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Old 07-25-2011, 05:05 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Well, it's modeling some sort of forces on the rocket that can rip it apart

And if you stack too many parts, strange things can happen.


Simple rockets still work best overall. You can manage SSTO at a 60km more or less circular orbit on four liquid tanks and a stock liquid engine, with just enough left to deorbit.
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