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The original Ares 1 dumped also an expensive hydrogen upper stage, all that while barely bringing the crew capsule into orbit, ideally not shaking the crew to d
by m4rtink 5y ago
The original Ares 1 dumped also an expensive hydrogen upper stage, all that while barely bringing the crew capsule into orbit, ideally not shaking the crew to death (IIRC the main reason for it bring canceled in the end).
But maybe the society in The Martian universe is just so unimaginably rich they can pull that all off even using those super inefficient expendable rockets. :)