Rob Gagnon (flight commentary) is an idiot. He says the vehicle is traveling at almost 1,000 mph, then, 21 seconds later, says "Mach 1", which would be around 720 mph in the cold air up there.
That is ridiculous. No rocket ever slows down during launch - they simply accelerate at different rates (higher towards the end of a burn, due to the lower mass).
I was working this one and didn't even catch that, wonder how that happened.
patriotik 2 years ago
Rob Gagnon (flight commentary) is an idiot. He says the vehicle is traveling at almost 1,000 mph, then, 21 seconds later, says "Mach 1", which would be around 720 mph in the cold air up there.
That is ridiculous. No rocket ever slows down during launch - they simply accelerate at different rates (higher towards the end of a burn, due to the lower mass).
lithiumdeuteride 2 years ago