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Rockets can easily accelerate with enough force to kill a human (cargo flights and unmanned flights use different launch profiles for this reason). The less Gs
by twistedpair 5y ago
Rockets can easily accelerate with enough force to kill a human (cargo flights and unmanned flights use different launch profiles for this reason).
The less Gs you need to design a component for, the lighter/simpler it can be, so why unfurl early and add that extra mass and complexity to the design?