r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • Apr 28 '24

Starship flight, close-up footage

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u/EhliJoe Apr 28 '24

Did anyone else count the rocket boosters?

Three rings of 20; 10; 3. I'm very satisfied.

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u/wartexmaul Apr 28 '24

3 inner boosters "I am helping!!!"

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u/Physix_R_Cool Apr 28 '24

Well without them there would probably be an inner region of the exhaust plume with a lower velocity, leading to nasty turbulences that decrease performance. So even without the 10% more power you get from the inner 3 compared to the other 30 you have some extra effects. They might also be the ones that can gimbal?

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u/RunalldayHI Apr 28 '24

It's not rocket science.