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I noticed that too, seemed slow clearing the tower, I thought it was mo imagination, or the camera angle.
by marktangotango 11y ago
I noticed that too, seemed slow clearing the tower, I thought it was mo imagination, or the camera angle.
- mikeash 11y agoSame here, but they said the liftoff was nominal so I'm guessing it's either imagination or camera angle. This stuff is really hard to judge from video.
- fbender 11y agoI find all SpaceX launches to be "slow" compared to (some) other launches. But this is mostly due to the Falcon not having any solid rocket motors: These produce a massive amount of thrust (far higher than liquid engines) and thus a high accelerating force right from the beginning. You can see that in e.g. Shuttle launches or the recent Vega launch (all solid motor), compare them to other liquid-only rocket motor launches.