SpaceX launched the third test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, as the company pushed development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones.
The difference between theoretical math vs. applied math, is that one gives you spherical cows in a vacuum, while the other needs to take into account valve intake shapes and positioning so they can relight the reentry engines while fuel is experimenting those centrifugal forces.
“Will and dedication”, is what SpaceX is doing right now: getting stuff explode until they manage to account for all the variables you need to plug into the formulas… and this is just for the easy rocket science.
While you are correct. Human experience wise.
We have long had theories and full maths on centrifugal force’s needed to create a gravity like enviroment
Its really more about the will and dedication to develop such ideas.
The difference between theoretical math vs. applied math, is that one gives you spherical cows in a vacuum, while the other needs to take into account valve intake shapes and positioning so they can relight the reentry engines while fuel is experimenting those centrifugal forces.
“Will and dedication”, is what SpaceX is doing right now: getting stuff explode until they manage to account for all the variables you need to plug into the formulas… and this is just for the easy rocket science.