llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoOnce again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever builtarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up113
arrow-up113external-linkOnce again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever builtarstechnica.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareFlaqueman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoIt’s not the size mate. It’s how you use it.
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoTbh they’re getting limited by the girth
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoTrue, but the maximum height of a rocket is limited by the performance of the engines. Each engine must produce sufficient thrust to lift the column of propellant above it. Raptor 3 engines are certainly no slouch in this regard.
minus-squareFlaqueman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoTrue. But now it’s useless
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWhen it becomes useful, it’ll be the cheapest ride to orbit
It’s not the size mate. It’s how you use it.
Tbh they’re getting limited by the girth
True, but the maximum height of a rocket is limited by the performance of the engines. Each engine must produce sufficient thrust to lift the column of propellant above it.
Raptor 3 engines are certainly no slouch in this regard.
True. But now it’s useless
When it becomes useful, it’ll be the cheapest ride to orbit