elasker

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   by elasker 3y ago

   Yea, that's something we have to explain to folks quite a bit working at/on Varda; space feels further away than it really is because of how inaccessible it has historically been; really due to cost, but also cadence of launch in
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   by elasker 3y ago

   Compare the heat shield in the pic here (before launch): https://x.com/VardaSpace/status/1671621386065027072?s=20 To here (after reentry): https://x.com/VardaSpace/status/1760726397889466
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   by elasker 3y ago

   Eric here from Varda. Short answer: lots of math. But really, that's the job of lots of folks over here, but primarily comes from our GNC and Hypersonic/Analysis teams. Folks like my colleagues Marat Kulakhmetov