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I disagree. Going to LEO vs going to the moon vs going to Mars each pose a unique set of challenges. Manned flights to the moon for instance is many times harde
by computerex 7y ago
I disagree. Going to LEO vs going to the moon vs going to Mars each pose a unique set of challenges. Manned flights to the moon for instance is many times harder to achieve than putting someone in LEO. U.S, China and Russia have all achieved manned flights to LEO for decades whereas only the U.S was successfully able to put someone on the moon.
- wongarsu 7y ago>only the U.S was successfully able to put someone on the moon But is that because it's hard to put people on the moon or because only one country tried? (Sure, the USSR tried too, but they stopped trying before succeeding to put a large enough rocket into LEO). There is a very unique challenge in landing on the moon, and most moon landings still fail. But that can be perfected with unmanned landings, and Space X has the unique advantage of having plenty of experience with powered landings, and not requiring a separate lander.
- simonh 7y agoAs you say yourself, the USSR did try and failed. The N1 failed in all four launch attempts, including destroying the launch complex. They even orbited two prototypes of their lander design. I think that counts as trying.