@oconnor663 ("Jack O'Connor") wrote:
You can see the center core throttle down a few seconds after launch. The reason it does this is basically the same reason rockets have multiple stages. The rocket will be lighter later in flight, after the boosters have separated, and burning fuel after that is more efficient.
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@astroferg ("Astronomy Live") wrote:
Here is my footage of Falcon Heavy from launch to landing in 4K! Thanks again to @LCS_Big_Mike for running the focuser and @RedsRhetoric for letting me use his static camera footage!
https://youtu.be/zLxlLslhGxU
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