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Sure, plus it looks to me they think that they can balance the reliability and cost equation. i.e. Make a lot of very reliable small engines a lot cheaper than
by throwawayffffas 1y ago
Sure, plus it looks to me they think that they can balance the reliability and cost equation.
i.e. Make a lot of very reliable small engines a lot cheaper than a few big less reliable engines.
- Zigurd 1y agoAmong the internal inconsistencies of Starship is that they have many small engines, but they're pushing them all to the limits to get enough thrust out of them. They could be outside the margins and just not be able to make them reliable for one flight, never mind rapid reuse on multiple flights.