> Did you mean that "improvements in the Merlin engine greatly increased" the payloads that Falcon 9 can deliver I believe that's what I said. The specs for FH

> Did you mean that "improvements in the Merlin engine greatly increased" the payloads that Falcon 9 can deliver I believe that's what I said. The specs for FH claim ~64t to LEO. F9 is ~22t but it didn't start at 22t. It got that way with increasing improvements in the Merlin engines. That improved capability ate away at the payloads that would otherwise have necessitated FH. > This sentence is particularly disingenuous if not outright dishonest. You've misunderstood my point. I'm arguing SpaceX has been ridiculously more economical than the SLS welfare program for defense contractors and pork barrelling for Congressional districts (which is what it is). There is quite literally no reason for SLS to exist. For the cost of a handful of launches, SpaceX has done over 100 launches. > BO hasn't even reached orbit at all, while SpaceX sure has! What are you on about?! Again, you've misunderstood my point. We're agreeing.