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bootstrapping itself by extending tech designed decades ago? that doesn't sound right. Until today, the biggest rocket design was still the soviet N1 from the 6
by cblconfederate 5y ago
bootstrapping itself by extending tech designed decades ago? that doesn't sound right. Until today, the biggest rocket design was still the soviet N1 from the 60s. It's good to celebrate space achievement but rewriting history is annoying
- Ancapistani 5y agoThe novel thing here isn’t the tech, but the scale at which it’s being developed and the price point that they’re targeting.
- adampk 5y agoI am struggling to understand the comments here that seem to not think that what SpaceX has done isn't more than the natural rate of progress.
- ricardobeat 5y agoI am struggling to understand your double negative!
- adampk 5y agohahaha
- xjlin0 5y agoDid N1 designed to be refuel/Re-ignition/reuse or fly to&back from Mars, etc? Please take a look which one is bigger? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship#/media/File:Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicles.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship#/media/File:Su... Wiki: N1 LEO payload is ~95 t, weight 2750 t, height 105.3m Starship LEO payload is 100~150 t, weight 5000 t, height 120m.