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It's 2023, not 1953! Launching giant rockets with no plan for what happens 5 seconds after launch is not "meeting expectations".
by titzer 4y ago
It's 2023, not 1953! Launching giant rockets with no plan for what happens 5 seconds after launch is not "meeting expectations".
- chasd00 4y agotechnically, i think they wanted 10 seconds of telemetry data. Everything after that was bonus.
- titzer 4y agoThere's no way in heckfire that the FAA green-lighted the launch of an 11 million pound rocket to get 10 seconds of flight data. This article summarizes some of the flight objectives: https://spacenews.com/faa-issues-license-for-first-starship-integrated-test-flight/ https://spacenews.com/faa-issues-license-for-first-starship-... There was a planned stage separation, 9+ minute total engine burn, and peak altitude of 235km.