Spaceflight 🚀 · @spaceflight
1274 followers · 890 posts · Server techhub.socialWhy #Starship (other than #Falcon 9 #boosters) uses the #skydiver style until short before the #impact on the ground.
03:15 - How The Flip #Maneuver Works
06:00 - Why #Belly Flop / Terminal Velocity
13:15 - Thrust to Weight Ratios / #Engine Throttling
21:00 - Gravity Loss / #Gravity Drag
26:25 - Why Flip So #Late
33:45 - Can This Be #Safe?
39:30 - Conclusion
https://youtu.be/BqJ5bKuApbs
#starship #falcon #boosters #skydiver #impact #Maneuver #Belly #engine #gravity #late #safe #rocketscience #reusablelaunchvehicle #spacecompany
SOE Spirit of Resistance · @SOE_Spirit
26 followers · 1060 posts · Server mastodon.world
RT @philzink
UFO
A few B&W behind the scenes photos of the wonderful SKYDIVER & SKY 1.
#UFO #GerryAnderson #Skydiver #BehindtheScenes #blackandwhite
#ufo #gerryanderson #skydiver #behindthescenes #BlackAndWhite
The Museum of Science Fiction · @MuseumSciFi
784 followers · 304 posts · Server spacey.space
RT @philzink
UFO
On the bench and behind the scenes with the incredible SKYDIVER.
#UFO #GerryAnderson #Skydiver #BehindtheScenes #OnTheBench
#onthebench #behindthescenes #skydiver #gerryanderson #ufo
Enrique Hervas 🇪🇺 · @EHervas
3 followers · 4 posts · Server mastodon.gamedev.placeWorking hard on cartoonish death animations
🪂+⚡ = 💀
#wipwednesday #pixelart #indiedev #skydiver
#skydiver #indiedev #pixelart #wipwednesday
Spaceflight 🚀 · @spaceflight
164 followers · 62 posts · Server techhub.social
Why #Starship (other than #Falcon 9 #boosters) uses the #skydiver style until short before the #impact on the ground.
03:15 - How The Flip #Maneuver Works
06:00 - Why #Belly Flop / Terminal Velocity
13:15 - Thrust to Weight Ratios / #Engine Throttling
21:00 - Gravity Loss / #Gravity Drag
26:25 - Why Flip So #Late
33:45 - Can This Be #Safe?
39:30 - Conclusion
https://youtu.be/BqJ5bKuApbs
#starship #falcon #boosters #skydiver #impact #Maneuver #Belly #engine #gravity #late #safe
Jason van Gumster · @monsterjavaguns
314 followers · 606 posts · Server mastodon.art
Mid-flight scribble yesterday. Not sure that the other people seated in my row were comfortable with me drawing a skydiver. Oops.
#scribbles #ink #sketch #skydiver #badtiming #mastoart
#scribbles #ink #sketch #skydiver #badtiming #MastoArt