Comment by hinkley Comment by hinkley 6 months ago 1 reply Copy Link View on Hacker News Designing a rocket that's strong enough to survive 100% thrust at maxQ also wastes fuel, because you've overbuilt.
Copy Link mr_toad 6 months ago Collapse Comment - The rocket is well beyond max Q by the time the second stage engines ignite. There’s no reason not to run them at full throttle at that point. Reply View | 0 replies
The rocket is well beyond max Q by the time the second stage engines ignite. There’s no reason not to run them at full throttle at that point.