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The lunar lander variant they submitted to NASA has terminal landing thrusters at about >half of it's height (so about >25 meters high) for fine guidance during
by m4rtink 6y ago
The lunar lander variant they submitted to NASA has terminal landing thrusters at about >half of it's height (so about >25 meters high) for fine guidance during last stages of landing & to reduce the amount of dust and rocks sent flying by the rocket exhaust when landing on an unprepared spot.
Can be seen on picture in this article:
https://spacenews.com/nasa-evaluation-sees-spacex-lunar-lander-as-innovative-but-risky/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-evaluation-sees-spacex-lunar-land...