llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 days agoWhy Does SpaceX Use 33 Engines While NASA Used Just 5?youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 days agoanswer; big engines have acoustic/vibration side effects making them unstable. smaller engines more reliable, reduce risk of overall failure.
minus-squaretoast@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·18 days agoThat, and a single Rocketdyne F-1 would have waaaaay too much thrust for the job of getting an almost empty booster to hover (Didn’t watch the video, don’t know if this was covered)
answer; big engines have acoustic/vibration side effects making them unstable. smaller engines more reliable, reduce risk of overall failure.
That, and a single Rocketdyne F-1 would have waaaaay too much thrust for the job of getting an almost empty booster to hover
(Didn’t watch the video, don’t know if this was covered)