[AR] Re: separation (was Re: Radian One spaceplane)

  • From: Chris Jones <clj@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:43:08 -0500

On 01/22/22 4:23 PM, Henry Spencer wrote:

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022, Ben Brockert wrote:

If you're rushing or Russian, just light the engine before stage separation.

Scout also did that for its second and third stages, and originally its fourth too.  It's another technique that's now considered weird and risky but used to be taken much more calmly. :-)

Titan II as well, I'm pretty sure.


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