Jonathan McDowell
@planet4589 · Jul 4, 2021
Exactly. And by limited I mean zero. Aerodynamic effects are too difficult for me :-)
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
L/D makes quite a big difference. We do care about lift for Starship much more than Dragon, as lower peak heating is needed for reusability of heat shield.
Dragon prefers high peak, low total heat load, as it is driven by tile heat pulse reaching bondline while under parachutes.
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