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The Genius Reason Why SpaceX Deleted A Grid Fin
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Perhaps one of the strangest and most obvious changes to SpaceX’s latest Starship, or Version 3, is the fact that the Super Heavy booster now only has 3 grid fins instead of 4. This makes the rocket look asymmetrical and honestly just kind of weird. But as strange as it looks, the reason they did this is actually quite genius. SpaceX Starship Superheavy Model V3 by Ijsz23 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution -------------------------- Want to support what I do? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter for access to exclusive livestreams, our discord channel! - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut Or become a YouTube member for some bonus perks as well! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6uKrU_WqJ1R2HMTY3LIx5Q/join All music is original! Find it anywhere you listen to music! (Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, etc)