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Isn't the escape tower designed to have a slight radial thrust component? The problem with avoiding an oncoming booster is the same when triggering the escape s
by endogui 6y ago
Isn't the escape tower designed to have a slight radial thrust component? The problem with avoiding an oncoming booster is the same when triggering the escape sequence for human passengers. I mean, there is an automatic self-destruct, but that must not be the only contingency.
- sandworm101 6y agoYes but without the mass of the capsule that 'slight' radial thrust isn't so slight And the CG is totally different. The worry is that an ejected tower might spin/spiral or even take a pinwheel motion rather than fly properly out of the way.
- m4rtink 6y agoWithout the weight of the capsule the acceleration of the escape tower is also much higher. So with even a bit of radial acceleration it should get away from a possible collision course pretty quickly.
- outworlder 6y agoIt "should". That's not good enough.