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The article says the old MLPs were phased out because they couldn't support the weight of the Space Launch System, but from the figures I can find, SLS isn't as
by pdonis 6y ago
The article says the old MLPs were phased out because they couldn't support the weight of the Space Launch System, but from the figures I can find, SLS isn't as heavy as the Saturn V was. (And also doesn't boost as much payload to either LEO or TLI as Saturn V did. Sigh.)
- stretchcat 6y agoThey've aged since then. Maybe they can't support as much weight today as they once could.