Pranay Pathole

@PPathole · May 30, 2019

I guess the whole SSTO idea doesn't work because of lift off thrust. Raptor is powerful, but with a full propellant load Starship has a TWR under 1. It would need two more engines to have any shot at it. Starship thrust is appropriately scaled for what it's supposed to do.

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

Add 2 to 4 more Raptors for Starship point to point on Earth. You can go surprisingly far, even with low lift/drag. This was an unexpected result.

09:05 AM · May 30, 2019 · 0 views

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