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Old 15th August 2023 | 06:45
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ORAC
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Starship IFT-2 will utilize a new method called "Hot Staging" to separate S25 from #B9 in flight.

This process includes igniting several engines on S25 while the 3 remaining engines on B9 are deep throttled. This allows S25 to pull away from B9 without acceleration losses.



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