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packman

(16,296 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2021, 12:21 PM Feb 2021

Rocket going from vertical to horizontal

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Rocket going from vertical to horizontal (Original Post) packman Feb 2021 OP

Course correction. Sneederbunk Feb 2021 #1

Its moving to the left. CentralMass Feb 2021 #2

Very interesting. marked50 Feb 2021 #3

And I answer you in two words -"Government Contract" packman Feb 2021 #4

Sneederbunk

(14,319 posts)

1. Course correction.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 12:55 PM

Feb 2021

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

2. Its moving to the left.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 01:34 PM

Feb 2021

marked50

(1,377 posts)

3. Very interesting.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 02:15 PM

Feb 2021

It appears that it is a deliberate maneuver designed to send the rocket to a delivery point on the horizon. Quicker than using a vertical trajectory. The thing that I don't understand is why they would do that it they could just launch from a horizontal ramp. Would seem to be simpler and easier.

packman

(16,296 posts)

4. And I answer you in two words -"Government Contract"

Reply to marked50 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 03:19 PM

Feb 2021

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