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Why did SpaceX choose to use Hydrazine over newer "green" propellants for Dragon 2?
Firstly, I understand the need to use hypergolics over cryogenics as part of Dragon 2's abort and landing sequence - they provide "instant on" thrust and are throttlable with very wide ...
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Dragon Launch Escape: Attitude Control?
I've read the superdracos have a deep throttle range suited for attitude control during powered landings---an old requirement that's long been dropped.
This has me wondering: are the superdracos ...
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Dragon launch escape: is nose cone ejected for parachute deployment?
Dragon’s landing parachute is stowed roughly in the nose cone hinge area, and this leads me to believe the nose cone has to open for the chute to deploy.
In normal operations, I believe the nose cone ...
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Dragon launch escape: roll control?
Dragon’s four superdraco pods are positioned well for pitch and yaw control, but not for roll control.
So I’m wondering how they’ll control for roll during launch escape—or if they’ll even control for ...
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