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How did they resist comparing it to the Saturn V? Falcon Heavy: 100,000lb to LEO. Saturn V: 310,000lb to LEO. 107,100lb to Moon!
by lodi 9y ago
How did they resist comparing it to the Saturn V?
Falcon Heavy: 100,000lb to LEO.
Saturn V: 310,000lb to LEO. 107,100lb to Moon!
- foxyv 9y agoDon't forget to compare launch costs: From Wikipedia -------------- Saturn V: $110 million per Vehicle (In 1966 dollars) equivalent to $16.6 billion in 2016 Falcon Heavy: $90 million (In 2017 dollars) It really highlights the value of the intellectual capital passed down to us from previous generations. I bet most of the Saturn V cost was R&D.