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0 pointsjvzr5y ago0 comments

The catching arm is for the first stage, IIRC

Second stage has always been about that flip, be it on the Moon, Mars or Earth

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_jjkk5y ago

No flipping on the Moon since it provides no advantage there (No aerobraking)

jvzrOP5y ago

That's a very good point. Looks like my brain also had a major malfunction ;)

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0 pointsjvzr5y ago0 comments

The catching arm is for the first stage, IIRC

Second stage has always been about that flip, be it on the Moon, Mars or Earth

_jjkk5y ago

No flipping on the Moon since it provides no advantage there (No aerobraking)

jvzrOP5y ago

That's a very good point. Looks like my brain also had a major malfunction ;)

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