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Does a fully loaded Starship really have a thrust to weight ratio less than 1 at sea level?
If Superheavy fails during launch (or even fails to launch in an unsafe way) the Starship itself might well be able to just light its engines and fly a suitable suborbital trajectory
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When lower stages explode, can upper stages just fire and escape?
If Superheavy fails during launch (or even fails to launch in an unsafe way) the Starship itself might well be able to just light its engines and fly a suitable suborbital trajectory to a safe landing ...
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Why doesn't the BFR/Starship have a launch escape system?
This question let me wonder whether SpaceX' Starship has a launch escape system. It really seems to have none. The obvious question is why not, it sounds pretty negligent to me not to have some kind ...
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