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Won't they have the same launch problem on Mars with their engines blasting debris everywhere? I guess a smaller gravity well means less thrust, but it still i
by 762236 3y ago
Won't they have the same launch problem on Mars with their engines blasting debris everywhere? I guess a smaller gravity well means less thrust, but it still is a lot of thrust.
- grecy 3y agoSame problem on the moon. So far, there has not been public information about what they're going to do about it. A render of the moon landing Starship showed engines higher up that have been speculated to be used for landing and lunch to reduce the problem.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> Same problem on the moon You need a lot less thrust to get off the Moon’s surface. That probably puts the problem back into a familiar envelope.
- fuzzbazz 3y agoThey only plan to send the second stage to Mars [1] [1] To Mars and back diagram: https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/ https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/
- panick21_ 3y agoYes. This is an active area of research. In general they want to have a ship that is pretty resilient. On Mars your T/W ratio is gone be really good and with no atmosphere the ship will take of quickly. However this is a problem that needs more study, the are various projects on how to quickly make a functional launch pad.