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minus-squareNobodyElse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours agoThe first stage counts for the bulk of the fuel and total mass, so this would still be a big deal.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 hours agoYeah definitely. The way the rocket equation works out, the second stage gives most of the Delta V, but the first stage needs to be much bigger because it needs to lift itself and the second stage.
The first stage counts for the bulk of the fuel and total mass, so this would still be a big deal.
Yeah definitely. The way the rocket equation works out, the second stage gives most of the Delta V, but the first stage needs to be much bigger because it needs to lift itself and the second stage.