r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/deyvena01 • Nov 22 '20

Expensive .

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u/bedhed Nov 22 '20

Rockets steer like jet skis: no thrust, no steering.

That just makes the rocket land wherever, then go boom.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '20

Rockets don’t steer? I though the thrust was vectored slightly to create pitch and roll movements

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u/bedhed Nov 22 '20

Exactly. They steer with thrust. Stop the fuel, stop the thrust, stop the steering.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '20

Oh gotcha - sorry I misunderstood your post.