All very good questions. Seems like every ounce must be painstakingly accounted for in order to create enough thrust for lift off. Why would all that excess be there in the first place, and why not keep it? And, is the rocket spinning like a top when it 'releases the excess fuel? Otherwise, how do you account for the spiral design.
Seems like a lot of fuel. How much can it carry? Why do they launch with "excess fuel" ?
All very good questions. Seems like every ounce must be painstakingly accounted for in order to create enough thrust for lift off. Why would all that excess be there in the first place, and why not keep it? And, is the rocket spinning like a top when it 'releases the excess fuel? Otherwise, how do you account for the spiral design.
Seriously true. How big is that spiral, far left to right, top to bottom? I don't think they could get that much fuel up there.