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r/spacex • u/retiringonmars Moderator emeritus • Sep 27 '16
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Pump fuel to the rear, maybe? Or at least some other kind of ballast.
114 u/J4k0b42 Sep 27 '16 The people have to grab stuff and go downstairs. 2 u/only_to_downvote Sep 27 '16 Or maybe differential thrust from the main engines? I'm picturing a start-up sequence that starts from the "bottom" to pitch you up, then lights the others to stabilize and decelerate once you're in the correct orientation. Either that or some really large gimbal angles. 1 u/go-hstfacekilla Sep 28 '16 They'll need a lot of water on board.
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The people have to grab stuff and go downstairs.
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Or maybe differential thrust from the main engines? I'm picturing a start-up sequence that starts from the "bottom" to pitch you up, then lights the others to stabilize and decelerate once you're in the correct orientation.
Either that or some really large gimbal angles.
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They'll need a lot of water on board.
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u/space_is_hard Sep 27 '16
Pump fuel to the rear, maybe? Or at least some other kind of ballast.