed. That is, if your rocket exhaust speed is 1 km/s, saving a km/s of delta-v will reduce your fuel requirements by a factor of 2.718