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> Landing is also very different than takeoff; Lunar Starship is going to use the same engines for takeoff, assuming they don't get smashed by flying debris.
by kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
> Landing is also very different than takeoff;
Lunar Starship is going to use the same engines for takeoff, assuming they don't get smashed by flying debris.
- ceejayoz 4y agoMuch fewer, half of them are vacuum variants (much less focused plume), and lunar gravity is much lower, meaning dramatically lower thrust required to get off the ground.