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photon · 02-02-2021, 06:05 PM

I wonder if they'll have to rethink that last second flip maneuver.

I was thinking maybe if they start the flip earlier to give themselves more time to adjust unknowns, but I guess if the engine fails to light that's not the fault of the flip, at least not directly. And flipping earlier would mean regaining some speed that would have to be countered with more fuel.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the tank designs they had to feed the engines during the flip were a first pass attempt at a minimal mass solution and that there was other ideas that would be more reliable but would take up mass.

I found it odd that they rolled out SN10, wasn't there a non-zero chance a crash could have harmed it?

02-02-2021, 06:05 PM	#3579
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I wonder if they'll have to rethink that last second flip maneuver. I was thinking maybe if they start the flip earlier to give themselves more time to adjust unknowns, but I guess if the engine fails to light that's not the fault of the flip, at least not directly. And flipping earlier would mean regaining some speed that would have to be countered with more fuel. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the tank designs they had to feed the engines during the flip were a first pass attempt at a minimal mass solution and that there was other ideas that would be more reliable but would take up mass. I found it odd that they rolled out SN10, wasn't there a non-zero chance a crash could have harmed it? __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.