I haven't really had time to follow the Starship program, plus maybe I've considered Musk's plans to colonize Mars a little too out there. But with all the excellent video from this flight, was I the only one struck that the rocket engines didn't seem huge and heavily constructed for the amount of thrust they apparently generate?
I just did a quick Google search, and maybe what I'm confused about is this is just the second stage, I was thinking of the Falcon Heavy which is the 1st stage booster and I think is supposed to be on a par with Saturn V for lift capacity? I remember everything about the Saturn V being massive. Interesting they are able to get that far into space with just the second stage and no booster. Probably the ultimate payload weight would be a lot higher? If what they are mostly testing is the return to earth and reuse tech, that would not involve the 1st stage, although presumably that would also return to earth on its own? From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 12:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Starship launch again This video goes through the flight and gives a couple of plausible explanations for the green flame (too little fuel, too much oxygen; causes the metals in the engine to get eaten). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egHxiX40eJY bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 12/9/2020 2:22 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: <https://youtu.be/ap-BkkrRg-o> https://youtu.be/ap-BkkrRg-o
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