Comment by hinkley
5 months ago
Designing a rocket that's strong enough to survive 100% thrust at maxQ also wastes fuel, because you've overbuilt.
5 months ago
Designing a rocket that's strong enough to survive 100% thrust at maxQ also wastes fuel, because you've overbuilt.
The rocket is well beyond max Q by the time the second stage engines ignite. There’s no reason not to run them at full throttle at that point.