Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Aug 17, 2020
Raptors will only do majority of the work flipping on the first couple flights right? Won't the hot gas thrusters do more of the work eventually?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
It’s counter-intuitive, but Raptor has so much thrust at high Isp with liquid (high density) propellant & pump-fed (light tanks), that it beats hot gas for the flip. That said, hot gas beats the heck out of N2 for orbital manuevers & stabilizing ship if landing in high winds!
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