@MarcusHouse I wonder how much distance is between the height of the engine bell and the bottom of the landing leg feet. If the sank the bargain that far could the reduce the ablation of the barge surface?
@DJSnM@Erdayastronaut I'm guessing the government doc is wrong but the Raptors for StarShip have more power than the Booster? Page 1 2nd paragraph of https://t.co/8UZwijqypZ
@DJSnM@elonmusk@Erdayastronaut@Caspar_Stanley I'm sure this is an already rejected idea. But why not remove all but a tiny amount of the rear flaps, all of the heat shielding and just spin Starship along its long axis; dissipating the heat on the leeward side. The faster the spin the lesser the induced oscillation.
@GlenHiemstra@robert_zubrin In the United States, if you kick over a rock on your own private land that has Uranium in it, then immediately it is property of the NRC. *By LAW* nothing can be done with nuclear power without the government. This poses a very difficult problem for private industry.
@Intellectinter1@robert_zubrin@TheMarsSociety Mars will need nuclear power. For the frist couple missions, what is your preferred configuration? Lots of Kilopower Stirlings? One or two Megapower Brayton Cycle? Other?
@kurteichenwald@robert_zubrin I'm pretty sure you will lose any scientific or engineering aurguement with Dr. (Twice over) Zubrin. @robert_zubrin is one of the smarter guys on this planet. Please don't insult him, if you disagee with him find facts that might sway his opinion. Personal insults are wasteful
Some seriously epic views of #SpaceX Falcon 9 B1063's first launch and landing courtesy of the USAF's Sentinel 6A B-roll. The booster's angle of attack between reentry burn cutoff and landing burn startup is almost unbelievable, easily looks like 30+ degrees at points. @elonmusk