These engines were designed for propulsive landing as well. They could deep throttle to make the capsule hover. In the end too logistically complex for software / fault tolerance to keep in the Conops (especially for manned flight) but this prop system was developed to touch down softly on Earth or Mars!
Go big!
Our friends at @NorthwoodSpace announcing a huge $30M Series A, co-led by Alpine Space (@bulentaltan) and @a16z (@KTmBoyle), with participation @foundersfund@humbavc and more!
Space is at a massive inflection point, and the data flowing through it is growing exponentially
Northwood is building the largest cloud-native ground network in the world to meet that demand, now fueled up with the resources to make that ambitious vision a reality.
Full interview on @technology linked below
@bridgitmendler
STARSHIP TAKES FLIGHT AND SUPER HEAVY IS CAUGHT — SpaceX successfully launched Starship for its fifth flight this morning, completing a remarkable feat in spaceflight history as the rocket’s Super Heavy booster returned to Starbase for the first-ever tower catch and landing!
Everyone asking me in a slightly panicked way “will all the electricity demand from AI screw up our progress on climate?”
Got this backwards: THIS IS GREAT NEWS
We’ve got highly profitable, technically savvy customers with emissions reduction targets. They’ve proven a willingness to pay premiums for firm clean and fund new companies and tech.
Google and Meta both did geothermal deals. MSFT just signed a carbon negative power deal with a company I’m backing https://t.co/4Z4jVVoKia.
Let’s go build!