Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · 18. Aug. 2023
Hot-staging isn’t new, but I wouldn’t have thought to use it with a reusable vehicle! Here’s a video from a Titan II showing hot-staging of the upper stage which destroys the vented interstage at separation. Hot-staging is advantageous because it avoids the need for ullage
SpaceX@SpaceX· 18. Aug. 2023Vented interstage and heat shield installed atop Booster 9. Starship and Super Heavy are being upgraded to use a separation method called hot-staging, where Starship’s second stage engines will ignite to push the ship away from the booster
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Hot-staging gives the best performance, but needs to be done without blowing up the booster!
21:54 · 18. August 2023 · 111.768 Aufrufe
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