General > General Technical Chat

Starship is now Stacked

(1/6) > >>

Brumby:
First time it's all together....

David Hess:
And 29 Raptor engines on the bottom.

TimFox:
That photograph looks more like 1952 science-fiction movies than did similar pictures of NASA equipment.

Red Squirrel:
Woah I never realized it was that long.  Going to be awesome seeing that fly.  8)

David Hess:

--- Quote from: TimFox on August 06, 2021, 09:04:03 pm ---That photograph looks more like 1952 science-fiction movies than did similar pictures of NASA equipment.
--- End quote ---

It does.  I half expect to see a Tektronix 545 oscilloscope on a cart in the background.


--- Quote from: Red Squirrel on August 06, 2021, 09:40:55 pm ---Woah I never realized it was that long.  Going to be awesome seeing that fly.  8)
--- End quote ---

That's what she said!

Rockets benefit from economy of scale because fuel is a minor cost which is why something like Seadragon could have worked.

See attached, but consider that the Shuttle derived SLS shown below are larger than they otherwise would be because of the low propellant density of hydrogen.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

There was an error while thanking
Thanking...
Go to full version
Powered by SMFPacks Advanced Attachments Uploader Mod