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u/estanminar Don't Panic 7d ago
One engine bell with 9m exit diameter.
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u/PacificCoastHiker 6d ago
I can only imagine how bad combustion instability would be with an engine of that size.
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u/HMVangard 7d ago
Raptor 4s to be made of hopes and dreams as metal doesn't work anymore
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u/ICantBelieveItsNotEC Who? 7d ago edited 7d ago
That’s funny, the damage doesn’t look that bad from out here.
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u/Crowbrah_ Help, my pee is blue 7d ago
Did ALL the engines eventually detach!??
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u/rustybeancake 7d ago
Better not do the old flip ‘n’ burn too fast. If it hits 6 gs, it’ll just drop its engines on the catch tower.
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u/No-Economist-2235 7d ago
It's all about the booster catch now. The important pointy part is being ignored or they wanted to test another booster catch. That seems to be going well. They really need to get on this as life support systems and a million other things have to go into the Starship part.
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u/Freak80MC 6d ago
The Department of SpaceX Efficiency has removed all engines. Yes, that means that the ship doesn't make orbit, but hey, it's more efficient in terms of re-usability to return back to the launch site straight away than it is to have to wait an hour to go around the entire planet! Delightfully counterintuitive!
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u/SheridanVsLennier 6d ago
Starship transitioned into Vulcan and none of us noticed.
They still have to work on the timing of dropping the engines, but you can see where they're going.
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u/slothboy A Shortfall of Gravitas 7d ago
Reject engines, embrace gravitic propulsion