Why does Starship only have 2 rear fins?!
We’re less than a week away from this year’s Starship update from Elon Musk. And before the party gets started, we’re already catching some major changes happening before our eyes.
The most obvious change is the fact that Starship only has two finny / flappy / airbrakey things instead of three. Now the previous version touted just last year at the DearMoon event showed Starship sporting 3 fins that were also its landing legs.
So now that we’re seeing only two, the question has come up, why? Why two?
So today we’re going to do a really quick rundown on why two might be better than three, show you some potential problems with three fins, and then we’ll show you exactly how they’ll control their reentry and landing with just 2 rear fins.
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Thumbnail Starship renders by Kimi Talvitie - @kimitalvitie
Special thanks to Austin Barnard for video of StarShip - @austinbarnard45 // http://patreon.com/austinbarnard45
HUGE thanks to my Moon Walker Patreon supporters! Blake Jacobs, Eli Burton, Jethro, Mac Malkawi, Neurostream, Ole Mathias Heggem, James Locke, Jared Smith, Larry D Lysinger, milanduff, NSS North Houston Space Society, ArcThechInc, TTTA
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The most obvious change is the fact that Starship only has two finny / flappy / airbrakey things instead of three. Now the previous version touted just last year at the DearMoon event showed Starship sporting 3 fins that were also its landing legs.
So now that we’re seeing only two, the question has come up, why? Why two?
So today we’re going to do a really quick rundown on why two might be better than three, show you some potential problems with three fins, and then we’ll show you exactly how they’ll control their reentry and landing with just 2 rear fins.
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Starship Kerbal Download - https://kerbalx.com/EverydayAstronaut/StarShip-2019
Thumbnail Starship renders by Kimi Talvitie - @kimitalvitie
Special thanks to Austin Barnard for video of StarShip - @austinbarnard45 // http://patreon.com/austinbarnard45
HUGE thanks to my Moon Walker Patreon supporters! Blake Jacobs, Eli Burton, Jethro, Mac Malkawi, Neurostream, Ole Mathias Heggem, James Locke, Jared Smith, Larry D Lysinger, milanduff, NSS North Houston Space Society, ArcThechInc, TTTA
Want to support what I do? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter for access to exclusive livestreams, our discord channel and subreddit! - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut
The best place for all your space merch needs!
https://everydayastronaut.com/shop/
All music is original! Check out my album "Maximum Aerodynamic Pressure" anywhere you listen to music (Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, etc) or click here for easy links - http://everydayastronaut.com/music
I'm the cohost of an awesome podcast where we talk all about current technologies and how they shape our future! http://ourludicrousfuture.com or here on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ourludicrousfuture
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