๐๐๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ…. ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐จ!
The SpaceX SN5 test vehicle for the fully reusable Starship did its first hop & powerslide just now.
One powerful Raptor engine, mounted off-center (as it will eventually be part of a central triad), so the thrust vector relative to the center of gravity requires a tilt coming off the pad.
Wow. Thanks for the perspective Everyday Astronaut. SpaceX video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1HA9LlFNM0
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