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The Design of SpaceX's Starship
2:10:59 - 2:17:52 (06:53)
The SpaceX Starship does not require extra engines for landing on its belly, as it can use its main engines to induce roll and precisely land without additional complexity or weight.
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Turning a spaceship 90 degrees can allow it to land with the same engines, without the need for special landing engines or extra weight.
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Space Exploration
Summary
Turning a spaceship 90 degrees can allow it to land with the same engines, without the need for special landing engines or extra weight. Inducing roll along its vertical axis would require auxiliary engines or a pair of engines to oppose each other.
ChapterThe Design of SpaceX's Starship
Episode#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
A huge complication of landing a rocket with flaps is factoring in the precise landing location and developing landing algorithms and control for a huge vehicle with moving fins to stay stable, such as the Sea level Raptor engine.
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Rocket Science
Summary
A huge complication of landing a rocket with flaps is factoring in the precise landing location and developing landing algorithms and control for a huge vehicle with moving fins to stay stable, such as the Sea level Raptor engine.