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OK Elon, they used flame trenches since Gemini. Why did you not start building one 6 months ago, then it would have been ready in time for the launch?
by HarryHirsch 3y ago
OK Elon, they used flame trenches since Gemini. Why did you not start building one 6 months ago, then it would have been ready in time for the launch?
- 19870213 3y agoFrom what I understand, when they plan to land on the Moon or Mars, they won't have a flame trench setup (on the Moon/Mars), so it needs to be able to land and take off from the ground.
- localplume 3y ago[dead]
- nunuvit 3y agoYeah but there's a huge difference between fully loaded in earth's gravity and (a smaller stage) partially empty in less gravity.
- ilyagr 3y agoMoon or Mars would only get the second stage of the starship, with 9 engines (was it?), not the super-heavy with dozens. So, it's okay to only have the flame trench on Earth.