# So thats how they do it - put together a space ship

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**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-thats-how-they-do-it-put-together-a-space-ship/46151 "2008-04-03T10:26:46Z")
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### Author: ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-thats-how-they-do-it-put-together-a-space-ship/46151/23 "2008-04-03T12:46:47Z")

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> [@Treads4Heads](#):
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> “…the rate of thrust can be controlled from 65 percent to 109 percent maximum thrust”
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> Is that worded weird or do I just not understand? How do you use 109% of the maximum thrust, which I think would be 100%?

100% is probably something like Max sustainable burn. 109% is probably something that could be temporarily be boosted to. IE T-0 to T-15 then sustain the 65% as it exits the atmosphere and less thrust is required.

It could also mean that 100% is full burn… then with an afterburner section it could give that extra 9% thrust.

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