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Okay, I'll grant you that. Not a huge step from what they already do, but it is a step.
by JulianMorrison 5y ago
Okay, I'll grant you that. Not a huge step from what they already do, but it is a step.
- macintux 5y agoGiven the uncertainty around heat tiles (and the impact on rapid turnaround) plus the sheer size of the rocket, it seems like a huge step to this ignorant observer.
- vanattab 5y agoOrbital flight vs suborbital flight is a bigger step then you might think. For orbital flights the vehicle is traveling at least 28,000 km/h where as to reach 125 miles above Earth, a suborbital vehicle only needs 6,000 km/h. This can dramatically effect the survivability on reentry. Orbital and sub orbital flights are very different.