npub1q79cn00g2wyh5xw597xjpqpeer08l0jfrrfltf2xs4phngxru6gq0rltcs (npub1q79…ltcs) Naah, the Soviets have been using hot staging since about 1956—the Soyuz launcher does it, the N1 was going to do it, etc. It's a 70 year old technique!
(Also, Starship telemetry stopped at roughly 24,000km/h speed and 144km up. It’s suggested the flight termination system kicked in and destroyed it for some reason around MECO. I suspect, given the two RUDs, they may have a problem with shutting down Raptor engines or their fuel feed in free fall.)
Charlie Stross /
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2023-11-18 13:33:40
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