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You do not necessary need more fuel to slow down. Mars atmosphere can absorb few extra km/s above 5 km/s with typical landing maneuver as long as the heat shiel
by fpoling 5y ago
You do not necessary need more fuel to slow down. Mars atmosphere can absorb few extra km/s above 5 km/s with typical landing maneuver as long as the heat shield can handle that. On Earth Starship must handle 8 km/s re-entry and potentially up to 11 km/s if direct landing from Lunar orbit will be feasible.