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Traditionally, rockets dropped their boosters. If they are no longer dropping large explosive things, such a requirement could go away.
by zip1234 9y ago
Traditionally, rockets dropped their boosters. If they are no longer dropping large explosive things, such a requirement could go away.
- lucideer 9y agoEven if the intent is not to drop boosters, as long as there's some reasonable chance boosters will be dropped (accidentally), I can see that requirement sticking around.
- vkou 9y ago> If they are no longer dropping large explosive things If you were a rocket engineer, would you stake your life on it? Every single launch?
- baq 9y agoAre you afraid of jumbo jet engines falling out of the sky near airports? Exactly, that's the end goal.
- vkou 9y agoThe energy output of a jumbo jet is four orders of magnitude less then that of a rocket. A jet engine is equivalent to a controlled fire. A rocket is equivalent to a controlled nuclear explosion. There's almost as much energy stored in a BFR as there is in the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. This energy is released over 3 minutes.