In the ruthless seconds of a dogfight, it could be survival that hangs on a number that rarely makes it into a Hollywood film: the thrust-to-weight ratio. This seemingly harmless figure the ratio of ...
SpaceX has revealed that excessive residual thrust in the Merlin 1C first stage engine caused the loss of the Falcon 1 Flight 3 booster on Aug. 2, rather than a separation issue as was first believed.